AS PART of Essential Energy’s ongoing commitment to provide safe and reliable power to households and businesses, significant electricity maintenance work has commenced across parts of the MidCoast local government area.

Between 21-30 November (conditions permitting), crews will be working on and replacing numerous power poles, removing sections of redundant power lines, upgrading key supporting equipment and completing general maintenance on the overhead electricity network in various locations.

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To keep Essential Energy crews safe, power outages will be necessary for some customers in Blueys Beach, Boolambayte, Boomerang Beach, Bulahdelah, Bungwahl, Charlotte Bay, Coolongolook, Coomba Bay, Coomba Park, Elizabeth Beach, Mayers Flat, Pacific Palms, Seal Rocks, Shallow Bay, Smiths Lake, Tarbuck Bay, Topi Topi, Whoota and surrounding areas.

“Due to the large scale of the work, extensive planning has occurred to minimise impacts on the community,” Operations Manager Mid North Coast, Rob Ridley said.

“We will be bringing in crews from other depot locations to assist local crews to complete the work in the shortest time frame safety will allow.

“Due to the large machinery needed, traffic flow will be impacted in various locations, with parts of The Lakes Way heavily affected between 21-23 November.”

Outage times will vary between affected customers who will be sent separate notifications advising of the date/s and times of associated power outages.

Customers can view power outage information, including outage tips at essentialenergy.com.au/

“We apologise for the inconvenience and thank the community for their cooperation while our crews complete this important maintenance work, ensuring the continued supply of safe and reliable electricity,” Rob concluded.