Last week Lismore's Deputy Mayor Neil Marks was joined by local state MP Janelle Saffin and MLC Ben Franklin to officially cut the ribbon on the $8.2 million South Lismore Flood Mitigation Project, but there are divergent views on how best to deal with the flood threat in future. The Tweed Byron Emergency Operations Committee has been activated, as Byron Shire residents brace for another night of severe weather. The Bureau of Meteorology Flood Watch remains current for the Northern Rivers, with minor flooding forecasted at Billinudgel and Mullumbimby on Monday evening, as a result of renewed river rises and heavy rainfall.