Residents can come and fill sandbags at all hours of the day to prepare their properties for the incoming rainfall.
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Two have been opened in the Highlands, and five have been set up in the Wollondilly:
- Mittagong: Corner of Old Hume Highway and Wombeyan Caves Road
- Moss Vale: Moss Vale Saleyards, 205 Berrima Rd, Moss Vale
- SES Wollondilly unit: 65 Bridge Street, Picton
- The Oaks Rural Fire Brigade: 33 McIntosh Street, The Oaks
- Appin Rural Fire Brigade: 27 King Street, Appin
- Silverdale Rural Fire Brigade: 85 Marsh Road, Silversale
- Menangle Rural Fire Brigade: 90 Menangle Road, Menangle
People must bring their own shovels because they will not be provided.
Residents must not overfill the bags and only take what they need.
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If anyone takes sandbags from the locations in the Highlands, they must call 132 500 to advise how many they took, which helps SES volunteers stock stations efficiently.
Once sandbags have been collected and used on properties, they are considered contaminated and cannot be collected, and residents must dispose of them properly.
Bags can be spread across lawns or gardens and to then dispose of them in waste bins when they have dried.
If you require assistance during floods and storms, dial 132 500 and in a life-threatening emergency, call triple zero.
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