-
Thirroul ‘Recovery Assistance Point’ will provide support services after big wet
AS flood waters withdraw across the Illawarra, the NSW Reconstruction Authority is on the ground, working with councils and other agencies to gain a clear understanding of the damage and coordinate the region’s recovery.…
-
Start of extensive landslip repairs on Bulli Pass ‘progressing well’
REPAIRS to damage on Bulli Pass are progressing with work starting at all four landslip sites last month. The work is being carried out to repair damage caused during the record-breaking rainfall across the…
-
Services partially resume on rail line as roads and public transport recovery continues
DRIVERS and passengers are urged to spend some time planning their journeys tomorrow (Tuesday), or consider working from home, with major impacts still being experienced across Illawarra roads and the public transport network following…
-
The big mop-up: Local roads updates and Council services
WOLLONGONG Council crews are back to work today clearing roads, footpaths and culverts, as well as helping residents remove debris where possible. The all-hands-on-deck clean-up is in response to severe flash flooding on Saturday…
-
Waste levy lifted in the Illawarra after damaging rain event
THE NSW Government has lifted the waste levy fee for residents disposing of flood-damaged debris in the Illawarra South Coast region, to help communities clean up from the intense rain event. The waiver applies…
-
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…
-
Federal Court rules that Helensburgh coal mine sackings not genuine redundancies
HELENSBURGH coal miners have had a big win for permanent jobs today, with a full court of the Federal Court ruling that 22 workers sacked in 2020 were not genuine redundancies as similar work…
-
Severe weather warning for the Illawarra
THE Bureau of Meteorology is warning of potential heavy, locally intense rainfall in the Illawarra today (Friday) and Saturday, which may lead to dangerous and life threatening flash flooding. The Bureau is also warning…
-
M1 Princes Motorway northbound night closure between Bulli Tops and Helensburgh
THE M1 Princes Motorway will be closed to northbound traffic for five nights next week for routine maintenance work. Work to repair a section of road from the Princes Highway overpass at Darkes Forest…
