A number of Council services and other public services have been forced to close due to the current flood event.
Last update 8:30am Sunday 21 March.
Road and bridge closures
For updated information on flood impacts to roads, bridges and other parts of the shire please check our flood event update.
Sports Fields
All sports fields are closed.
Crescent Head Pool
Crescent Head Pool is closed due to power and pump failures and may not reopen until early next week.
Gladstone Pool
Gladstone pool is closed
South West Rocks Pool
South West Rocks Pool is closed
Kempsey Pool
Kempsey Pool is currently closed
Slim Dusty Centre
Is now closed and will remain closed to the public through the weekend.
Waste Management Centre
The Waste Management Centre off Crescent Head Rd will be closed on Sunday 21 March.
All members of the public and commercial operations needing to dispose of waste are asked to delay disposal until our WMC can be reopened or are asked to find alternative approved disposal sites.
Waste Transfer Stations
The Waste Transfer Stations will all be closed on Sunday 21 March.
All members of the public needing to dispose of waste are asked to delay disposal until our stations can be reopened or are asked to find alternative approved disposal sites.
Return and Earn
The CDS Reverse Vending Machine in Stuart St Carpark has been switched off.
Library - Kempsey
The Kempsey Library branch will be closed on Saturday 20 March.
Library - Stuarts Point
The Stuarts Point Library branch will be open on Saturday 20 March from 9am-12pm
Library - South West Rocks
The South West Rocks Library branch will be open on Saturday 20 March from 9am-12pm
Library - Hat Head
The Hat Head Library branch is closed
Customer Service
Due to flood conditions Customer Service are experiencing a high volume of calls with reduced staff availability within our customer service team. Please be patient if you do need to call Council and try to check Council's website and Facebook for flood updates and road closures before ringing our call centre.