Shoalhaven declared disaster area as storms ease
The Shoalhaven has been declared a natural disaster area with emergency funding to be made available to residents in the wake of criticism of the state government’s response from Kiama MP Gareth Ward.
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102 evacuation orders in place across NSW
More than 100 evacuation orders are in place across NSW amid continued threats from flooding and overflowing rivers in Sydney and the Illawarra despite storms subsiding.
Can Kangaroo Valley weather another storm?
Months after the two main routes into Kangaroo Valley were destroyed in landslides the rains have returned, with residents and business owners hoping their town can weather another natural disaster.
‘Not over yet’: Evacuation warnings issued for Sussex Inlet, St Georges Basin
While floodwaters have started to recede in some areas of Sydney, the South Coast and the Illawarra are not in the clear just yet with fresh evacuation warnings issued for St Georges Basin and Sussex Inlet near Jervis Bay. Find the latest here.
South Coast could see ‘month’s worth of rain’ on weekend
Areas of the South Coast and Illawarra could cop as much as 400mm of rain this weekend as families across the state brace for a wet and wild start to the school holidays. Find out what’s forecast.
Divers to face ‘serious’ charges over illegal abalone haul
Two men face could face prison time after they were allegedly found on the South Coast with nearly 10 times the legal amount of a protected sea species, as well as other prohibited fish and crustaceans.
‘Challenging scene’: Five people in hospital after multi-car crash
Two Toll Helicopter crews and five NSW Ambulance road crews were brought in after a multi-vehicle crash on the state’s South Coast this morning that left five people believed to be aged in their 70s in need of medical attention. Find out what happened here.
‘Unfair to our future’: Teachers join ‘historic’ school strike
For only the second time in history, South Coast public and Catholic school teachers have walked off the job together in an historical industrial action that has shuttered school campuses across the state.
Forestry’s hefty fine after ‘unlawful’ logging threatens bats
The Forestry Corporation of NSW has been ordered to pay close to a quarter of a million dollars in fines from environmental regulators after a mapping error put an endangered bat at risk.
Residents rejoice as Moss Vale Road to reopen Friday
Three months after Kangaroo Valley was completely sealed off from the outside world for days by devastating landslides, one of the main arterial roads into the tourist town is set to be reopened.
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