Randwick Mayor Noel D’Souza said clean-up operations across Randwick City are in full swing with dozens of Council staff cleaning up beaches, buildings and parks damaged by the weekend’s weather.

Clean-up along the hard-hit Coogee Beach area is progressing well, with large earth moving equipment having relocated the excess sand over the past 24 hours. Both Maroubra and Coogee Beaches remain closed due to dangerous surf conditions.

NSW Fire and Rescue had five teams from across the region on site to help ensure the safety of Coogee Surf Club after the king tide flooded the club and took out one of the walls. 

Mayor D’Souza commended the many people involved in the clean-up efforts and acknowledged their tremendous work. 

“Coogee Beach is the crown in Randwick City and it’s devastating to see the destruction that has occurred due to the storm.  But what inspires me is the hard work of the SES, NSW Fire & Rescue, NSW Police, Council Workers, Lifeguards and members of the community who are all pitching in to get the beach back up and running.

“There’s a lot of work to be done throughout Randwick City, with many areas affected. I ask the public to remain patient while we continue to assess the situation and clean-up our city,” said Mayor D’Souza.

 Overview of Randwick City:

• Over 170 calls to Randwick SES for assistance
• Lifeguards have advised that all beaches are closed
• Prince Henry Centre (Little Bay):  Roof capping blown off and some water damage to the main hall
• Des Renford Leisure Centre (Maroubra):  Damage to roof sheets on indoor pool
• Maroubra Lifeguard Office (Maroubra Beach):  Water and sand in office area
• Coogee Lifeguard Office (Coogee Beach):  Large amounts of sand in Lifeguard office, roller shutter door damaged, minor electrical damage
• Coogee Surf Club (Coogee Beach):  Major flooding to the club and major damage to the lower level gym area.  Props have been installed to support the concrete slab above.
• Clovelly Surf Club (Clovelly Beach):  Flooding to the caretakers residence.
• Marine Parade (Lurline Bay):  Fence down
• Maroubra Beach Playground (Maroubra Beach):  Shade sail down.  Playground closed until the shade sail is fixed
• Bowen Library (Maroubra):  Roof leak
• Maroubra Beach:  Sand on the promenade.  Clean-up underway
• Coogee Beach:  Cleaning up of the sand on the promenade has commenced, along with removal of damaged pavers, blocks and handrails
• Uprooted trees along the coastline.  Workers are assessing removal of high-risk trees first
• General sweeping of paths and roads has commenced

What you should do: 

• exercise extreme caution when driving on the roads, avoiding driving altogether if possible
• move your car under cover or away from any trees
• secure or store any loose items around your home, yard and balcony
• stay indoors away from windows, and keep children and pets indoors as well
• if you encounter a flooded road, do not walk, ride your bike or drive through any flood water
• if you need to contact any emergency service authorities, be patient as they are dealing with a high volume of calls

Emergency contacts:

• For emergency help in floods and storms, ring the SES (NSW and ACT) on 132 500
• Randwick City Council can be contacted on 1300 722 542

Residents are encouraged to follow the Randwick SES Facebook page (Randwick.SES) or Randwick City Council's Facebook (RandwickCityCouncil) or Twitter (@randwickcouncil) pages for up-to-date local information.