The North Coast is back open for business over the school holiday and Easter break, and local businesses are getting ready for thousands of visitors from across NSW and Australia who will be spending their holidays in our unique and beautiful region.

Local beaches and waterways are also back open for business, and while the recent storms caused some erosion along the coastline, recovery work is well and truly underway.

As the recovery work to remediate some parts of the local coastline continues, locals and visitors alike should be mindful of a few tips to make sure their holidays are as fun and as safe as possible:

• Make sure to watch your step on sand dunes and shorelines;
• Follow the advice from local councils about the condition of the coastline. If an area has been closed due to concerns about the coastline, then just head over to one of the many other safe areas that are open;
• If you’re going swimming, always follow the advice from lifesavers and only swim at patrolled beaches, between the flags.

Visitors to the Northern Rivers over the Easter break might also see personnel from local councils and from the NSW Reconstruction Authority out and about doing work to remediate any parts of the coastline that were damaged in the recent ex-tropical cyclone.

They are on the ground to make sure that our local beaches, waterways and green spaces are safe places for everyone, and that any damage caused by the recent cyclone gets fixed.

Recovery Coordinator Superintendent Scott Tanner has been busy travelling around the region in the leadup to the holidays, inspecting beaches and waterways to make sure that remediation works on the coastline and the environment are well underway.

“While the recovery from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is continuing, the North Coast is open for business, and we want everyone to come and enjoy this beautiful region," Mr Tanner said.

“While these world-class beaches have lost some sand, we’re ready for people to experience them along with the waterways, green spaces, vibrant businesses, and all this region has to offer. We want you to keep coming back to visit.”

“The North Coast is a popular holiday destination, and we want everyone to come and enjoy themselves; we’re just reminding people to be careful, as while the beaches, waterways, and greenspaces may be open, there’s still work to be done to get them back to where they were before the storms.”