Road and track closures
Please direct any enquiries regarding these closures to stakeholder@sttas.com.au
North East Region
For queries on road/track closures call our Scottsdale office on (03) 6350 6466.
Mount Barrow Discovery Centre
Mount Barrow Discovery Centre and facilities are closed to the public. This is due to ongoing theft and vandalism at the site (updated 28/06/2021).
Memory Road
Memory Road (between Gunns Road and Upper Esk Road) is impassable due to a section of road being washed out and fallen vegetation blocking access. The alternative travel route is from Upper Esk Road onto Telopea Road and then through to Gunns Road (updated 22/06/2021).
Tebrakunna / Councils Road
Tebrakunna/Counsels Road from Garibaldi Road (Pioneer) to the junction of Counsels Road and Chaplins road will remain closed until Friday 30 July. (updated 15/07/2021)
Back Gully Ridge Road
Back Gully Ridge Road, from its juncture with Mt Albert Road to the entrance for the Evercreech White Gum Reserve, will be closed for the foreseeable future due to bridge damage” The White Gum Reserve remains accessible from the Mathinna/Evercreech. (Updated 15/07/2021)
North West Region
For queries on road/track closures call our Camdale office on (03) 6433 2666.
South Riana Road
South Riana Road - Spur 1 is closed indefinitely due to bridge damage (updated 30/11/2020)
Mt Bertha Road
Access to Wes Beckett Falls (from Tarkine Drive) is closed from the junction of Sumac Road for safety reasons due to continuing falling trees as a result of bushfire damage. This road will remain closed indefinitely (updated 15/5/2018).
Blackfish Road
Blackfish Road (at Oldina Reserve, south of Beswick Road Junction) is closed for safety concerns. The gate will remain locked indefinitely (updated 6/12/18).
Hales Road
Hales Road (through Dial Range Penguin) is closed south of the Mount Gnomon car park due to erosion and deep rutting. There are alternative sealed access routes of travel (updated 27/01/12).
Smiths Plains Road
Smiths Plains Road (access to the Winterbrook Falls Walking Track) is closed indefinitely due to a failed log culvert.
North East Dundas Tramway (Montezuma Falls 4WD Track)
Montezuma Falls is inaccessible from the Murchison Highway at Melba Flats on the North East Dundas Tramway (Montezuma Falls 4WD Track) and from the Murchison Highway to the north on the Ring River Track due to a tree fall/land slip. (05/03/2020)
Helilog Road
Helilog Road is closed until further notice due to lease holder activities (updated 12/5/2021).
Southern Region
For queries on road/track closures call our Derwent Park or Geeveston office (03) 6235 8100 or (03) 6295 7111.
Russell Road
Russell Road is closed northwest of Lonnavale due to damage to the "twin" bridges. An alternate route to the Nevada Peak walking track is available through McDougals Road (off Denison Road) (updated 11/08/17).
Florentine Road
The bridge on Florentine Road which crosses the Florentine River near Wayatinah is closed due to bridge failure (updated 02/12/19).
South Weld Road
South Weld Road (past Glovers Bluff turn) is closed due to road damage (updated 01/12/15).
Riawunna Road
Access to Kermandie Falls has been lengthened by 800 metres. A culvert on Riawunna Road collapsed, causing the shortening of the road (updated 12/12/11). Riawunna Road and Kermandie Walking Track are closed due to hazardous trees caused by the recent bushfires (updated 16/4/19).
Stubbs Road
Stubbs Road is closed 300m in from the Hopetoun Road junction for approximately two weeks (updated 21/11/18).
Picton River (Tahune Airwalk Adventures)
Access to the Picton and Huon Rivers is closed from the Swinging Bridges at Tahune Airwalk Adventures and North East (downriver) from the Swinging Bridges. The river is closed due to repair and site works being completed at Tahune Airwalk Adventures. This section of the river will be closed until the works are completed (updated 18/09/19).
Wentworth Road
Wentworth Road is closed at the junction of Laughing Jack Road for safety while harvesting is occurring in the area (updated 20/03/20).
Buckland Road
A section of Permanent Timber Production Zone (PTPZ) land adjacent to Buckland Road is now a motorbike exclusion zone, and dirt bikes are strictly prohibited. Please find a detailed map attached below (updated 25/8/2020).
McDougalls Road
McDougalls Road will be closed intermittently between the hours of 7:30 am to 10:00 am Monday to Friday to enable forest operations in the area. This closure will be in effect from April 6th to July 30 2021.
