Useful telephone numbers - Warringah Council Directory

Page Updated: February 6, 2012
Council A-Z Directory

Warringah Council - General Contact Details

General Manager
Rik Hart
Civic Centre
725 Pittwater Road
Dee Why NSW 2099
DX 9118 Dee Why
Email
Contact Council Form
Telephone
9942 2111
Fax
9971 4522
After Hours - emergency calls to Council
9942 2111
Council Hours
8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri
Council Meetings - Fourth Tuesday of the month except for January (no meetings), February (second and fourth Tuesday) and December (second Tuesday only)
9942 2444
 

Council A-Z Contact Directory

Save time - use the alphabet below to find your service

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Your Service Directory

A
Abandoned Vehicles
9942 2111
9942 2563
9942 2560
Australia Day Celebrations - 26 January at Forestville, Dee Why Beach, Narrabeen and Beacon Hill
9942 2672
B
Baby Health - for a list of Early Childhood Health Centres please call
9942 2565
Barking Dogs 9942 2111
Backyard Burning - backyard burning is prohibited
9942 2111
9942 2545
fax 9942 2691
9942 2644
9942 2641
9942 2562
Beachwatch - beach pollution update
1800 036 677
Building Advice - Duty Technical Officers are available at the Planning and Assesssment Services Counter between 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday to provide advice on development and building construction requirements
9942 2111
131 500
9942 2439
C
Children's Services - child care and support
9942 2665
9942 2575
Citizenship - Council regularly conducts Citizenship ceremonies. Applications and enquiries to the Department of Immigration:
131 880
Community Centres - more than 20 centres are available for hire by organisations, community groups or for private functions:
 

Tramshed Arts and Community Centre Booking Office
Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm

9913 3231

Forest Community Arts Centre Booking Office

Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm

9452 1065
9942 2605
 

Community Transport (small buses)

9971 5110

Individual transport for older people and those with disabilities

9913 3583
Complaints Management - Office of the Internal Ombudsman
9942 2105
Customer Service Centre
9942 2111
D
Development Applications - Council's Development Assessment Officers are available by phone or in person for consultation 9.30am to 10.30am and 3pm to 4pm Monday to Friday. Other times by appointment.
9942 2111
9942 2787
9942 2686
Disabled Parking Stickers - RTA
132 213
Drains - blocked drains, pits
9942 2111
E
Early Childhood Centres
9942 2575
Electricity (Energy Australia) - power failure
131 388
132 500
Emergency - Storm damage (SES)
132 500
Emergency - Police, Ambulance, Fire
000
9942 2518
F
9942 2665
9942 2575
Filming - permits and enquiries
9942 2545
fax 9942 2691
Fire:  

Rural Fire Brigades

9450 3000

Permission to burn off

9450 3000

Bush fire hazards reporting

9450 3000
Flooding:  

Assistance during flooding on Council property

9942 2111

Report flooding after the event

9942 2111
Footpaths, kerbs and gutters
9942 2111
G
 
Gas:  

General enquiries - AGL

131 606

Gas leaks - AGL

131 909
 

Administration

9975 4044

Box Office

9975 1455
Government Information Public Access Act - access to Council records
9942 2352
Graffiti Hotline - to report graffiti
9942 2111
Graffiti - for information on the graffiti project and legal graffiti walls
9942 2401
H
Halls - see Community Centres
 
9942 2111
Holiday Recreation Program - surfing, skateboarding, cooking, aerobics, beach awareness and more for young people aged 5 to 18 years
9942 2312
9942 2576
Home & Community Care (HACC) program
9942 2560
9942 2563
Home Care Service of NSW
1800 350 792
I
Internal Ombudsman - complaints management
9942 2105
J
9942 2111
K

Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre

Kimbriki Road, off Mona Vale Road, Terrey Hills. Open 7 days, 7am-5pm (closed Good Friday and Christmas Day).

All household dry waste accepted. Liquids, hazardous materials and putrescible wastes (food and animal waste) are not accepted.

The Eco Garden at Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre is open centre hours for casual visits or booked group tours. The garden demonstrates composting, mulches, no-dig gardening, rainwater collection and food plants.

9486 3512
9486 3542
L
9942 2911
 

Dee Why Library

Monday to Friday: 10am to 9pm

Saturday: 10am to 4pm

Sunday: 2pm to 5pm

9942 2449

Belrose Library

Monday and Tuesday: 10am to 7pm
Wednesday to Friday: 10am to 5pm
Saturday: 10am to 1pm
Sunday: 2pm to 5pm

9452 3211

Forestville Library

Monday to Thursday: 10am to 6pm
Friday: 10am to 5pm
Saturday: 10am to 1pm

9452 5706

Warringah Mall Library

Monday to Wednesday: 9am to 5pm
Thursday: 9am to 9pm
Friday and Saturday: 9am to 5pm
Sunday: 10am to 4pm

9942 7999
Community Libraries:
 

Booklovers Club Narrabeen

9913 8030

Terrey Hills Community Library

9450 2216

Harbord Mini Library

9905 4824

Long Day Care Centres - for children 6 weeks to 5 years:

9942 2971

Belrose Children's Centre
Monday to Friday: 7.30am to 6pm

 

Brookvale Children's Centre
Monday to Friday: 7.45am to 5.45pm

 

Dee Why Children's Centre
Monday to Friday: 7.30am to 5.30pm

 

Narrabeen Children's Centre
Monday to Friday: 7.45am to 5.45pm

 
M
Maintenance Hotline
9942 2111
Manly Dam:  

Manly Dam Rangers

9949 3235

9942 2545

Markets
9942 2111
Meals on Wheels - Warringah-Pittwater Food Services Inc.
9970 8399
Members of Parliament:
 

Federal Member for Mackellar, Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP

9972 2355

Federal Member for Warringah, Hon Tony Abbott MP

9977 6411

State Member for Davidson, Mr Jonathan O'Dea MP

9880 7400

State Member for Manly, Mr Mike Baird MP

9976 2773

State Member for Pittwater, Mr Rob Stokes MP

9999 3599

State Member for Wakehurst, Mr Brad Hazzard MP

9981 1111
Mobile Occasional Day Care - Monday-Friday 9.30am-2.30pm
0407 410 548
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National Security Hotline - if you suspect it, report it 1800 123 400
News - the Warringah Update appears in the Saturday edition of The Manly Daily and on Council's website
9942 2221
Northern Beaches Neighbourhood Service
9931 7777
O
Out of School Hours Program (OOSH)
contact your local school
P
Parks and Reserves Maintenance
9942 2111
Parks and Sporting Field Bookings
9942 2545
fax 9942 2541
9942 2111
Planning and Assessment Services Information - a wide range of brochures are available at the Planning and Assessment Services Counter. Development Control Plans, the current Local Environment Plan and individual Locality Statements are also available for inspection and purchase.
9942 2111
131 126
 

Dee Why Police Station
corner St David Avenue and Fisher Road

9971 3399

Frenchs Forest Police Station
139 Frenchs Forest Road

9452 9599
Pollution - EPA Pollution Line (24 hours)
131 555
Pound - Collaroy Veterinary Clinic, 1185 Pittwater Road Collaroy
9971 8487
R

Rates - your rates assessment is made up of two components:

  1. a charge covering waste management services (residential properties only)
  2. a rate amount based on the land value of your property as at July 1, 2003

Your rates are assessed over a financial year and can be paid in four instalments due in August, November, February and May.

9942 2922
Records - access to Council records/Government Information Public Access Act
9942 2352
 
Recycling Services - see Kimbriki and Waste Management Services
 
9942 2545
fax 9942 2541
Reserves Maintenance
9942 2111

Roads and Pavements

9942 2111
9942 2447
Rock Pools  

Rock Pool bookings

9942 2545
fax 9942 2691

Rock Pool cleaning and maintenance

9942 2111
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School Tours - Council Officers conduct educational tours of Council for primary schools
9942 2502
Senior Citizen Centres:
 
9971 9029
Senior Citizens Week - program and events
9942 2563
9942 2560
SES - State Emergency Service - see Emergency
132 500

Warringah Council: 9981 2099

Manly Council: 9976 1699

Pittwater Council: 9970 1236

Storm Damage - to Council property
9942 2111
Street Lighting - call Energy Australia
1800 044 808
Sullage Service
9942 2111

Swimming Pools Compliance - contact Environmental Health and Protection

9942 2111
Sydney Metropolitan Wildlife Service - rescue and information line
9413 4300
132 090
T
Taxis
131 668
Trees:  

Trees on Council land (eg removal, pruning)

9942 2111

Council trees in powerlines - call Energy Australia

131 525

Tree Preservation Order - Council's Tree Management Officer is available by appointment regarding tree preservation and other issues within Warringah

9942 2111
Emergency after hours
9942 2111
 
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Unauthorised Works - report any unauthorised works to Council
9942 2111
V
Vacation Care - school holiday arts, crafts, sports and excursion programs for 5-12 year olds
9942 2312 or 9942 2576
W
ph: 9451 8000
fax: 9974 2163
aquatic-centre@warringah.nsw.gov.au

Waste Management Services

Every week:

  • Garbage wheelie bin collection
    - red or dark green lidded bin

Fortnightly:

    • Recycling wheelie bin collection
      - alternate weeks for yellow lidded (mixed containers) bin and blue lidded (paper) bin
    • Vegetation (garden waste) collection
      - lime green lidded bin
9942 2111
Wildlife Care & Rescue - see Sydney Metropolitan Wildlife Service and WIRES
 
WIRES - Wildlife Information & Rescue Service
8977 3333
Women's Resource Centre - Manly Warringah
9971 4499
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Youth Services - coordination and development of youth services, programs and facilities, advice and information on youth issues. Advocacy of youth issues in Council, community and government forums.

9942 2680
Every effort was made to ensure that contact details were correct at time of publishing, however Warringah Council cannot be held responsible for any changes or errors in this information.