Marine Rescue Brunswick says its rescue capability has been bolstered thanks to a new state-of-the-art life-saving device.

Five rescues were reported in the Byron Shire in relation to flash flooding over the weekend.

The Lismore SES say they’re holding a community meeting at the East Lismore Bowling Club tonight, Monday 12 Feb, 6pm- 7:30pm.

Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin has announced $40,000 for Murwillumbah Core towards programs to help communities respond to future disasters.

The Tweed Heads NSW State Emergency Service unit is opening its doors in a bid to boost volunteer numbers and help the community better understand the work of SES volunteers.

Northern Rivers Animal Services is a self-funded, not for profit charity which re-homes and rehabilitates unwanted, abused and neglected dogs and cats across the region. January is no holiday for the volunteers – in fact, this is their busiest period of the year.

Thirty volunteers have donated nearly a thousand hours of time and care to hospitals across the Northern Rivers since June as part of an official program launched this year.

Volunteers with Support for New Mums recently got together for a ‘Silly for a Serious Cause’ event to celebrate the 35th Annual Red Nose Day and raise awareness of sudden infant deaths.

Marine Rescue NSW say that volunteers across the state from the Tweed to Eden and on the inland waterways of the Alpine Lakes and at Moama were involved in a record number of rescues during the the 2022/23 boating season.

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