8:30pm

As you can imagine, some schools in the area will be closed tomorrow, those listed by the NSW Department of Education are;

• Coffee Camp Public School
• Tuntable Creek Public School
• Tuntable Falls Community School
• Nimbin Central School
• The Channon Public School

Please check with your local school if you are near bush fire affected areas.

6pm

The fires at Tuntable Falls have intensified. The Richmond District Police have asked ALL residents of Tuntable Falls and Terania Creek to leave now.

More details as they come to hand.

1:12pm

There will be a community meeting at Nimbin Town Hall at 4pm today. Representatives from police, RFS, SES and other agencies will be there to talk about planning and contingencies for the next few days.

A lot of forward planning is going into preparing for Tuesday, which has the potential to be a very bad day for fires. RFS firefighters continue to fight fires all over our region.

This is from the Nimbin Rural Fire Brigade Facebook site......

Given the Nimbin A&I Showground Evacuation area has no accommodation infrastructure and community members are privately offering accommodation and such to the brigade directly... there is a clear need for someone other than Nimbin RFB to coordinate accommodation for possible evacuees. Unfortunately the brigade simply does not have the time or Human Resources to drive this. Please someone establish a visible access point through existing local social networks to direct inquires and offers.

As soon as we hear who or what organisation os coordinating emergency accommodation we will let you know.

Nimbin Rural Fire Brigade said that 44 local firefighters and eight appliances are working to suppress the spread of fire in Terania Creek Valley and along Wallace Rd.

"Despite a long day and overnight efforts, the fire has spotted across Wallace Rd, north of Tuntable Falls Trail. Crews have fallen back to this line and are working hard to exclude fire from the Tuntable Falls CoOp side ahead of an E/SE afternoon wind change," Nimbin Rural Fire Brigade said on its Facebook page.

"We have learned that people are returning to their homes in Tuntable Falls CoOp and Newton Drive. While the Watch and Act advice level remains in place, residents need to be aware that this remains an extremely dynamic situation. The Evacuation advice remains in place. If your plan is to leave... Leave."

The bush fires may mean that some areas may experience electricity outages. This could be well in advance of a fire actually threatening someones home. These outages is not to panic the community but is for managing and protecting the electricity network. People that rely on this power and who are considering staying and defending their homes should rethink their plans.

More to come following the 4pm meeting at the Nimbin Town Hall.

10am

As at 7:49 this morning, the Mt Nardi National Park bush fire continues to burn on multiple fronts towards Tuntable Falls Road in the South and Hounbrook in the east. The fire covers 2,200 hectares and is still considered out of control but is considered "Watch and Act" at this point.

According to the RFS NSW fire activity has eased and firefighters are continuing to work on slowing the spread of the fire

The advice for residents at Tuntable Falls and Terania Creek is to leave their homes with Tuntable Falls residents to go to the evacuation centre at the Nimbin Showground while Terania Creek residents are to go to The Channon.

A reminder that The Channon Markets have been cancelled today.

Paul Gibbons, who is the gatekeeper at the Nimbin Showground, told the Lismore App "there are about 60-100 people at the Nimbin Showground".

"Quite a few of those are families who have brought their dogs and cats".

"It is a little quiet now as people have left this morning to check on their properties", he said.

Gibbons also said there are no specific horse stable or cattle holding areas available but they can accommodate them. People should call him on 0458 872 228 before bringing any animals to the Nimbin Showground.

The Lismore Showgrounds has offered their facilities to anyone needing emergency accommodation including horse stables, holding pens and chicken pens. You can call 6621 5916 for more information.

Fire has devastated some homes very close to the 2480 postcode. The Wood family lost their property yesterday at Bora Ridge in Coraki.

Photo: ABC North Coast Facebook page.

Despite the downgrade to "Watch and Act" for the Mt Nardi bushfire, temperatures set to soar to the high 30's on Tuesday.

Residents in Tuntable Falls and Terania Creek and their properties are a long way from returning home.

Richmond Police District also released the following details this morning:

* Myall Creek - fire is over 790 hectares and is being controlled. Still burning on multiple fronts.

* Bora Ridge – 790 hectares lost and is out of control. The Coraki evacuation centre is closed but will reopen if necessary.

* Woodenbong - fire is 400 hectares and is out of control. It is a long away from the Woodenbong township.

* Jacksons Flat – out of control

* Captains Creek – 647 hectares, under control.

* Rivertree – 647 hectares, being controlled.

* Long Gully Road, Busbys Flat Road, Jacksons Flat Road – under control

* National parks are closed, please no not attend Minyon Falls. If you have any plans to go bushwalking for the next few days I would strongly suggest for your own safety that you don’t.

* New England highway is open. Gwider and Oxley are closed. Pacific Highway between Taree and Nabiac is closed to heavy vehicles. Consult the Live Traffic app before making any driving plans.

Mount Nardi on Saturday evening. Photo: Nimbin Rural Fire Brigade

Lismore City Council said deteriorating weather conditions over the next two to three days will increase the risk for residents and communities in Mount Nardi and potentially in other areas nearby.

"Residents in those areas need to be ready to enact their Bushfire Survival Plan," Lismore City Council said.

"The fire situation means that electricity supply to homes is likely to be cut off, and well in advance of a fire actually threatening someone’s home. This is a function of managing and protecting the electricity network. People who would rely on power to stay and defend their homes should rethink their plans."

If you do not have a plan, decide what you will do if the situation changes. Leaving early is your safest option.