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Richard Hil If there were a league table for potholed streets in Mullumbimby, Palm Avenue or ‘Palmy’ – just off Main Arm Road – would surely take the prize. So pockmarked is this otherwise attractive cull de sac that it could be mistaken for scene in All Quiet on the Western Front. Let’s do the maths To gain a sense of the scale of the problem, I calculated the ratio of potholes to each Palmy resident. It worked out at around 80 to 100 holes per person – enough for a slot in the Guinness Book of Records. The depressions vary from the gargantuan – enough to consume a fair-si...

1. River Drive, at Carrs Bridge, Keith Hall (Closed) ROAD CLOSED - Roadworks Ballina Shire Council is replacing Carrs Bridge on River Drive, Keith Hall. Works will start on Wednesday 6 January 2021 and will take six weeks to complete, weather permitting. Caution WATER OVER ROAD - Proceed with Caution 2. Pearces Creek Bridge @ Eltham Road, Pearces Creek (Caution) CAUTION - LOAD LIMITS APPLY A reduced load limit has been introduced for Pearces Creek Bridge on Eltham Road, Pearces Creek. From 6 July the new load limits are: Single axle - 3.5 tonnes Tandem axle - 4.0 tonnes Tri axle - 4.5 to...

Byron Shire residents are warned to expect more heavy rain from later tonight. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued an update to its severe weather warning for damaging winds, heavy rainfall, abnormally high tides and damaging surf for the people in the Northern Rivers area, along with parts of the Mid North Coast and the Northern Tablelands districts. The BOM said that at this stage the widespread heavy rain is expected to ease late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Minor flood warnings remain in place for Billinudgel and Mullumbimby and will be updated by the SES if necessary. The SES has w...