April 2024
200 rescues but NSW floodwaters begin to subside
Queensland escaped forecast heavy storms on Sunday, but there are still dozens of warnings in place along rivers near Sydney.
Sydney drivers warned to avoid roads as dangerous storm hits
Residents of Sydney and surrounding areas are being urged to stay indoors as damaging winds and heavy rain sweep through, causing life-threatening flash flooding.
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Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
February 2023
Premier backs Warragamba Dam wall raising after treasurer casts doubt
Matt Kean cast doubt over the Warragamba Dam wall raising project when he revealed it wasn’t in the government’s four-year infrastructure plan
July 2022
Warragamba Dam project would have reduced flooding in Windsor by 3.5m
Dominic Perrottet has asked the federal government to fund half of a $1.6 billion Warragamba dam wall project that would protect communities from flooding.
Higher dam wall won’t stop flood pain for Warragamba residents
In Warragamba on Sydney’s southwest fringe, may residents support raising the dam wall but the local mayor is not one of them.
Albanese, Perrottet unite to get flood money ‘out the door’
Anthony Albanese and Dominic Perrottet said ravaged communities would be able to access help fast as the two governments say they have “learnt from the past”.
March 2022
Flood damage bill set to top $2b
Wild weather and flooding has moved from south-east Queensland and northern NSW towards Sydney with authorities warning there could be more deaths.
March 2021
The dam fight splitting NSW
Could a plan to lift the height of Sydney’s main water storage dam reduce the damage of floods?