Following the announcement of a one week snap lockdown from
5pm today in the Armidale Regional Local Government Area, all non-essential
Council facilities will be temporarily closed, and all staff who can do so will
work from home to adhere to the Public Health Order.
Non-essential community facilities that will close are:
- Armidale
and Guyra Libraries
- Armidale
and Guyra Civic Administration Buildings
- Armidale
Folk Museum
- Kent
and Hughes House
- Armidale
Visitors Information Centre
- Home
Support Services Guyra (Nicolli House)
- Council
managed community halls including the Armidale Town Hall
Armidale Regional Council’s General Manager James Roncon said
the organisation is taking every step possible to ensure essential services are
delivered as normal despite the increased restrictions.
“We have recently implemented Business Continuity Plans for
all of Council’s services in order to ensure we continue essential service
delivery that keeps our community running,” said Mr Roncon.
“It will still be all hands on deck behind the scenes, with
our numerous teams of workers continuing to deliver our services in ways that
minimise human contact and adheres to the Public Health Order requirements.”
Council’s Customer Service team will also be available over
the phone and will be able to assist with any enquiries as usual.
“This is the time to take advantage of our wide range of
online services available via the Self Service tab on our website,” said Mr
Roncon.
“The Guyra and Armidale libraries also have a huge selection
of online options such as e-books and magazines that can be found by visiting
the Libraries page on our website.”
“We’ve been through this before so we all know how important
it is to work together and follow the health advice to ensure our community is
affected by this as little as possible.”
The community is encouraged to regularly check Council’s
social media channels for any updates regarding Council’s services.
For more information about the latest health advice, please
visit the NSW Health website.
See below for a list of Council’s helpful online and phone
services available to residents during this time:
Core services:
Library services:
Council’s COVID-19 information:
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Published on 07 Aug 2021