21/05/2025
Weather update and road closures… please stay safe
Hunter electorate update
Thursday, 22 May
🌧️ WEATHER UPDATE:
The Bureau of Meteorology are advising that there will be plenty of rain today and that it will increase during the day, and remain with us until Friday.
We are likely to get a reprieve over the weekend before more significant rain coming in on Monday.
With all the rain still forming across catchment areas, further flood surges remain a risk over the coming days.
💰 DISASTER DECLARATION:
Cessnock, Lake Macquarie and Singleton Council areas have been Disaster Declared and some grants and payments for individuals and households and businesses are now in place in certain circumstances.
I will post details later once links to access funding are available and up and running.
🏫 SCHOOL CLOSURES:
Kirkton Public School
Mount Pleasant Public School
❌ROAD CLSOURES:
If you see or know of any others or updates, let me know.
🚧 The Pacific Highway at Taree is closed and travel north is not possible via the Pacific Highway.
Road closure in the Cessnock City Council Area:
🚧 Sawpit Road, Cedar Creek
🚧 Congewai Road, Congewai (at Burgess Bridge)
🚧 Thursbys Road, Congewai
🚧 Alexandra Street, Kurri Kurri
🚧 Wernol Street, Kurri Kurri
🚧 Watagan Creek Road, Laguna
🚧 Murrays Run Road, Murrays Run
🚧 Lomas Lane, Nulkaba
🚧 Paynes Crossing Road, Paynes Crossing
🚧 Richmond Vale Road, Richmond Vale
🚧 Old North Road, Rothbury
🚧 Milsons Arm Road, Wollombi
🚧 Yango Creek Road, Wollombi (at Slacks Park)
Road closures in the Lake Macquarie City Council Area:
No road closures at this stage
Road closures in the Singleton Council Area:
🚧 Carrowbrook Road, Carrowbrook
🚧 Dyrring Road, Dyrring
🚧 Cranky Corner Road North, Glendon Brook
🚧 Army Camp Road near Sewerage Works Lane, Glenridding
🚧 Hebden Road, Hebden
🚧 Lemington Road at Moses Crossing, Lemington
🚧 Standen Drive, Lower Belford
🚧 Dights Crossing Road, Maison Dieu
🚧 Mitchell’s Flat Road, Griffiths Crossing, Mitchells Flat
🚧 Gearys Crossing Road at First Crossing, Mount Olive
🚧 Goorangoola Road, Mount Olive
🚧 Cassels Road, Mount Royal
🚧 Hamilton’s Crossing Road, Reedy Creek
🚧 Old Carrowbrook Road, St Clair
🚧 Stanhope Road near Cranky Corner Road South, Stanhope
TRANSPORT:
🚂 Trains are NOT running between Newcastle and Fassifern, limited buses are running instead
🚂 Trains are NOT running between Newcastle and Maitland, buses are running instead
✈️ Newcastle Airport is open.
⛆ FLOODING:
The NSW SES advises people in the following areas, Broke, Bulga, Milbrodale and Wollombi, who remain on a watch and act alert, please NOT TO ENTER FLOODWATER due to current minor to major flooding.
You should monitor the situation as it is constantly changing. Avoid floodwater for your safety.
Residents in Singleton and surrounds are asked to STAY INORMED about possible flooding. Further alerts will be issued if the situation changes.
🕳️ POTHOLES
There are pretty big craters in the road with all this rain causing minor holes to become large ones.
In particular the stretch of the New England Highway between Singleton and Muswellbrook is bad with many cars forced to change tyres on the side of the road in dark and wet conditions.
If you are driving through the area, please slow down to avoid major damage to your car and watch put for fellow travellers who may be tending to their tyres.
Transport for NSW will get to repairs as the weather allows.
If you know of any additional issues around the Hunter electorate, please let me know so I can update the post.
