Gwydir Shire Council has issued a warning to campers that water levels along the Gwydir River near Bingara may rise in the coming days due to the forecasted rainfall. It follows forecasts of days of rainfall which may lead to minor to moderate and even possibly...
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Weather Warning for Possible Snow Again
The NSW SES advises people in the parts of the Northern Tablelands to prepare for snow, fog, ice and frost. There was a potential of snowfall down to 1000 metres overnight and into this morning for Guyra, Glen Innes, Uralla, Walcha and Armidale. The SES advise weather...
Wet Spring Forecast
The Bureau of Meteorology’s Long-Range forecast is suggesting wetter than average conditions for most of the eastern two thirds of Australia between August and October. Senior Climatologist Dr Lynette Bettio says the chance of unusually wet conditions is elevated...
Moylan Makes Urgent Appeal to Government in the Wake of Destructive Snowstorm
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is appealing to the NSW Government for urgent financial support for local residents and businesses after Saturday’s snowstorms caused significant and widespread damage to infrastructure and services across the region. Mr...
Essential Energy Crews Work Hard to Restore Power
Good progress was made yesterday to restore power to over 9,000 customers in the past 24 hours across the Mid North Coast and New England regions. As of 5pm yesterday, there are just around 11,700 homes and businesses without power with the areas around Armidale,...
Snow Falls in Inverell Shire for the First Time in Over 40 Years
For the first time in over 40 years, snow has fallen in Inverell, Gilgai and Tingha after the Northern Tablelands was turned into a winter wonderland on Saturday. Inverell SES Flood Intelligence officer David Jones says the last time snow was reported in Inverell and...
SES Warning on Trees
The State Emergency Service has issued a warning to residents and campers to be wary of large trees which may fall following the recent wet weather. SES Commander with MacIntyre Region Peter O'Brien says the root system of some large trees aren’t coping with the...
Wet Week forecast
A series of strong cold fronts will cause widespread rain across Australia this week, along with periods of damaging winds, thunderstorms and snow in multiple states and territories. The Bureau of Meteorology says first system is crossing the country now while the...
Conditions Improve in The Northern Tablelands
Northern Tablelands Local Land Services say on-ground conditions continue to improve across the region. Rainfall during June was average to well below average across most of the region with most of the region currently in the Non-Drought category while the production...