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Premium Content Subscriber only Widespread rain across the Wilsons River catchment area overnight is contributing to Minor Flooding in the city this morning. The Bureau of Meteorology said heavy rainfall on Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday has caused river level rises in the tributaries upstream of Lismore. A minor flood peak is expected at Lismore this afternoon. River levels along Leycester Creek peaked at Rock Valley near 3.8 metres around 5am this morning and along Goolmangar Creek river levels peaked at Goolmangar at 7.0 metres around 5am. Along Wilsons Creek River levels have pe...

Premium Content Subscriber only Widespread rain across the Wilsons River catchment area overnight is contributing to Minor Flooding in the city this morning. The Bureau of Meteorology said heavy rainfall on Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday has caused river level rises in the tributaries upstream of Lismore. A minor flood peak is expected at Lismore this afternoon. River levels along Leycester Creek peaked at Rock Valley near 3.8 metres around 5am this morning and along Goolmangar Creek river levels peaked at Goolmangar at 7.0 metres around 5am. Along Wilsons Creek River levels have pe...

One of two northbound lanes was closed while vehicle salvage was completed.

Premium Content Subscriber only Residents in Burringbar, Mooball and Crabbes Creek are being asked to have their say on a new flash flood warning system for the area. The system is being developed as flood risk studies have shown that these areas are subject to flash flooding with little to no warning. Council, with assistance from NSW State Emergency Service and other government agencies, is now set to build an automated system to provide advanced notice of approaching floods to local residents. Manager Roads and Stormwater Danny Rose said that a key consideration for flooding in the are...

Premium Content Subscriber only A further expert statement is yet to be finalised before the brief of evidence against a teen accused of arson is complete, a court has heard. Brendan Piccini, 18, has been charged with lighting nine fires while he was a volunteer rural firefighter. He was arrested on November 4 last year and was charged with nine counts of intentionally causing a fire and being reckless to its spread and one count of possessing an unauthorised pistol. The charges relate to fires in the Burringbar and Mooball areas between October 7 and November 3, which police will allege ...