Record breaking flooding impacting on Council services Myall Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 24, 2021 WITH record breaking flooding across the MidCoast over the last few days isolating communities and causing havoc to infrastructure, Council crews were on the ground on Monday attending to emergencies and closures across the road network. Widespread flooding across the Council area placed pressure on the already vulnerable road network and a number of other services are impacted as a result of the conditions. “Our staff have been working around the clock on road closures and assessments, but limited accessibility is making it difficult to understand the full extent of the damage,” General Manager Adrian Panuccio said. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au “As we are able to get into areas our focus will be on securing essential access and then assess damage so we can prioritise repair work.” Members of the community who wish to report issues should do so via Council’s website or by calling 7955 7777. Waste services have also been impacted but Council say all MidCoast Waste Facilities will open as normal from Monday 22 March. “We know access to waste management centres will be a priority for our community once they are able to start to clean up and transport waste,” Mr Panuccio said. “As a result we have worked to ensure that all of our waste management facilities will be open as normal from today including the Gloucester facility, road access permitting.” To assist residents impacted by the floods and widespread power outages, Council is allowing food waste from flood damaged premises to be disposed of at waste management centres free of charge, due to the public health risk. Kerbside collection services are to be undertaken as normal from Monday, where road conditions and access permits. Residents who have lost their bins in the flood event can call Council on 7955 7777 to organise a replacement. Council services that will be operating as normal include: Customer Service Centres Garbage collection – road condition and access permitting Waste Management Centres Libraries – Tea Gardens, Stroud – normal operating hours.
