Flooding occurring along the Nambucca River at Bowraville is expected to become worse on Tuesday as heavy rainfall continues."Based on the prediction provided by the Bureau of Meteorology it is expected the communities of Bowraville, Taylors Arm, Macksville, Nambucca Heads and surrounding areas will be impacted by dangerous floodwaters," the SES said.
In Bellingen, south of Coffs Harbour, Lavenders Bridge connecting the north and south of the town has been cut off by rising floodwaters.The town has received 180mm of rain since yesterday, and with floodwaters continuing to rise, authorities expect the Bellinger River to reach moderate flood levels at 8:00am today.Essential Energy is working on restoring power but floodwater is preventing crews from accessing some areas.