Free app measures your home’s bushfire resilience
A free Bushfire Resilience Rating app has been released for residents to assess and prepare their homes for bushfire risk. Households can measure the bushfire resilience of their own home through a star-rating system and then get a customised action plan to make practical, safety improvements to their homes.
Raffle ticket was the unexpected start to a new calling
Who would have thought that buying a ticket in a raffle would turn a woman’s life around? Eight years ago, Kerry Turpin bought that ticket from Kirra Hartland, a volunteer with Evans Head Marine Rescue. Kirra is “very persuasive”, Kerry said. And that’s how Kerry became a volunteer.
John Holmes died at the fire front after serving the RFS for 50 years
The smell of smoke from the Bean Creek fire sat heavy in the morning air at Mallanganee as the local RFS unit mourned the loss of one of its members. The NSW Rural Fire Service said the RFS “suffered a great loss with the tragic passing of senior deputy captain John Holmes”. John was battling the Bean Creek Fire, about 15km north of Bonalbo, when he had a heart attack...
Wood you, could you, split and chop like these fellers?
Six men stand on chunky logs; axes poised in the air. It is the woodchop final at the Kyogle Show on Saturday, October 7 ... The winner is James Livingstone from Fairy Hill. James puts his win down to the “exceptionally good wood” which was flooded gum.
Petrol pushes above $2/litre with some towns hitting almost $2.18
Filling up the car is more expensive than ever. Unleaded fuel prices across the country have risen with most seeing a litre of petrol going over $2. In NSW today, Fuel Check listed the most expensive unleaded fuel was at Coles Express in Tweed Heads.
Fire front flares in night sky at Evans Head as fire travels south
Evans Head locals have captured pictures of the dramatic fiery sky as flames light up the darkness. This evidence of 554 hectares of national park burning south of Evans Head is worrying. Fortunately, the fire continues to travel south which is good news for the seaside town.
60 blocks will not be built on floodplain land as council refuses DA
Richmond Valley Council has refused the development application at 59 Rileys Hill Road, Broadwater ... “This development is not in the public interest and is not suitable for development due to flood risk”: Jemma Donnelly. During the floods in February–March last year, the site was underwater.
Bring back the beef – it’s not about who’s right or who’s wrong
The mood at the second public meeting about the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange dispute in Casino was much like the first meeting on September 4. People are angry at Richmond Valley Council … there were repeated accusations of council not listening or answering concerns.
Bombers bring junior rugby league back to Evans Head
The Evans Head Bombers Junior Rugby League Club has relaunched after a 15 year hiatus. At the club’s annual general meeting the Northern Rivers Group 1 Junior Rugby League was launched.. A committee of 14 was formed to see the juniors head into next year’s season.
A whopper 7kg carp caught at annual muster
The annual Casino RSM Social Fishing Club Carp Muster has been running since 2009. There were about 100 people fishing this weekend, September 16–17 and plenty of carp was caught ... “My kids say its easy fishing for them and they put on a good fight when you hook them”: Casino RSM Social Fishing Club secretary Kristy Martin.
