Midcoast Council Treatment Plant Tours
21, 23 & 25 Oct 2025 | 9.30am AEDT
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at one of our water or sewage treatment facilities and learn about the extensive processes that go into ensuring the community has access to these essential services.
Booking required!
Bootawa Water Treatment Plant tour and koala spotting information sessions:
Come join us for the first of two tours at Bootawa Water Treatment Plant. Combining an informative look at the dam and treatment plant with a special koala spotting information session, the tour will highlight the significant value of the site for supplying high quality drinking water and protecting an iconic but endangered local species.
Participants will need to possess a reasonable level of fitness as walking on slopes, stairs and uneven surfaces will be required.
The tour is free and lunch will be provided.
Meet Up: Bootawa Dam, 301 Bootawa Dam Road Bootawa, NSW 2430
Tuesday 21 October, 9.30am–12.45pm
Thursday 23 October, 9.30am–12.45pm
Bulahdelah Water and Sewage Treatment Plant Open Day:
Gain a deeper understanding of the urban water cycle with a behind-the-scenes look at Bulahdelah's water and sewage treatment plants.
Beginning at the Bulahdelah School of Arts with a short presentation, you'll be transported by bus to the water treatment plant, where you'll learn how water is taken from the Crawford River, treated and distributed to around 600 homes and businesses in the area. From there you'll travel on to the sewage treatment plant, where you'll see how the town's wastewater is collected and cleaned before being released safely back into the natural environment.
The tour is free and lunch will be provided.
Meet up: Bulahdelah School of Arts Hall, 76 Crawford Street Bulahdelah, NSW 2423
Saturday 25 October 10am–2pm