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Hundreds of central Victorian homes have experienced power outages after storms overnight.
Powercor was investigating faults throughout the region on Sunday.
More than 150 customers connected to the power supply at Fogartys Gap Road, Harcourt North, and Market Street, Harcourt, were still experiencing service disruptions at midday.
Customers connected to the power supply at Kyneton-Springhill Road, Spring Hill, also had outages.
Lightning caused a fault at Bendigo-Murchison Road, Goornong, which Powercor expected to be resolved by 5pm.
The cause of the fault was still under investigation, and Powercor stated an expected restoration time of 16:00 on its website.
Faults in Longlea, Maiden Gully, Sedgwick and Newstead were also being looked into.
Power to hundreds of customers connected to the power supply at Main Street, Romsey, was expected to be restored by 5.30pm.
Faults were also listed at Royston Road, Woodend; Melbourne-Lancefield Road, Lancefield; Tooborac Road, Nulla Vale; Main Street, Romsey; and Romsey Road, Hesket.
ADVICE
The Powercor website advises people do the following in the case of a power outage:
- Check your switchboard and look for any tripped circuit breakers or safety switches. Hopefully it’s just a case of resetting these and your power will return.
- If you are still without power, check our current outages page for details of interruptions in your area. Information is updated every five minutes.
- If your outage is not listed or if you have further information that would assist our crews, call Powercor on 13 24 12.
- Keep clear of any fallen power lines as these should always be treated as live and dangerous.
- Check in with your neighbours, particularly those with special needs such as elderly and people with disabilities.