Big clean-up underway after flooding from severe weather event

RESIDENTS impacted by flooding from the severe weather event can access an additional on-call household clean-up from Wollongong City Council.

The Illawarra has received torrential rain overnight with Bellambi recording almost 200mm in the 24 hours to 9am today (Saturday).

The heavy rain cut several roads in the northern suburbs, including at Woonona, Corrimal, and Fairy Meadow. Access to Sea Cliff Bridge was also blocked after landslides on Lawrence Hargrave Drive.

The Bureau of Meteorology said the weather system has started to ease and will continue to ease into the weekend.

Council staff will collect waste such as damaged furniture and small appliances, rugs and carpets, mattresses, and scrap metal. Residents impacted by flooding should contact Remondis (from Monday) directly on 1300 362 360 to book an urgent clean-up.

For people with extra garden debris, Council is offering free green waste drop-off to residents at Whytes Gully, Kembla Grange, on Sunday 7 April from 7.30am.

Council general manager Greg Doyle said that staff were out assessing the damage in the city caused by extreme weather conditions.

“Our number one priority is the safety and wellbeing of our community. The recent extreme weather has impacted many residents and Council staff are responding by assessing damage, clearing debris and working with NSW SES and Wollongong Police to close roads and start clean-up,” Mr Doyle said.

“To support the clean-up of our city, we’re offering residents impacted by flood damage, additional household cleanups. We’re also encouraging residents with additional garden waste to drop it off at Whytes Gully for free.

“It will take some time for us to assess the extent of damage to our city. In the meantime, we ask for our community’s patience and ask that people avoid travelling on our roads unless they must. If you need to travel, please drive to the conditions, and stay safe. That means following the road rules and if a road is covered by flood water, do not drive through it.”

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