Hobart recorded more than 100mm of rain in a single day for the first time ever in early May 2018 — doubling the previous record.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) advised that 129 mm of rain fell in Hobart in the 24 hours to early Friday 11 May, 2018. Mount Wellington (aka Kunanyi/Mount Wellington) recorded 236 mm of rain during the same period.
State Emergency Services reported flooding in central Hobart, Blackmans Bay, Kingston and Sandy Bay with Roads and schools closed as a result .
The Federal Government subsequently declared the flood event a ‘natural disaster’ while the Insurance Council of Australia declared it a ‘catastrophe’.
Although it resulted in severe damage internally and externally to the Clubrooms and carpark, LVRSL recovered quickly due to a solid team effort by the Committee, Staff and our volunteers.
