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NSW SES Murwillumbah Unit

Locality: Murwillumbah, New South Wales

Address: 1 Kyogle Road 2484 Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.ses.nsw.gov.au

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25.01.2022 We like satisfied customers. Ernest has lived in Chillingham for 50 years and it was our absolute pleasure to clear a fallen tree from his water pipe that feeds from the Rous.

25.01.2022 What does Minor, Moderate or Major flooding mean in a Bureau of Meteorology Flood Watch or Warning? Have a look at his video or browse here http://www.bom.gov.au//knowled/about-warning-service.shtml

25.01.2022 Storm season is here again. Storms can clear heat and humidity and give the garden a refreshing drink, but they also bring with them the danger of flooding. Over summer and always, let's keep well away from flooded roads and causeways - remember, if it's flooded, forget it!

24.01.2022 WOW... Tweed Shire had a few severe storms in our patch with some damage to cars, skylights etc but on the whole we dodged a bullet on the large hail stones. Check out these pics from ABC Gold Coast....

24.01.2022 Three SES Murwillumbah members recently returned from deployment to QLD assisting QLD SES - Ipswich City State Emergency Service Unit and Goodna SES shed with the major hail damage emergency repairs mainly in the Springfield Lakes area. This short drone video shows NSW SES Ulladulla Unit members tarping a roof and gives you some idea of the extensive roof damage as the view zooms out.

24.01.2022 Remembrance Day Each year on this day we observe one minute’s silence at 11am, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts. 1 minute... 11 am 11 November #WeRememberThem

24.01.2022 Murwillumbah Unit currently have 3 of our Level 2 Flood Rescue Operators Deployed to Western NSW in Menindee to provide any flood Boat Assistance that maybe required while the flood Waters make its way down the Darling River

23.01.2022 "You don't want to go through a whole damaging sort of situation like this and find out that in the end, things are even worse than they were before." It's coming up to 4 years since the 2017 floods in the Tweed. Have you learnt anything from them? What would you do differently now? Are you better prepared (educated) for floods? What's your ONE lesson learnt about Tweed floods? Put it the comments below...and let's learn together.

22.01.2022 Cancellation Severe Thunderstorm Warning For people in Northern Rivers Forecast District. Issued at 3:30 am Wednesday, 12 May 2021.

21.01.2022 Could be a wild weather day today with severe thunderstorms predicted for across our area. Get your house ready before you go out today and stay tuned to BOM forecasts.

21.01.2022 A special message to all Mums Being a mother is a special gift that most women are lucky to experience. NSW SES would like to wish all our mums and those who are no longer with us a heartfelt Happy Mother’s Day.

21.01.2022 A busy day yesterday for NSW SES Murwillumbah Unit. We were involved with providing flood support to a pregnant woman whose road access was cut by several flooded causeways across Bilambil Creek in the Urliup area. Fortunately with the fantastic assistance of locals we were able to access the woman via an alternative route using our 4WD and the woman and her partner was able to follow the SES in their own 4WD to reach safe road access to relatives and medical care if required. Thanks also to Tweed District Rescue Squad - NSW Volunteer Rescue Association for their support. Best wishes with the birth!

20.01.2022 Thanks to all the SES Volunteers and other emergency service personnel (NSW SES, NSW SES Lake Macquarie Unit, Tweed District Rescue Squad - NSW Volunteer Rescue Association, NSW Rural Fire Service, NSW Ambulance , Tweed Shire Council and NSW Police Force) who have been out and about this week in Northern NSW and our little slice of heaven. SES Murwillumbah managed over the past week to squeeze in 104 jobs including; 16 flood rescues, 2 evacuations, 3 food resupplies, a couple of medical assists and a whole bunch of storm related jobs (leaking roofs, sandbags, water diversion, trees down). While it was fun(?!) let's not meet anytime soon and do this all over again! (Photo is from a roof overlooking the flooded cane fields at Eviron)

20.01.2022 High speed action on the Tweed River. NSW SES Murwillumbah Unit and NSW SES Tweed Heads had three boats on the Tweed River supporting the Tweed River Water Ski Club's Nev Wilson Memorial Ski Race. Thank you to all the recreational boaters for your patience and consideration at Condong, Tumbulgum and Fingal. These guys were going fast...

19.01.2022 Want to learn new skills and challenge yourself? Learn more about our Unit Volunteer roles and how you can get involved: https://bit.ly/3aaG6dS #volunteerexperience

19.01.2022 Heading to the shops, work or away for the weekend? Take hand sanitiser, tissues & antibacterial wipes with you when leaving the house. Don't leave home without them. Stay COVID safe https://www.nsw.gov.au/c/how-to-protect-yourself-and-others

19.01.2022 Flooded causeway on Urliup Road that prevented access to a pregnant woman in the Urliup area. NSW SES Murwillumbah Unit managed with the assistance of locals to reach the woman via 4WD.

18.01.2022 Severe Thunderstorm Warning for DESTRUCTIVE WINDS, GIANT HAILSTONES and HEAVY RAINFALL For people in Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter, Metropolitan, Ill...awarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Australian Capital Territory, Northern Tablelands and parts of Riverina, Lower Western and Snowy Mountains Forecast Districts. For more information visit http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/

17.01.2022 Another busy afternoon and night for us with more hail damaged skylights. This time we headed south to assist the SES Mullumbimby crew with multiple smashed skylights and some damaged tiles in Goonengerry. Cars had large dents in their body work and some with smashed windscreens. Driving there some sections of the road were carpeted with "green confetti" from the leaves stripped from trees from the intense hail. Spectacular night views under a full moon of Byron Bay from some places. Flashtac, gaffer tape and black plastic were the go to repair solutions for the damaged skylights...one resident had umbrellas poked through their smashed skylights and opened on the roof to prevent rain coming through the open skylight! Amazing hospitality from the people there and real community spirit with neighbours looking after neighbours.

17.01.2022 Murwillumbah & South Murwillumbah will flood again. Are you ready? Being ready, means being prepared! What simple steps do you take to prepare for floods? Go to www.ses.nsw.gov.au for tips to be prepared... #NSWSES #Murwillumbah #SouthMurwillumbah #Tumbulgum #Condong #Floods #FloodSafe

15.01.2022 Would you join a Flood Information Zoom Session presented by Murwillumbah SES? Post Y for yes or Post N for no

15.01.2022 Check it out and have your say! Tweed Shire Council is updating and expanding the Tweed Valley Flood Study. It's crucial that they get feedback from as many... residents as possible. Please log on before the 30th May and complete the online survey at yoursaytweed.com.au/flood-study Thank you in advance for your support. #TweedShire #TweedHeads #Tweed #TweedCouncil

14.01.2022 We appreciate you, thank you to our volunteers! Comment YES if you’re thankful for our fantastic volunteers! OR... Join in on the fun, share your video or photo of thanks during May, tag NSW SES and use the hashtag #thankyouNSWSES

14.01.2022 Trick or treat? Be sure to check the weather before heading out for any Halloween festivities or you may be in for a spooky surprise... Try our trick or treat here https://bit.ly/31Yn1u8

14.01.2022 Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Issued at 1:43 am Wednesday, 12 May 2021. http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN21033.shtml Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Lismore, Tweed Heads, Murwillumbah, Byron Bay, Ballina and Kyogle.

12.01.2022 Today is the last day of National Volunteers Week! Take the time now to show your thanks, and use our gifys to help.... You can use these in your stories to add a little flare and show your thanks at the same time! Its easy, just search ‘THANKYOUSES’ in the gifs search bar and add away! Share your video or photo of thanks during May, tag NSW SES and use the hashtag #thankyouNSWSES

11.01.2022 Our #NSWSES dads are always prepared to help their community with just a moment's notice. For some of us, our fathers have sadly passed, and we keep them in our... thoughts today. Happy Father's Day to all the step dads, father figures, uncles, foster dads, grandads, dads doing it tough and dads to be, wherever you are today! See more

11.01.2022 SES Murwillumbah has a member deployed in QLD helping out with the hail damage and two more members will deploy tomorrow.

10.01.2022 Pet crates and carriers are an essential item to own. They are a safe place for your animal when you are at your relocation destination, whether it be a family ...or friend’s house, or an evacuation centre. Are they in your animal emergency plan? www.getreadyanimals.nsw.gov.au #GetReadyAnimals

09.01.2022 Tweed River Water Ski Club racers at Murwillumbah preparing to get underway for a leg of the Nev Wilson Memorial Ski Race.

09.01.2022 1am...Northern Rivers and SE QLD.

09.01.2022 This is a wonderful post which shows just how far our SES members go to help us. While it is based on a job during the Lismore 2013 flood event, it could have been someone we know from any town or village in the Norrthen Rivers.

09.01.2022 More ski racing at Murwillumbah.

08.01.2022 Today is World Tsunami Awareness Day, NSW SES is reminding communities along the state’s coast that, despite their rare occurrence, tsunamis are a still possibi...lity. Read more https://bit.ly/2I2ylyv There have been about 40 tsunamis recorded in NSW since 1805. World Tsunami Awareness Day, which is hosted every year on 5 November by the United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction Office since its inception in 2015, aims to increase the awareness of tsunamis and their risks in coastal communities throughout the world. Be ready to mitigate, prepare and respond to tsunamis join #TsunamiDay Know your tsunami warnings, learn more https://bit.ly/2HSFD85

08.01.2022 Severe Weather Warning for HEAVY RAINFALL For people in Northern Rivers and parts of Northern Tablelands Forecast Districts. Issued at 12:11 pm Wednesday, 6 January 2021. http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN21037.shtml

07.01.2022 Tomorrow is R U OK?Day, a reminder to start a conversation that could change a life today, tomorrow and any day it's needed. Learn what to say after R U OK? so ...you can keep the conversation going when someone says they're not OK. Visit www.ruok.org.au/how-to-ask #RUOKDay #theresmoretosay #RUOK See more

07.01.2022 Several members of NSW SES Murwillumbah Unit were presented with their NSW Premier's Bushfire Emergency Citation by NSW SES Deputy Commissioner Operations, Daniel Austin. This citation is for bushfire support in an SES role. Our members were involved with door knocking in the Commissioners Creek area, aviation radio support at the NSW RFS Casino Fire Control Centre and other support activities. Thank you to Daniel Austin for presenting the citations and importantly, thank you to those members who volunteered their time to assist NSW RFS, other agencies and our community.

07.01.2022 A number of #volunteers and staff from NSW SES are travelling to #Ipswich today to help our colleagues from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services - QFES and SES QLD after severe hail storms lashed the area over the weekend. The NSW SES convoy will be up around the Tweed area later this afternoon and then heading over to the Ipswich area to commence storm operations tomorrow.

06.01.2022 BIG Thumbs up to our Vic SES family are stepping up to help those in need.

05.01.2022 HEADS UP FAR NORTH COAST - BEWARE OF FLASH FLOODS TODAY The rain over the weekend across the North Coast has been causing some issues on local roads. We have reports of flash flooding on roads in Crabbes Creek this morning. Please remember never drive through flood water. You don't know what is under the water and if the road is still passable. For the sake of you and your family, take care when you're out and about and avoid or delay any unnecessary travel until the weather clears.

05.01.2022 Severe Thunderstorm Warning for HEAVY RAINFALL and DAMAGING WINDS For people in Northern Rivers. Issued at 3:55 pm Wednesday, 6 January 2021. HEAVY RAIN WITH GUSTY STORMS IN THE NORTHEAST

05.01.2022 Preparing your backyard for storm and bushfire season doesn’t have to be a chore. Thank you to QFES for their post of a little helper helping mum and dad clean up ready for storm season! Practical preparations can be lots of fun with the whole fam bam! mow lawn rake and blow leaves trim trees... play, play, play! https://www.facebook.com/QldFireandEmergencyServices/videos/310978386602908

04.01.2022 This ANZAC Day we recognise and appreciate the actions of all our servicemen and women. #NSWSES developed out of Civil Defence, with many of our founding members across the service being ex-military. We would like to remind all Australians to not only reflect on the sacrifices made, but to offer support to all past and present defence personnel who may need it. #LestWeForget #volunteers #ANZACDay

04.01.2022 Murwillumbah & South Murwillumbah will flood again. The risk is real Most residents and businesses in the Murwillumbah and South Murwillumbah understand that these areas and the small villages surrounding them are prone to floods ranging from minor nuisance floods to major devastating floods such as in 2017. Since then, many newcomers have now settled in our beautiful area and are unaware of the risks. ... Being aware and being prepared is the key to being resilient. Please share this video and your local knowledge with them. #NSWSES #Murwillumbah #SouthMurwillumbah #Tumbulgum #Condong #Floods #FloodSafe

03.01.2022 Severe thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and again Saturday afternoon/evening. Once again we could see hail and heavy rain which could lead to flash flood...ing. Damaging winds also possible. Best to pop your cars under cover and to bring in any outdoor items that may fly around in winds. Don't forget the kids and furry ones too! #stormsafety #northernrivers #tweed #clarencevalley #getready #RichmondValley #byron #ballina

03.01.2022 What is a flood? Have a read of this Bureau of Meteorology "explainer". http://media.bom.gov.au///2156/explainer-what-is-a-flood/

03.01.2022 The NSW SES Community Preparedness and Resilience Survey is now open. We want to hear from you. Residents of NSW are strongly encouraged to take part in t...his online survey. Results will provide NSW SES with a better idea on how to work together with communities to increase preparedness for disasters. https://bit.ly/3mKcnit

02.01.2022 SCHOOLS OUT The #holidays are a joyful time of year and we want everyone to be safe. Remind the little ones and the big ones about the dangers around play...ing outside during flood and storms, and to steer clear of flash flooding, particularly around storm drains, fast-moving rivers and creeks. #Floodwater is filled with debris, bacteria and much more that could cause illness and injury. Roads and surfaces could wash away, and may not be seen from the surface. Know your risk http://bit.ly/2kNv2zC If you knew what was in it, you wouldn’t go in it! Stay safe. #stormdrains #communitynotice #summersafety