Steve Coates (who?)

1. Deborah Dixon 25.11.11 / 8am

   This is great I’m in North Bello and all the info I get is always from the bom site and its like yea, right but when does the bl—-y thing close. Thx Steve. Im also on fb would like to subscribe to this blog how do I do it?
2. Steve 25.11.11 / 12pm

   Hi Deborah,
   Thanks! You can subscribe to my rss feed here: http://www.stevecoates.com.au/feed/ (if you’re into that sort of thing).
   I don’t have any Facebook stuff going on with this blog at the moment sorry. In fact I’ve been pretty neglectful of the blog altogether lately so nice to see someone’s still reading :-)
3. Barbara Moore 23.01.12 / 1pm

   Hi Steve, I am in Bellingen SES & I am undertaking a thorough research of what bridges & roads go under at what river ht (various BOM meters) etc in the valley. Send me an email so I can keep you posted. SES is hoping to print some fridge magnets with this info. I am also wanting to put together a media release of public education on the best websites & how to interpret/predict a flood, road closures etc. It’s all about self sufficiency.
4. jeni reynolds 23.01.12 / 8pm

   That’s great Steve (and Barbara also). Any info also on what river levels closes waterfall way between Bellingen and the highway – I never know when the bridge is closed or when waterfall way closed, short of going out and taking a look. I have not found the rta website to be particularly up to date and at least if we know what happens at particular river levels we can at least make a reasonable guess as to the likely situation rather than venture out in the rain….
5. Kati 23.01.12 / 11pm

   I agree that it is important to have accurate data on this. I live out at Brierfield and there is very little flood information available on the Kalang River Bridge or the Spicketts Creek Bridge. The only way we can really know what’s happening is to go and have a look for ourselves.
6. Steve 24.01.12 / 9am

   Barbara – please pass on anything you come up with and I’ll share
   Jeni – it’s a bit trickier with the highway getting cut at Fernmount and Cameron’s Corner as this is caused by groundwater/runoff rather than river heights so we can’t grab the automated data from BoM
   Kati – yes it’s tricky
   I was thinking of setting up a Facebook Page that could come into action in flood so people could add updates from their local bridges
7. Steve 24.01.12 / 10am

   I was thinking of setting up a Facebook Page that could come into action in flood so people could add updates from their local bridges

   … and I did, right here: BelloFlood: Share info on which bridges/roads are passable when it’s flooding in Bellingen Shire
8. michelle gorman 24.01.12 / 6pm

   thanks Steve, this is very handy info :)
9. Barbarella 25.01.12 / 1pm

   thanks Steve…..good work!! I work in Bello and live near Coffs so I too always need to know as much info as possible at these times.
10. Darren Lee 26.01.12 / 10am

    Hi there…the Glenniffer Bridge itself is quite high…What happens though is the never never breaks it’d banks and the roads around the crossroads flood…the bridge stays nice and dry. On gordonville road just west of the hall it happens at about 3 metres, Mcfadyen’s bridge is impassable after that (yay no work!), I think Timboon rd is about the same. It would take a little more to close the loop road.
11. Peter Jenkins 29.01.13 / 6am

    Thanks Steve/everyone. Good helpful information.
12. Bruce Jacups 29.01.13 / 9am

    Howdy Steve/all,
    How about web cams on ea bridge?? “hee hee” ..definitely for the roses rd bridge ,near me!
13. steve 29.01.13 / 4pm

    Maybe one day in a closed-circuit dystopian future we’ll have cameras everywhere :-)
14. Andrew 22.02.13 / 3am

    This is great info. Thanks. Do you still blog? No updates for some time??
15. My 22.02.13 / 9am

    What a great site, with useful information. Thanks Steve.
16. steve 25.02.13 / 5pm

    Thanks Andrew,
    Um, I keep meaning to keep blogging…

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