Isolated for a week: Crescent Head community rallies together

The Crescent Head RFS crew set up a hub at the Country Club to coordinate food supply drops and medical evacuations for the village.

Crescent Head RFS Captain Greg Kings said the support from the community over the past week has been incredible.

"The thanks from the community has been really nice to see, they have made us cakes and stopped in to say hi which has been really uplifting," he said.

"We do appreciate people being patient and seeing how many community members have pulled together has been amazing."

Crescent Head Road at Rudders Lagoon is now open, however the road remains closed at the Corduroy and Loftus Road (Belmore River end) at Crescent Head is also closed.

"All of the roads are still closed into town. The water level at the Corduroy will be checked throughout the afternoon and once it reaches 500mm we will be able to use a pilot vehicle and allow only 4WD's to go through," Greg said.

The effort to get medical and food supplies to isolated residents has been a combined effort by the RFS, Police, Surf Life Saving, Crescent Head FoodWorks and Dan's Crescent Head Gourmet Butchery.

"We would also like to thank Blackfish Cafe, the Green Room, Bumpa's Bistro and Chanchitas for donating food to emergency service crews," Greg said.

"Heather from Crescent Head Veterinary Hospital and DPI have also been working on fodder drops for livestock along Crescent Head Road, a big thanks to them for helping out.

"And also to the group of volunteers who cleaned up the beach over the last few days, their work doesn't go unnoticed."

The RFS would also like to thank Crescent Head Crime Fighters for updating the community throughout the past week on their Facebook page.

"The Crescent Head Public School, Surfaris Retreat and Ross and Pam Foster all helped in setting up and providing accommodation for people who were rescued from out of town," Greg said.

"We also couldn't have done this without all of the community members who stepped up to help transport supplies over the Corduroy and K & T Earthworks who helped out over the other side.

"I would also like to thank all of our RFS volunteers, especially the members of our crew who are nurses and are currently at Kempsey Hospital helping out over there.

"It really has been a community effort."

While there is much work to be done to recover from this disaster, it is incredible to know that during times such as these, the kindhearted people of the Macleay will always be there for each other.

Locals are encouraged to stay up to date with the latest on road closures by visiting Kempsey Shire Council's Facebook page.

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