Regional coverage
Stay Informed
NSW SES volunteers are working around the clock to provide essential support to communities across northern New South Wales. During the last 24 hours there were 1117 incidents and 29 flood rescues. NSW SES received 1316 calls to 132 500 during this period. There are currently 127 warnings in place across northern New South Wales, [...]
Regional News
THE State and Federal Governments have extended disaster assistance to the Armidale, Glen Innes Severn and Tenterfield Local Government Areas as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s impacts move inland. Support has been made available under the joint Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. Assistance measures that may be provided to communities include assistance for eligible residents to help [...]
Weather Update
The NSW SES advises people in the following areas STAY INFORMED about predicted possible minor to major flooding on the Gwydir River: Gravesend and surrounds including the Horton River communities; Pallamallawa and surrounds; and Yarraman Bridge north of Moree. Residents should stay informed by monitoring warnings issued by NSW SES on their website and Facebook [...]
Women’s Week
Five of the state’s most exceptional women have been honoured as recipients of the NSW Women of the Year Awards at the International Convention Centre in Sydney on Thursday. The NSW Women of the Year Awards are the centrepiece of NSW Women’s Week from Sunday, March 2 and concludes on International Women’s Day, Saturday, March [...]
Flood Watch
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred has weakened, but widespread moderate to heavy rainfall is likely to extend well to the south of the centre of the system over parts of north-eastern NSW during today and Sunday. This is likely to cause rapid and dangerous river rises and moderate to major flooding is occurring along parts of the [...]
Cyclone Alfred
ALFRED UPDATE: Bureau of Meteorology reports Tropical Cyclone Alfred has weakened to a tropical low off the east coast and is 65km north-north-east of Brisbane and 40km south south-east of Maroochydore and is moving slowly north as at 7.30am, Saturday. Gales are no longer occurring over coastal or island locations. It is expected to move [...]
Cyclone Alfred
THE Bureau of Meteorology warns minor to major isolated flooding is possible from Sunday into early next week for parts of north-western and central western New South Wales catchments. Further coastward, rainfall associated with Tropical Cyclone Alfred is likely to cause rapid and dangerous river rises and extensive moderate to major flooding along the New [...]
Rural Health
MEMBER for Barwon Roy Butler recently introduced a Bill to split the Hunter New England Local Health District, with the Bill prioritised and referred to a committee for review. “The speed with which it moved through the Assembly was a sign the Government is supportive of a discussion about HNELHD and whether it is operating [...]
Cyclone Alfred
THE NSW State Emergency Service is asking residents in parts of the Northern Rivers to leave as rapid river rises are expected to lead to extensive flooding. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday. Based on the predictions from the Bureau of Meteorology, forecast rainfall associated with Tropical Cyclone [...]
Cyclone Alfred
THE Bureau of Meteorology reports Tropical Cyclone Alfred, a category 2 system, is 325km east of Brisbane and 300km east of Gold Coast as at around 6am Thursday. Alfred will continue its approach towards the south-east Queensland coast, with the far western edge already impacting the coast from about Coolangatta to Ballina. Alfred is forecast [...]
