PolicyEnergy & ClimateExtreme weatherPrint articleStorm-struck communities count costs of ‘vigorous’ lowFarid Farid and Alex MitchellJul 3, 2025 – 6.05pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginCommunities along Australia’s east coast are counting the cost of flooding, fallen trees and other storm damage as the worst of the wild weather system passes.Emergency services responded to thousands of incidents after a “vigorous” east coast low brought heavy rain and strong winds to swaths of NSW.Loading...AAPSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreExtreme weatherWarragamba DamLatest In Energy & climateFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PolicyThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe untold story of the most lethal Sydney to Hobart race in 26 yearsTony Davis24 new watches to ring out the year (from $170 to $218k)‘YIMBY is a misnomer. They haven’t got backyards’BOSS Financial ReviewWhy BP Australia’s head tells execs to have their kids by 35Patrick DurkinAI talent war spreads to banking with $250k+ rolesWant to be better at public speaking? NIDA’s CEO shares her tipsLife & LeisureThe best and worst cars we drove this yearTony DavisI visited the Lapland town where Santa livesAn arty Dior bag and a retro chronograph to freshen up your lookRich ListBillionaire Rinehart loses bid for helipad at pink-themed HQJesinta BurtonImmutable late accounts reveal $72m loss despite big revenue growthAirwallex shrugs off controversy with huge funding round