After a wet weekend that included potential flooding near Murwillumbah, it is apt that the SES has just released the new names of areas that they will refer to when making announcements concerning flood management in Lismore.

It was determined that “Outside the Levee” was too general, so in consultation with the community, areas were identified and names attributed to them.  

The names were identified and selected at an SES meeting at the South Lismore Bowling Club in late October, and they will be the names used in future warnings.

Scott McLennan, the SES Incident Controller for this region, said, “These are going to be the names that will be given on the Hazard Near Me application, on socials, including Facebook and X, and they will be used in other formats that could be printed and distributed.”

If you live/work or spend time in any of the areas outlined below, it is in your best interests to know what it will be called. If you are on a border or aren’t sure exactly which region you are included in, be aware of the two or more that you share a boundary with.

Trinity Sports Ground and Surrounds:

South Lismore Airport and Surrounds:

Duck Pond, South Lismore

South West Lismore and Surrounds:

North of Hollingsworth Creek, South Lismore:

South Lismore Industrial Area:

All the regions together:

Mr McLennan relays the importance of applying zones, “The premise of the Australian Warning System is to ensure that localised warnings are relevant to individuals.  

“We take it down to the most common denominator to ensure that people in local areas understand the warnings for them, they understand the meaning to them, and they can identify with their locations. 

“So, we use a warning system, which is all based around the location of hazards and what we're asking people to do for those particular areas."

Luckily, we won't have to put that into use this week as the weather forecast is for a partly cloudy/mostly sunny week.