Land slip incident

NSW Police, NSW Fire & Rescue and NSW SES are responding to a land slip incident that occurred in the early morning of 23 May 2025 at 126 Russell Road, New Lambton.

NSW Police is managing this incident, with City of Newcastle supporting the response.

Update - 23 May 2025, 6.00pm

14 properties on Russell Road, Baker Street and Victoria Street have been impacted. Residents from these properties have been evacuated due to damage to houses and public infrastructure.

Damage has occurred to road infrastructure as well as underground utilities operated by City of Newcastle, Hunter Water and Ausgrid. The extent of this damage is being assessed and monitored.

Road closures are in place at:

Baker Street, New Lambton
Victoria Street, New Lambton (partial).

The community is asked to avoid the area while the response efforts and assessments are underway.

Russell Road is not impacted, however our teams will continue to assess and monitor both public and private infrastructure in the area.

City of Newcastle acknowledges that we operate on the grounds of the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples.
We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and that they are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession.
CN reiterates its commitment to address disadvantages and attain justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community.