A motorcyclist has died after being thrown from his bike during a group ride near Dungog, with police now investigating the circumstances of the crash.
Emergency management
Posted inEmergency management, Feature, Local News
Lismore residents urged to prepare for bushfire season
Lismore residents are being urged to prepare for bushfire season as emergency services test their response to extreme conditions.
Posted inFeature, Flood, Murwillumbah
Work begins on $5.6m Murwillumbah flood defence upgrade
Work has begun on a $5.6 million upgrade to Murwillumbah’s flood defence system, with a new stormwater pump station being built at Lavender Creek.
Posted inFeature, Flood, Tweed Heads
Largest post-flood housing project underway in Tweed Heads
Tweed Heads is getting 80 new social housing units as part of the Northern Rivers’ ongoing flood recovery.
Posted inEmergency management, New England
Hazard reduction burn in Guy Fawkes River National Park
A 2,000 hectare hazard reduction burn is planned for Guy Fawkes River National Park this week. Here’s what locals need to know about closures and smoke.
Posted inAgriculture, Animals, Emergency management, Feature, National News
Bird flu funding boost branded thin
A $145 million bird flu funding boost has been branded “deeply unserious” by conservationists, as the virus reaches a dolphin for the first time and NSW rolls out a native bird vaccine trial.
Posted inEmergency management, Feature, Housing, Lismore, NSW Politics, Regional Development
Northern Rivers rebuild delivers first homes, unlocks flood-free land
Four relocated homes are in. Seventy-six more lots are coming. The Northern Rivers rebuild is picking up pace, and officials say it’s changing lives on the ground.
Posted inFeature, Fire, Taree
Fire tears through flood-recovered Taree Aquatic Club
Staff at Taree Aquatic Club, affectionately known as Sailos, have been dealt a fresh blow after a fire ripped through the clubhouse in the early hours of Monday, 24 August, just months after the venue began recovering from last year’s floods.
Posted inEmergency management, Lismore
Lismore strengthens rural voice on flood risk management
Lismore City Council is seeking rural representatives to strengthen community input into flood risk management and resilience planning across the region.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Emergency management
A disaster in the detail as Coffs Harbour says ‘enough is enough’
Coffs Harbour Council is warning proposed disaster funding changes could shift costs onto local government and leave communities more vulnerable after disasters.