Sixteen Homes ‘Uninhabitable’ as Outage Compo Capped

Published on February 16, 2024

Victoria’s destructive storms have rendered more than a dozen homes uninhabitable, while most residents who lost power face the prospect of missing out on compensation. About 16 houses in the South Gippsland community of Mirboo North were so extensively damaged by Tuesday’s wild storms that they can no longer be lived in. Victorian State Emergency Service boss Tim Wiebusch said that number could grow, with about 80 requests for help in the area still to be dealt with. “The damage we’re seeing here in Mirboo North has been repeated in numerous other parts of the state,” he told reporters on Feb. 16....

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