{"id":469,"date":"2026-02-15T02:07:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T16:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ken4fitzroynorth.net.au\/?p=469"},"modified":"2026-05-26T02:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:08:21","slug":"feeling-backed-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ken4fitzroynorth.net.au\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/feeling-backed-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeling Backed Up?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yarra Council invested over $4M cleaning, maintaining and upgrading our stormwater drains in the last financial year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is critical to keep our drains and underground stormwater network healthy to address climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Increasing heat in our atmosphere from greenhouse gasses is predicted to result in larger and more torrential storms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will continue to invest strongly to keep Yarra ready for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regular cleaning of the drains in our streets will be important as we move into Autumn and the leaves start falling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Report a blocked drain to Council:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yarracity.vic.gov.au\/...\/cleansing-and...\">https:\/\/www.yarracity.vic.gov.au\/&#8230;\/cleansing-and&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">or Google \u201cYarra City Council Drain Cleaning\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">or Snap Send Solve<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">or call 9205 5555<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Councillor Ken Gomez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1080 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1080\" controls src=\"https:\/\/ken4fitzroynorth.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gavin-Stormwater-1080WebShareName.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yarra Council invested over $4M cleaning, maintaining and upgrading our stormwater drains in the last financial year. 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