Fifty-five years. That is how long one Mullumbimby-area firefighter has served since joining the Federal brigade in 1971. Meet the Far North Coast RFS members honoured for more than 1,300 years of service.
Emergency management
Posted inEmergency management, Regional Development, Roads and Infrastructure
Regional roads, e-bikes and speed cameras targeted in plan to halve road deaths
NSW wants to halve road deaths in five years. Regional roads, e-bikes, motorbike riders, and average speed cameras for light vehicles are all on the hit list. See what is coming.
Posted inEmergency management, Feature, MidCoast
Registrations open for Mid North Coast flood debris clean-up
Rural landholders across the Mid North Coast can now register for free assistance to remove large and hazardous debris left behind by severe weather events in 2025.
Posted inBellingen, Emergency management, Feature, Nambucca Heads
North Coast residents urged to prepare for emergency season
Residents and businesses across the North Coast are being encouraged to prepare their communication plans ahead of the higher-risk storm and emergency season.
Posted inFeature, Flood, Kempsey
Kempsey pushes for dredging solution at Back Creek
Kempsey Shire Council is pushing for dredging to resume at Back Creek in South West Rocks, amid growing concerns over sand build-up, boating access and potential flood risks.
Posted inEmergency management, Feature, Good News, Stroud
Stroud SES gets new $2.1m headquarters
Stroud SES volunteers have swapped their old Booral base for a $2.1 million headquarters three times the size, built for a patch that runs from Barrington Tops to Tea Gardens.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Fingal Head
Two lives lost in separate North Coast crashes
Two families are grieving after separate crashes on the North Coast. One driver died at the scene at Fingal Head. A woman died in hospital more than two weeks after a crash at Herons Creek.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Coffs Harbour, Crime, Feature
Woman charged after Coffs Harbour worker run over
He was checking fuel tank levels when a ute left him trapped on a Coffs Harbour forecourt. Now he’s in John Hunter Hospital, and a woman has been refused bail.
Posted inBanora Point, Emergency management, Feature, Grafton, Lismore
Storm hotspots keep moving across NSW
Lismore, Banora Point, Grafton: North Coast communities have all topped NSW storm claim lists.
Posted inBallina, Emergency management, Feature, Good News
Ballina SES gets new $6.3 million base
1,140 call-outs in three years, mostly storms and floods. Ballina’s SES volunteers now have a $6.3 million headquarters with an Emergency Operations Centre. See what the new base means for the Northern Rivers.