Clean-up in action for those impacted by flooding

Have you been impacted by flood damage? Wollongong City Council is offering free, additional household cleanup collections for residents impacted by flooding.

Wollongong Local Government Area (LGA) residents can book an additional on-call household cleanup and Council staff will come and collect waste such as damaged furniture and small appliances, rugs & carpets, mattresses, and scrap metal.

Residents impacted by flooding should contact Remondis (from Monday, they're open Mon-Fri) directly on 1300 362 360 to book an urgent cleanup.

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 8am.

Wollongong City Council General Manager Greg Doyle said that Council 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.”

Current road closures [2pm, Saturday 6 April 2024].

In addition to the road closures on Live Traffic NSW, road closures are in place at:

• Darkes Rd, Kembla Grange
• West Dapto Rd, Kembla Grange
• Bong Bong Rd, Dapto
• Sections of the M1
• Princes Hwy, Corrimal
• Mt Keira Rd, Harry Graham Drive – top end near Clive Bissell Dr and at lower end near Rural Fire Station
• Princes Hwy, Woonona.

Council has also installed ‘water over road’ signage at several locations including:

• Squires Way, near the Innovation Campus
• Elliots Road access to Fairy Meadow Beach
• Chalmers Street, Balgownie.

Council crews are working to clean-up mud washed onto Lemrac Ave, Corrimal and Koloona Ave, Figtree.

For other Council services updates

Read our statement: ‘Stay safe during challenging weather’.

For help in floods and storms

Ring the NSW SES on 132 500 or 000 for anything life threatening. You can also follow the NSW SES Wollongong Unit on Facebook for updates.