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Saturday, February 8, 2025

Gas restored to Bathurst after week-long outage

Gas supply has been restored for residents and businesses in Bathurst following a week-long outage due to a broken gas pipeline.

Gas service has also been restored to the Lithgow Hospital using a Compressed Natural Gas vehicle to provide an interim supply until a permanent supply is re-established, energy company, Jemena, has confirmed.

Jemena’s Managing Director, Frank Tudor, thanked the community and repair staff for their efforts in completing the restoration.

“We’ve been humbled by the generosity and resilience of the local community, and would like to extend our thanks and gratitude to all involved in helping restore gas supplies for local homes and businesses across Bathurst,” Mr Tudor said. 

“We would also like to thank the NSW Police, the NSW Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services, and local councils for making their people available to support our restoration efforts. We also thank APA for their support throughout the restoration process.”

He said that since the outage began last Wednesday, Jemena staff had visited more than 14,000 homes and businesses to conduct crucial safety checks.

“The community is also to be recognised for the resilience it has shown during what has been an unseasonably cold period. The generosity of neighbours, community organisations, and other service providers is also to be commended.”

Mr Tudor said that Jemena personnel will remain in Bathurst to assist any residents and businesses who may not have been home when crews arrived to carry out the reconnection process and as a result are still without gas.

For customers in Wallerawang, Lithgow, and Oberon, Mr Tudor said Jemena and APA were working on short-term and permanent solutions to restore their gas supply.

It is anticipated that gas supply will be restored for some residential and small business customers from next week.

Jemena says prioritisation will be given to reconnecting vulnerable customers and welfare support services.

Customers who are without gas should contact Jemena on 131 909.

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