Closures

Annual Picnic Day Closures & Operating Hours

Friday 31 October, 2025

Council Administration Building	Closed
Cessnock & Kurri Kurri Libraries	Closed
Performance Arts Culture Cessnock (PACC)	Closed
Cessnock Waste Management Centre	Closed
General Waste Collection	No General Waste collection (red bin) Friday 31 October. If your collection is normally on Friday, it will be collected Saturday 1 November.
Recycling & Organics Waste Collections	Normal Recycling & Organics collection services Friday 31 October
Cessnock & Branxton Pools	Closed
Kurri Kurri Aquatic Centre	Open as normal
Ranger Services	A Council Ranger will be working from 8.30am to 5pm on Friday 31 October. In an emergency, please call the police.
Hunter Valley Visitor Information Centre	Open as normal
Cessnock Airport	For all enquiries regarding Cessnock Airport please contact the Duty Officer on 4993 4228 (24 hours)

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Temporary Road Closures

Occident and Pinchen Street, Nulkaba

As of 9 June 2023 Council will be installing the following traffic control treatments on Occident and Pinchen Street, Nulkaba:

• The closure of Occident Street using barriers and signage, immediately north of the Kerlew Street Intersection.

Further updates on the reopening will be provided soon.

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Other Closures

Temporary Partial Playground Closures

Bridges Hill Playground, Cessnock & Birralee Playground, Kurri Kurri will be partially closed in order for routine maintenance to be undertaken from Monday 27 October until Monday 3 November (weather permitted).

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Grass Sporting Fields

Following inspections of Council’s grass sporting fields today, all grounds are OPEN.

Please ensure risk assessments are always completed prior to the use of any sporting fields.

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Centenary Park, Pelaw Main

Please be advised that Centenary Park, Pelaw Main is currently closed for use until further notice.

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Thompson's Footbridge – Great North Road, Laguna

Please be aware that Thompson’s footbridge, Great North Road Laguna is currently closed due to to some safety concerns. The reopening date will be advised in the future.

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Birralee Playground, Kurri Kurri

Birralee Playground at Kurri Kurri will be closed from Friday 23 August, to facilitate upgrade works. Booth Park is the next closest playground available for use during these upgrade works.

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Watagans National Park

There are some major landslips on Heaton/Watagan Forest Road that have left much of the road pavement missing and constitutes a hazard to motorists.

Watagans National Park is currently closed (both ends i.e. Heaton Road and Watagan Forest Road).

Please refer to NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service for further update.  

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Works and projects

For more information, view our current works and projects.

We make every effort to ensure disruptions to traffic, businesses, pedestrians and residents are minimised during works.