Council crews and contractors have been working hard to clean up the damage created by the strong winds that tore through the municipality on Friday 29 October.
The SES have been busy attending and responding to damage to private property as well.
We've received more than 2,200 clean-up requests, nearly 1,280 of which are related to tree damage. Craigieburn and Sunbury were the hardest hit suburbs.
Clean-up requests across Hume City
Each request is triaged, assessed and prioritised by Council. Priority requests, which include those that pose a hazard or risk to community, are being attended to first.
The priority has been to make areas as a safe as possible and trees safe until they can be properly cleaned up after the emergency phase.
While some jobs may be completed on the spot where its safe and practical, larger jobs that are relatively safe will be logged and prioritised for clean-up once the emergency clean-up phase is complete.
There's a lot of work to do over the coming weeks and we thank you for your patience as we work through the clean-up of trees on footpaths, roads and in parks as quickly as possible.
