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By Gary Nichols THERE is a buzz of excitement around the Grafton Redmen camp heading into the 2022 rugby union season. A new president at the helm, a shift in zones, a new major sponsor and a long-term plan to diversify and strengthen player numbers has been the focal point pre-season. First grade scrum-half and […]
Flash flooding has hit low-lying parts of Grafton as the slow-moving ‘rain bomb’ hit the city in the early hours of Monday morning. While the Clarence River hit the 5.4m flood level and continues to rise, the immediate concern is inside the levee wall. Several streets including Oliver St, Duke St and Arthur St were […]
Click here for comprehensive, up-to-date information on road closures at Nymboida, Baryulgil, Copmanhurst, Grafton, Ulmarra, Brushgrove, Lawrence, Maclean and Yamba. UPDATE, 5.30PM: Tonight the engineering feats of the Grafton levee wall could be tested like never before as the mighty Clarence River laps at its banks. Built on a floodplain, Grafton is historically no stranger […]
UPDATE, SATURDAY 12PM: The Clarence River is now dropping at Grafton after rising above the moderate flood level of 3.6m and peaking at 4.37m between 9.49pm and 10.46pm on Friday night. The river is now at 3.79m and dropping slowly (classified ‘steady’ by Bureau of Meteorology). The photos below were taken by Clarence Media at […]
UPDATE, 9PM MONDAY: Click here for comprehensive, up-to-date information on road closures at Nymboida, Baryulgil, Copmanhurst, Grafton, Ulmarra, Brushgrove, Lawrence, Maclean and Yamba. UPDATE, FRI 12PM: There are no major changes to road closures in the Clarence Valley since Clarence Media’s previous update last night after the region largely escaped the very heavy deluges forecast along […]
