Otford

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Lady Wakehurst Drive closed for upgrade work

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

Road expected to be closed for ‘many months’ after significant flood damage

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

Night closure of Lawrence Hargrave Drive for ‘routine maintenance work’

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

Road closure at Otford: detours will be in place

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 Library will remain open longer

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

Work begins on Great Southern Walk to connect Bulli with Botany Bay

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

Lady Wakehurst Drive closure during maintenance work

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

Otford road closed to allow general maintenance

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

Man rescued near Otford as challenging weather causes havoc across the Illawarra

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

Otford Hall and Corrimal Preschool to be upgraded under Council plan

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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