Water Alert 16/12/24

Water samples taken on 16/12/24 at Arthur Keough Reserve showed “Poor” water quality. This means that at the time of sampling bacterial levels indicate a substantially increased risk of illness to bathers. NSW Office of Environment and Heritage’s advice after heavy rain, is to avoid ocean swimming for 24 hours and rivers, lagoons and estuaries for 3 days

More information on the Beachwatch program

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Christmas and New Year closure details

Council's Customer Service will be closed from 4:30pm Tuesday 23 December and will reopen at 8:30am Monday 6 January 2025. For urgent matters please call Council on 6655 7300 to be connected to our After Hours service.
Council will continue to provide services for our community over the Christmas period with some changes to operating hours of our facilities.

For more information on changes to our services

People with Disability

We are committed to co-creating an equitable, accessible and inclusive community, making Bellingen Shire a better place to live or visit for people of all abilities.

We work with people with disability to improve our community. This includes things like:

Improving access to community buildings
Making it easier for people to use our parks, beaches and playgrounds
Creating accessible documents and making information easier to understand

If you would like more information on what Council is doing to make our Shire more accessible please contact our Community Planning Officer on 6655 7300

Disability Inclusion Action Planning

Our Disability Inclusion Action Plan explains how we work to support people with a disability have greater access to information, services and facilities

Bellingen Shire Mobility Map

The Bellingen Shire Mobility Map depicts accessible features including toilets and disabled parking spaces across the Shire.

Accessible amenities

Find out more about where MLAK amenities are located.

Ian J Cooper Access & Inclusion Awards

The Ian J Cooper Access & Inclusion Awards are held every two years. These awards are made to local services, groups and businesses in acknowledgement of their efforts to improve access to their service and or premises or groups who are inclusive of people with different abilitiues

International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD)

International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is held on 3 December each year. IDPwD is a United Nations (UN) observed day celebrated internationally. It aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability and celebrate their achievements and contributions.

Information and Services

We're committed to providing equal access to information, services and facilities for people with disability. Find out what's available.