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By Lachlan Ellis<\/p>\n

After more than 40 years, Ballan will have a new rainfall reader in 2022, after a volunteer finally came forward.<\/p>\n

Merilyn Meadows has been Ballan\u2019s official rainfall reader since 1979, providing daily readings to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) for use in its weather reports.<\/p>\n

But not long after a Moorabool News article (19 Oct 2021) where Ms Meadows asked for someone to take up the role, a successor put their hand up.<\/p>\n

Luke Mullane will be Ballan\u2019s new rainfall reader and told the Moorabool News that rainfall reading was something he\u2019d done regularly for years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe BOM asked me to do it, they asked if I\u2019d be interested. Someone obviously dobbed me in,\u201d Mr Mullane joked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been interested in weather since I was a little kid. I\u2019ve been taking my own records here probably for the last 15 years, every day. I just enjoy doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Officials from the Bureau visited Mr Mullane\u2019s property and have the rain gauge all set up and ready to go, but he won\u2019t be the official rainfall reader for Ballan until 1 January 2022, allowing Ms Meadows to finish her 43rd and final year, as Ballan\u2019s rainfall reader.<\/p>\n

To read the full story – Simply click on the following link<\/p>\n

https:\/\/issuu.com\/themooraboolnews\/docs\/mn_2021-12-07\/1<\/a><\/p>\n

in the 7 December 2021 edition
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