Our community has endured so much with the recent severe weather event. We’ve experienced flooding, storm damage and damage to our roads. 

We’re now moving from the incident management phase to the recovery phase and rest assured Council teams are working hard to restore and repair our community assets, particularly local roads, as quickly as possible. 

I’d like to extend an enormous thank you to our incredible emergency services crews, volunteers and Council teams who worked tirelessly throughout the severe weather and flooding event.

Shout out to the SES, Fire and Rescue NSW, RFS, Police and Water Police, PolAir, Marine Rescue services and other first responders - we truly appreciate the commitment it takes to participate in rescues, communicate weather alerts and flood warnings, and coordinate clean-ups. Thank you for dedication to keeping our community safe. 

Thank you to Peppercorn Recovery Support Services and other agencies who established the Community Support Hub at The Entrance to make it easy for residents to access help and support.

We’ve also heard heart-warming stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, including stopping in the pouring rain to help people stranded in flood waters, filling sandbags, distributing supplies and assisting with clean-up efforts. If this was you, thank you for helping when it was needed most. You have our utmost gratitude.

If you know someone who has gone above and beyond to help during times of crisis, I’d love to hear about it as part of my Community Champion initiative – you can tell me your story by emailing  themayor@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au

Mayor Lawrie McKinna