Johns River

Recent Floods Slow Major Works Progress

The most unfortunate flooding throughout the Manning dumped a tremendous amount of additional works onto Council's books, putting off even further works on already bad roads locally, like Stewarts River Road, west of the roundabout.

The Progress Association and Greater Taree City Council have both had many complaints from local area residents about key segments of roads in our area, and Council is scrambling to prioritise and respond to the influx of requests.   The June floods did not help matters much, putting planned works scheduling on hiatus and pushing back timelines for much-needed works.

Below:  Prime Television News story on Johns River Roads, with JRCPA President David Shepard, Secretary Keith Allen, and members Sue Malcolm and Floie Paton commenting on local roads.   GTCC Roads supremo Duncan Clarke comments from Council's perspective.

Your Request is On The Books!

As part of the Greater Taree City Council ongoing review of roadworks throughout the greater Manning council area, new procedures for responsiveness and job tracking have been instituted. 

Road crews have been by several times through Johns River throughout the winter months, doing works on Station Street, and in front of Rosie's as well.

Whilst no Council roadworks team can respond to requests instantly due to significant backlogs and limited budgets, the new regime under Council's Senior Leader of Infrastructure Service, Stephen Yam, has proven that GTCC is serious about getting roads back in shape.

Mr. Yam spoke to the community at a recent meeting at Moorland Hall last week, attended by local communities with Councillors David Keegan and Alan Tickle, along with Services Delivery director Ron Posselt.

Several residents and two local business owners who have called Council over the last few months all reported courteous and professional customer service, with their comments and complaints actually listened too and seemingly understood.  All were given a tracking number for the issues they presented, which ranged from small potholes, to road shoulder degradation, drainage issues, and rough or uneven surfacing. 

Large trucks from Council were on-site within three to six weeks, using large crews with hot asphalt, rollers and packing machines, filling potholes and repairing shoulders in key areas along Johns River Drive in front of Rosies, along Station Street, and elsewhere in the village.

If you have noted further areas of concern within the village, call Council's customer service line on 6592 5399 for assistance with your concern or complaint.  Be sure to note down the tracking number, so you can reference the issue on any follow-up calls.