As of 2pm Sunday July 18 a total of 26 requests for assistance had been received by the Crookwell SES unit.

Tasks included damage to buildings from the weight of snow, tree damage with trees falling and blocking driveways and roads.

Early Friday morning 12.30am the unit was called out to assist a stranded motorist on the Grabben Gullen road, with the assistance of Council, a crew was able to reach the motorist and returned them safely to Crookwell.

They were returned back to their vehicle later on Friday by Mr Ian Kennelly (RFS) where they were able to continue their journey.

The unit was asked by NSW Police to assist in a land search on Saturday morning but where later stood down as the person was found safe and well.

The Crookwell unit was supported by crews from Goulburn, Collector, Queanbeyan, Yass, and Sutton SES Units

The Crookwell SES unit would like to thank the Rural Fire Service, Upper Lachlan Shire Council,  NSW Police, NSW Fire & Rescue,  Crookwell Hotel Bistro,  Coffee Buzz, Crookwell IGA, Upland Pastures Motel, Kate Hinton from Ravenscroft Country Accommodation, Norm and Judith Fountain, Crookwell Lions and the local community for supporting us with this emergency.

For emergency help in floods and storms call 132500, life threatening call 000

Essential Energy crews continued power supply restoration efforts on Saturday – following the heavy snowfalls of Thursday night that caused widespread power supply interruptions affecting up to 6000 customers across south eastern NSW.

Helicopters and ground crews patrolled powerlines in the greater Goulburn and Crookwell areas identifying additional faults on the electricity distribution network, including powerlines brought down by the build-up of snow and ice and contact with vegetation.

Crews continued to make repairs to the electricity network throughout the weekend in challenging conditions, with melting snow and ice causing unstable ground and limiting access to some fault locations.

Essential Energy anticipates that about 140 customers in Goulburn and Crookwell remained without power over the weekend.

Customers can call 13 20 80 for updates.

Essential Energy thanks customers for their understanding and patience as they work to repair the electricity network.

With the heavy falls and the frosty conditions on top freezing the remaining snow this made the conditions unsafe for pedestrians and motorists.

Management at the Crookwell Hospital reported that there were plenty of casualties over the weekend.

Due to the extremely harsh conditions of the weekend the emergency department was busy with people sustaining multiple fractures to bones due to falls in the snow and the icy conditions.

The Council will be kept busy with a massive cleanup of fallen branches and uprooted trees.