Planning for a Flood Event
The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) provides detailed information on what to do before, during and after a flood event.
Visit FloodSafe directly or SES Home
Phone:
000 - Emergency contact for Fire, Police, Ambulance
SES - 132 500 - Emergency assistance in floods and storms.
Radio -
Flood warnings will be broadcast over local radio stations:
2BBB FM(local community radio station) 107.3 and 93.3 FM
ABC North CoastAM 738 / FM 92.3
Rainfall and River Heights
Road Closures
- Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) Live Traffic
- MyRoadInfo (Coffs Harbour, Bellingen & Nambucca Council Road closure information)
Web Cam
Kombu Foods in Church Street Bellingen has installed a live webcam overlooking the Bellinger River at Lavenders Bridge. These images along with river height data from the Bureau of Meteorology can be viewed from this site.
Disclaimer: Council is not responsible for the information provided on this site and all official Shire road and bridge closures will be updated on the MyRoad Info website.
Downloads
NSW Health Brochure - Staying Healthy during and after Floods (PDF - 103.79KB)
NSW Health Website - Health during Natural Disasters & Severe Weather