Tag: bushfires 2019
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YEAR IN REVIEW | FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING BLAZES FOR OVER 4 MONTHS
It’s been an unprecedented bushfire season in 2019. More than 200,000 hectares scorched, 200 homes destroyed and two lives lost on the Far North Coast alone. Tonight we take a look back at the bushfires that wreaked havoc across the region.
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DIRT GIRL WORLD CELEBRATES 10 YEARS AFTER NARROWLY ESCAPING FIRE
NBN News was invited to Dirt Girl World’s 10th birthday party, along with students from Rappville Public School. The RFS recently saved the set of the beloved children’s TV show from the Myall Creek Road bushfire.
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NEW ZEALAND FIREFIGHTERS FAREWELL THE NORTH COAST
With the threat on the fireground easing on the North Coast, New Zealand firefighters have flown home. For the last few weeks, 26 Kiwis have been assisting local RFS crews to battle the Myall Creek Road bushfire. Yesterday, they farewelled the region in style. “RA! UPANE! KA UPANE! A UPANE! KA UPANE! WHITI TE RA!…
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ARTIFACTS REMOVED AS MUSEUM PREPPED FOR FIRE
There was a close call for the New Italy museum overnight, when flames came within metres of the building. Luckily staff were prepared… having safely removed artifacts in advance.
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RFS FOOTAGE SHOWS RELENTLESS BLAZE AT BORA RIDGE
Another home has been destroyed in a bushfire burning at Bora Ridge on the far north coast. The Rural Fire Service has released a frightening aerial video of the task that lies ahead of them.
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LISMORE KOALA HOSPITAL AT FULL CAPACITY
As the bushfires continue to burn, more and more koalas are at risk. A koala hospital in Lismore is struggling to cope with the influx of injured animals.
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RESIDENTS ON EDGE AS BORA RIDGE FIRE RAGES ON
On the far north coast, the danger is far from over. Fire-fighters fear the Bora Ridge blaze – which caused so much chaos yesterday – could burn through to Christmas.
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RFS WARNINGS FOR MT. NARDI AREA
Closer to the border, the out-of-control Mount Nardi fire has grown to 2,600 hectares since yesterday. The blaze is burning in two directions and although there is no immediate threat to homes, the RFS is warning residents to stay alert as tomorrow’s extreme conditions could change that. “It’s a fairly large and complex fire that…
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EMERGENCY WARNINGS FOR OUT OF CONTROL MT. NARDI FIRE
Firefighters continue to battle an out-of-control bushfire in the Mount Nardi National Park. 2,200 hectares in size, the blaze has covered the surrounding North Coast area in smoke. It’s burning on multiple fronts towards Tuntable Falls Road in the south and Huonbrook in the east. The RFS is advising residents east of the blaze to…