A body believed to be that of a missing pilot has been located after a helicopter crashed in dense bushland near the Queensland border.
Emergency management
Posted inFlood, Mid-Coast Council, Roads and Infrastructure, Wingham
Early funding secured for design of replacement The Bight Bridge
Design work on a replacement for The Bight Bridge at Wingham will soon begin after the project was deemed eligible for early funding from the NSW Reconstruction Authority
Posted inEmergency management, Flood, Lismore
Lismore four years on: still much to do
Four years after the record‑breaking flood that devastated Lismore in February 2022, the Northern Rivers community is today marking an anniversary many hoped would look very different.
Posted inFlood, Lismore, NSW Politics
Caravans for better flood recovery
Communities across the North Coast stand to benefit from faster access to temporary housing after disasters
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Coffs Harbour, Crime
Coffs cop charged after being caught drink driving twice
A Coffs Harbour police officer has been charged with drink driving, and may lose his job, after being caught twice driving under the influence in the one day.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Grafton
Changed traffic conditions on Gwydir Highway between Grafton and Glen Innes
Motorists are advised of changed traffic conditions at multiple locations on the Gwydir Highway between Grafton and Glen Innes this week.
Posted inClarence Valley, Emergency management
Building a better future for RFS Brigade Volunteers
A new Clarence Valley control centre headlines a $34.5 million push to strengthen bushfire response on the NSW north coast.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Bellingen Shire, School News
Interim school bus services announced for Dorrigo students
Transport for NSW has announced alternative travel arrangements for students impacted by the Waterfall Way closure, with a phased introduction of minibus services beginning Monday, 9 February.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Dorrigo, Politics, Roads and Infrastructure
Calls for alternate route to ‘Rockfall Way’
The closure of Waterfall Way for the fifth time in less than 12 months has reignited calls to invest in a viable and safe alternate route. Some locals are now calling the drive ‘Rockfall Way’.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Roads and Infrastructure
Waterfall Way closed for at least a week after fresh landslip
Waterfall Way is expected to remain closed for at least a week, and potentially up to 10 days, after another significant landslip cut the vital mountain route between the North Coast and the Northern Tablelands.