Tuggerah Lakes


Evacuation order issued around the lakes

Residents near Tuggerah Lake, Budgewoi Lake, and Lake Munmorah were issued an evacuation order late last night, with the NSW SES directing people to leave immediately due to moderate but…



Libs pledge to tackle flooding issues

The Liberal Party has pledged to address flooding issues around Tuggerah Lake and the Wyong River if elected to government at this year’s Federal election. Shadow Emergency Management Minister, Senator…




Channel work preparing for flooding

Flood preparedness works are underway at The Entrance Channel to increase the flow of water out of the Tuggerah lakes system – Lake Munmorah, Budgewoi Lake and Tuggerah Lake. Widening…









An update on Tuggerah Lakes improvements

Seventy per cent of the recommendations made in a 2020 report by the Tuggerah Lakes Expert Panel (TLEP) are either completed, underway, ongoing or planned. Central Coast Council has prepared…


Marine Rescue Tuggerah Lakes helps out in WA

Boat crew members from Marine Rescue Tuggerah Lakes were in new waters when they headed to Western Australia recently to assist the SES in operating boats on swift-flowing rivers following…



Region’s estuarine waterways are in good shape

The region’s estuarine waterways are in good shape despite torrential rains and flooding over the past two years, with Council’s 2020-21 Central Coast Waterways Report Card revealing that 75 per…


Improvements to Tuggerah Lakes power ahead

Central Coast Council is powering ahead with improvements to the Tuggerah Lakes after receiving $4.7M from the Federal Government in 2020 to implement a three-year Estuary and Catchment Ecological Health…