Our Dora Creek

23/01/2025

📸 We haven’t posted in a while however would love to see your favourite photos of our great town.

22/07/2022

🔥 DORA CREEK BRIDGE FIRE

There has been a small fire on the bridge which is causing concern to locals, particularly on Baker Street & Cowell Street.

We’ll post more below when we have some direct evidence however please feel free to let us know.

Stay safe Dora locals

07/07/2022

🌧 NATURAL DISASTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

🌧 Lake Macquarie is among six LGAs added to the list of natural disaster areas this afternoon, so residents are eligible for financial assistance grants.

🌧 Assistance is being provided through the jointly-funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

🌧 Assistance available under the DRFA may include:
• Help for eligible people whose homes or belongings have been damaged (eligibility criteria apply);
• Support for affected local councils to help with the costs of cleaning up and restoring damaged essential roads and public assets;
• Concessional interest rate loans for small businesses, primary producers and non-profit organisations, and
• Freight subsidies for primary producers.

🌧 The declaration has only just been made so the Service NSW and Federal disaster assistance websites will not be updated yet, so please be patient as it make take several days.

🌧 I will post application links when they're made available by the respective Governments.

🌧 I must acknowledge the work of NSW Emergency Services Minister Steph Cooke MP and her federal counterpart Murray Watt for responding to our requests and acting on this issue quickly for us.

05/07/2022

⚠️ Information from Greg Piper.

‼️ INFORMATION FOR DORA CK RESIDENTS‼️

The following advice has been issued by NSW SES Cooranbong Unit:

As a result of the continuing rain, the water level of Dora Creek is rising.

Residents are asked to monitor their own situation. High tide is expected at 3.16am Wednesday morning. As water level rises are expected, residents are encouraged to leave early rather than become isolated.

Please consider staying with friends or relatives in a safe area.

☎️If you are already isolated, shelter in place and call the SES on 132 500 for assistance if required. Call 000 in a life-threatening emergency.

Stay Safe Everyone!

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05/07/2022

😥 Dora Creek - Help your neighbours and community!

If you’re able, please offer to help anyone who might need it. Hopefully the low tide brings some relief and the rain slows up.

❌ Please don’t attempt to drive through flood water . It’s not worth it.

Feel free to share your videos and photos below ⬇️

If you can help out, comment below so people can add and contact you.

04/07/2022

🤩 Wow! Pretty even in the rain.

Do any other locals have photos or footage for us?

We’ll post them all.

22/06/2022

Local soccer wrap from Southern Lakes United FC 🧡🖤

In our first true home game of the season, despite a number of players nursing light injuries or fitness concerns, we put together another dominant display to once again dispatch Mayfield 4-1 on the return fixture.

21/06/2022

🐸 Any Swampies fans or current/former players, coaches etc on the page?

We love Dora.

21/06/2022

📣 DORA CREEK LOCAL BUSINESS SHOUT OUT

Attention Dora Creek Businesses: Please shout out a local (Dora Creek owned and/or operated only) business below ⬇️

Tag their page in the comment section below. SUPPORT LOCAL!!

18/06/2022

🏫 Dora Creek Public School (late 1880’s)

Our town is more than just a pretty face. We have a proud history and our residents are not just ‘residents’, they’re proud residents.

Feel free to click on the share button below to show your pride in ‘Our Dora’.

17/06/2022

‘Thommo’s Shed’ - Dora Creek Workers Club