LADY Wakehurst Drive will be temporary closed at Otford next week for drain upgrade work to be carried out. The road will be closed between Fanshawe Road and McKell Avenue in both directions between 7pm and 4am from Sunday March 26 to Thursday March 30, weather permitting. Detours will be in place via Lawrence Hargrave … Continue reading
WITH huge slabs of concrete washed away, and culverts destroyed, Wollongong City Council is expecting Otford Road to be closed “for many months” after last week’s flooding. A section of Otford Road either side of the weir is closed, and will remain closed for some time as Council looks to repair the causeway. Wollongong Lord … Continue reading
MOTORISTS are advised Lawrence Hargrave Drive will be closed for one night next week for routine maintenance work. Work includes vegetation maintenance, clearing gutters and drains, maintenance of guardrails and litter collection to improve safety for motorists. Work will be carried out between Stonehaven Road at Stanwell Tops and Chellow Dene Avenue in Stanwell Park … Continue reading
MOTORISTS are advised of the closure of Lady Wakehurst Drive next week between McKell Avenue and Otford Lookout for maintenance work to be carried out. Work will include general maintenance, guardrail repairs, trimming vegetation and clearing gutters and drains to improve safety. Detours will be in place via McKell Avenue, the M1 Princes Motorway and … Continue reading
HELENSBURGH residents will get an extra two and half hours a week to visit the library after the community were asked earlier this year about their preferred opening hours. After community feedback, Wollongong City Council will be extending the opening hours of Helensburgh Library. The majority of the responses from the survey according to Council … Continue reading
CONSTRUCTION has begun on the Great Southern Walk, a new multi-day experience that will take walkers on a 67km adventure through the northern Illawarra and the Royal National Park. Work is underway on the first section of the track on the Illawarra Escarpment, linking Bald Hill with Stanwell Park. State MP for Heathcote, Lee Evans … Continue reading
MOTORISTS are advised of the closure of Lady Wakehurst Drive between McKell Avenue and Otford lookout for maintenance work next week. Work will include general maintenance, guardrail repairs, trimming vegetation and clearing gutters and drains to improve safety. The road will be closed in both directions between 8am and 3pm, from Tuesday November 8 to … Continue reading
MOTORISTS are advised of the closure of Lady Wakehurst Drive next week, between McKell Avenue and Otford lookout for maintenance work. The road will be closed in both directions between 8am and 3pm from Tuesday, August 9 to Thursday, August 11, weather permitting. Work will include general maintenance, guardrail repairs, trimming vegetation and clearing gutters … Continue reading
EMERGENCY services were kept busy last night attending a number of flood rescues as severe weather continues to lash the Illawarra. A man was rescued last night after he was washed away in the Hacking River near Otford. A NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) crew member found the man in a nearby creek and he … Continue reading
WORK on the refurbishment of Otford Community Hall is planned to start later this year. Wollongong City Council, which is undertaking the refurbishment of several community buildings in the city, said the Otford Hall will be completed early next year. This will involve the full refurbishment of the building, including removal and replacement of external … Continue reading
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