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16th Dec 2020 7:24 PM A SEVERE Weather Warning remains in place for the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast as Lismore has experienced flash flooding in the CBD today. Conditions seem to have eased for the Byron Shire but heavy rain and flash flooding is still possible. At the time of publication there was no Bureau of Meteorology flood warning for the Byron Shire. Byron Shire Council’s director of infrastructure services, Phil Holloway, said the council had been able to reinstate road access for affected residents in Main Arm. “We are really pleased th...

16th Dec 2020 7:24 PM A SEVERE Weather Warning remains in place for the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast as Lismore has experienced flash flooding in the CBD today. Conditions seem to have eased for the Byron Shire but heavy rain and flash flooding is still possible. At the time of publication there was no Bureau of Meteorology flood warning for the Byron Shire. Byron Shire Council’s director of infrastructure services, Phil Holloway, said the council had been able to reinstate road access for affected residents in Main Arm. “We are really pleased th...

Date Time Severe weather update for Tuesday 15 December The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) warning for heavy rainfall, abnormally high tides and damaging surf continues today (Tuesday 15 Dec) across the Byron Shire. The BOM flood watch continues for the Brunswick River and its tributaries due to predictions for continuing showers and thunderstorms and the risk of flash flooding over coming days. Rainfall rates are expected to ease later today or early Wednesday as the trough over the NSW North Coast weakens. “We seem to be out of the worst of the storm event but we are still on flood watch as ...

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 ...

Premium Content Subscriber only THE Byron Shire’s brand new emergency dashboard had a ‘baptism of fire’ over the weekend, according to mayor Simon Richardson. “It’s been an amazing baptism of fire for the dashboard, but it’s really holding up well and it’s really showing its benefits for locals who can access it,” he said. Unveiled only last week, the dashboard is a dedicated website by council where Byron Shire can bookmark on their phones or computers, with access to emergency information when a flood or fire arises. The dashboard links to other webs...