A new $6.2 million Murwillumbah SES headquarters is taking shape, strengthening flood and storm response capabilities across the Tweed region.
Emergency management
Posted inClarence Valley, Emergency management, Feature
New $13 million emergency operations centre strengthens Clarence Valley disaster response
A new $13 million emergency operations centre at Glenugie will boost the Clarence Valley’s ability to respond to natural disasters.
Posted inEmergency management, Feature, MidCoast, Northern Rivers
Five councils fight $18.9 million grants cut as disaster funding rules stay
Canberra is keeping disaster funding largely as is, but five North Coast and MidCoast councils say a proposed NSW grants change could strip $18.9 million a year from flood-hit communities.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Booral
Second rider dies after Booral crash
A horse float, a utility and two motorcycles. Two riders are now dead after a Sunday morning crash at Booral, and a young driver faces a string of serious charges.
Posted inFlood, Lismore
Flood buyback families first in line for new East Lismore land
Lismore buyback families get first dibs on 19 new lots at East Lismore, with sales tipped to open before the year is out.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Carrs Creek
Driver dies after car hits tree at Carrs Creek
A car slammed into a tree on the Summerland Way north of Grafton on Saturday morning. The driver died at the scene.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Hunter, Sport
Tragic start to grand final weekend as car hits Knights fans
Updated: Knights fans lined the road to send their team off to the grand final. Then a car ploughed into the crowd. Ten are injured including two 5 year olds and a 2 year old, two critically, and the driver is under arrest.
Posted inEmergency management, NSW News
Bush fire season officially starts
One ember can end it. Bush fire season is officially here, and the RFS says most people with a plan still haven’t done the jobs that could save their home.
Posted inEmergency management, MidCoast
Newest SES recruit on trial on Mid North Coast
The NSW SES is putting its newest recruit through its paces, trialling an amphibious vehicle on the flood-prone Mid North Coast.
Posted inEmergency management, Mental Health, National News
Hero to zero: rural emergency workers’ heavy burden
Rural first responders face added mental health risks due to isolation, hero worship, misogyny, judgement and expectations to be stoic, research has found.