Environmentalists have described yesterday’s detonation of more than 20 ‘regeneration burns’ in Tasmania’s forests as a day of horror for the Tasmanian wilds.

NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews are continuing to respond to a number of bush and grass fires across the Richmond Valley and Kyogle Local Government Areas.

A 49-year old man is due to appear before the Lismore Local Court today accused of lighting multiple fires during a Total Fire Ban near Southern Cross University in East Lismore earlier this month.

Incorrectly disposed-of batteries were likely to blame for three garbage truck loads catching fire in the Tweed Shire in the past six weeks, council staff said last week.

It has been a challenging five years for most people in the Northern Rivers, from drought to the Black Summer fires of 2019/20 followed by the pandemic and then the 2022 floods.

With fires being reported from several areas of the Northern Rivers, NPWS and the RFS crews continue to work on containing the Bayshore Drive fire, the blaze has been under the watchful eye of firefighters for over 24 hours.

With the bushfire season well under way and dozens of fires being fought across the state, it's timely that fire trails are being checked for hazards – the view from the sky is the best way to do it.

There is probably not one adult who hasn’t been grateful for the job that firefighters have done in this country, particularly in the aftermath of the The 2019–20 Australian bushfires.

Resilience is a word bandied about a lot these days. From fires to floods we are being told to build ‘resilient communities’, but it is not just the human aspect that needs resilience. It is also the infrastructure.

After less than a week in his new role, NSW Senator Tony Sheldon was in Lismore on Saturday to talk about his new role as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Disaster Recovery.