Oakey Creek Road Landslip Repairs

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Work on the Oakey Creek Road landslip repairs are now complete.

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The 2017 flood caused a number of landslips in the Lismore LGA and Oakey Creek Road, Georgica, is the most complex site of all.

There have been some road closures on landslip-affected roads since that time. Council does not have the funds to address such unexpected work as the costs to undertake the work are significant.

We have therefore needed to access funding from the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) and all works have to be contracted out in line with RMS guidelines for what is called the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements.

There is a strict process that needs to be followed to ensure eligibility and subsequent funding. For example, we are not allowed to use ‘day labour’ (i.e. existing Council staff), which means the work has to be contracted out and we are therefore competing with the other local councils for the same contractors.

The Oakey Creek Road landslip has also been a tricky and complex project from an engineering perspective and this complexity has caused significant delays.

Work is expected to be complete on this project by January 2020.

Regular updates on the progress of this project will be posted in the Community Updates section on the right hand side of this page or in the Latest News updates below.

If you have a question about the project, please post a question through the Q&A tab below and a Council staff member will respond, or you can phone us. A direct contact number can be found under the Who's Listening Section.



The 2017 flood caused a number of landslips in the Lismore LGA and Oakey Creek Road, Georgica, is the most complex site of all.

There have been some road closures on landslip-affected roads since that time. Council does not have the funds to address such unexpected work as the costs to undertake the work are significant.

We have therefore needed to access funding from the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) and all works have to be contracted out in line with RMS guidelines for what is called the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements.

There is a strict process that needs to be followed to ensure eligibility and subsequent funding. For example, we are not allowed to use ‘day labour’ (i.e. existing Council staff), which means the work has to be contracted out and we are therefore competing with the other local councils for the same contractors.

The Oakey Creek Road landslip has also been a tricky and complex project from an engineering perspective and this complexity has caused significant delays.

Work is expected to be complete on this project by January 2020.

Regular updates on the progress of this project will be posted in the Community Updates section on the right hand side of this page or in the Latest News updates below.

If you have a question about the project, please post a question through the Q&A tab below and a Council staff member will respond, or you can phone us. A direct contact number can be found under the Who's Listening Section.


Work on the Oakey Creek Road landslip repairs are now complete.

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