Wind leaves 10,000 Vic homes without power

ABOUT 10,000 homes are without power and three men were taken to hospital after wild winds lashed Melbourne.

The State Emergency Service responded to more than 1000 calls for help on Monday - the majority of them between noon and 2pm (AEST) - as a storm cell passed over the city.

Falling trees wreaked havoc, knocking out power to about 15,000 homes in the eastern suburbs and crushing trucks and cars.

SP Ausnet spokesman Jonathon Geddes said the connection had been restored to about 5000 homes by 6pm on Monday but some may be left without power overnight.

Fallen trees had not only knocked-down powerlines, they had also blocked access to damaged infrastructure, he said.

"We can't access out assets and that's delaying restoration," Mr Geddes said.

"We'll be working well into the early hours of the morning."

He reminded people not to approach fallen powerlines.

A spokesman for the SES said the worst hit areas were Northcote and Doncaster.

The majority of calls were for property damage but the wild weather did cause a few minor injuries.

A Belgrave man in his late 20s was taken to Dandenong Hospital with minor injuries after being hit by a falling tree.

Another man was taken to the Royal Melbourne hospital after being hit by a falling branch in Flagstaff gardens.

A tree also fell on a truck in Ivanhoe east.

The driver was taken to the Austen Hospital, but an Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said he was unharmed.

An SES spokesman said the storm had passed but there were more strong winds forecast for later in the week.

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