A 67-year-old man has been seriously injured following a motorcycle and car collision at Murrumburrah on Monday afternoon.

The NSW Rural Fire Service is urging locals to ensure they have a Bush Fire Survival Plan following a fire over the weekend.

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.