During a disaster

• NSW Rural Fire Service Far North Coast Team's Facebook page
• Check the RFS website
• Download Hazards Near Me app

For up-to-date information about flooding visit:

• Emergency Dashboard
• SES Hazard Watch

The NSW SES provides information about what you can do during a flood.  

During a disaster, the local SES unit will provide sand bags.

Outside of a disaster event, you can get sand bags from your local hardware store and fill with sand from your local landscape or quarry supplies provider.

Visit the SES website for more information. 

Any decision to open an evacuation centre will be broadcast to the community via local media.

You can also view Council’s Emergency Dashboard or listen to the emergency radio broadcaster for the locations.

Check in with your neighbours and friends and offer support at your local level.

Take some time to check on those more vulnerable neighbours who may not be signed up to receive alerts or have internet access. They may need assist to evacuate or a phone call to see what they are needing.

Volunteer

Become a volunteer prior to any event and support your local Community or Neighbourhood Centre.

Sign up to volunteer with a local organisation before an emergency event to help with emergency relief. Organisations will be able to provide training (including WH&S) and answer questions and this isn’t always possible in the middle of a disaster response. 

Donations

Money can help empower people and provide choice at a time when community feel overwhelmed. This can enable a self-directed recovery and meet the immediate and longer term recovery needs of community. It also supports with local economic recovery as donations are spent locally.  

Consider connecting with your local organisations or charities, or donate to:

• Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre
• Byron Community Centre
• The Salvation Army
• St Vincent de Paul Society
• Australian Red Cross
• GIVIT 

Read the Tweed Byron Local Emergency Management Plan to find out more about emergency preparedness, response and recovery arrangements for the Byron Local Emergency Management Area.

The plan outlines the responsibilities and functions assigned to each agency to ensure a coordinated response to emergency events.

Tweed Byron Local Emergency Management Plan