If you need emergency flood assistance call the SES on 132 500 or go to www.ses.nsw.gov.au for details.Our call centre is operating, however our waste management centres, customer service points, Libraries, MEC and Manning Regional Art Gallery are closed.Roads across the MidCoast will be impacted by flooding for some time. Take care and never drive through flood water. For road closures see:
www.livetraffic.com
Garbage collection will resume in some areas Friday 23 May, including parts missed previously due to the weather.Collection times may vary from the usual so please get bins out early.
View more information here.
Every year we toss over 25,000 tonnes of litter in NSW. This poses a major threat to the local environment, wildlife and costs ratepayers.
The most common litter includes cigarette butts, paper/paperboard, plastic and glass.
Around 50 million plastic bags end up as litter in Australia each year. A total of 75 per cent of marine litter identified as plastic, and most of that comes from the land.
Takeaway containers are also a big contributor to litter, making up 23% of the litter in NSW.
If our rangers see you littering you can be dealt a one the spot $80 fine. If you are caught littering from a vehicle the NSW EPA can fine you from $250 for an individual and $500 for a corporation.
If you see someone littering from their vehicle, you can report them to the NSW EPA.
To report littering from a vehicle you need to:
Find out more on the NSW EPA website.