After rescuing a horse, dogs and a goat from floodwaters during the recent severe thunderstorms, the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is urging residents across the state to include pets and animals in their emergency planning to ensure the safety of all family members.

Residents are urged to stand for a Minute’s Silence at 7.01 pm this Thursday, to remember those who were killed in the Bondi terrorist attack.

The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) has recorded its second busiest year on record.

Hilltops Council is urging the public to dispose of batteries safely and correctly following a fire at the Monteagle Waste Facility which has caused the tip to be closed.

The start of the New Year brought with it conditions that exacerbated the fire risk across the Hilltops, with a number of fires affecting parts of the region.

Murrumburrah Harden Health Service will have a change to its Emergency Department opening hours between December 18 and January 11.