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Armidale Regional Council has introduced level 1 water restrictions in response to ongoing hot temperatures and minimal rainfall across the region. Under level 1 water restrictions, the average recommended water consumption is 180 litres per person per day to help...
Uralla Shire Council is committed to managing our water resources responsibly and proactively. As a community, we all have a role to play in preserving our water resources now and into the future. To guide this, Council continues to closely monitor dam storage levels,...
Gwydir and Uralla Shire have been declared disaster zones by the NSW government after last November’s storms with impacted residents and businesses encouraged to apply for assistance. Huge storms ripped through the Gwydir Shire and Uralla on 26 November destroying...
A Total Fire Ban will continue for Inverell as well as Gwydir Shire Local Government Areas for today. Very hot and dry conditions with east to southeasterly winds will increase this afternoon leading to Extreme fire dangers for the Northern Slopes fire weather...
Production remains positive in the Northern Tablelands following the release of the December seasonal update from the Local Land Service. The entire region remains in a non-drought category with the Dept of Primary Industries and regional Development suggesting this...
Many native species are potentially affected during heatwaves depending on the number of days and heat intensity with flying foxes at greater risk once the temperature exceeds 40 degrees when they then difficulty regulating their body temperature. They may also...
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued its long-range forecast for summer with predictions of dangerous weather conditions over the warmer months. The forecast shows below-average rainfall for inland parts of the east, warmer than average days and nights with an...
A destructive thunderstorm yesterday afternoon has caused damage and knocked out power to large areas in the Gwydir Shire. Warialda was heavily impacted by the damaging winds which reportedly tore the roof off multiple houses and caused significant damage. A...
Inverell branch of the State Emergency Service has issued a reminder to residents to prepare for the current thunderstorm season. Branch Deputy Unit Commander Joerg Gruenfeld says homeowners and tenants should be doing maintenance work now on blocked gutters and tiled...