NSW Rural Fire Service Northern Tablelands District Team have once again suspended fire permits through to this Monday for the Inverell Local Government Areas. Fire permits were also suspended last week with the RFS stating this measure is being taken to reduce the...

NSW Rural Fire Service Northern Tablelands District Team have advised fire permits are currently suspended through to this Monday in Inverell & Tenterfield Local Government Area's. This measure is being taken to reduce the risk of fires starting and spreading...

Emergency crews were called out to a house fire on Wearnes Rd, west of Inverell, yesterday morning. Just before 9:30, crews arrived to find the single storey dwelling engulfed by fire with Bingara Fire & Rescue NSW along with several local Rural Fire Service crews...

The NSW Rural Fire Service will be conducting multiple hazard reduction burns around the village of Tingha this week as part of ongoing work to reduce bush fire risk and better protect the Tingha community ahead of the coming fire season. RFS crews will be onsite each...

The Bush Fire Danger Period (BFDP) begins in the Northern Tablelands on 1st August 2026 and the RFS is urging residents to prepare now. The RFS announced 3 Local Government Areas (LGAs) will commence the BFDP on 1st August 2026, ahead of the commencement of the...

There’s been a recall of a portable camping fridge freezer sold through BCF and Supercheap Auto stores between 5th of September last year and 15th of July 2026 due to a health hazard. The Super Retail Group Pty Ltd’s XTM TTF Fridge freezer range does not comply with...

The New England Bush Fire Management Committee has released a draft bushfire risk management plan for the New England which has detailed six areas that have an unacceptable risk. The Northern Daily Leader reports key areas between Walcha, Guyra/Black Mountain and...