$225m to protect the west from flooding
Evacuation roads and a series of property-protecting levees will be built across Western Sydney as part of a $225 million flood plan to be adopted if NSW Labor wins government.
NSW floods
Get live updates on the NSW flood emergency, latest evacuations, road closures and weather warnings.
Amazing before-and-after photos of Hunter floods
Incredible before-and-after aerial imagery by Nearmap reveals how far floodwater rose in the Hunter Region in the recent floods. Check out the photos.
Raising Warragamba Dam wall not a pipe dream, Minister confirms
The Albanese Government wants to unlock millions of dollars for natural disaster mitigation projects. As the flood clean-up continues, see the before and after pictures of the worst hit areas.
Secret flood report says ‘no more houses’
A flood report prepared to guide the location of evacuation routes and future development has not been released to the public, leaving homeowners and developers in limbo.
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‘A great lady, very caring’: Missing nurse found in flood waters
The desperate search for a woman who went missing in Northern NSW flood waters earlier this week has come to a tragic end, with the aged care nurse’s body found in North Lismore on Thursday night.
Lismore locals told to stay out of CBD, Woodburn flooding
Flood-weary Lismore residents are being urged to stay out of the CBD as the Australian Defence Force and SES personnel continue checks on hazardous materials. It comes amid fresh flood warnings for Ballina and Woodburn.
Flood victims rage at rising tide of inaction
Resilience NSW cannot say whether it has approved a single disaster relief grant to help the flood-ravaged Northern Rivers, as some Lismore residents say they can never go home.
Too late to leave: How I was left trapped by floods
Tessa Flemming spent the last floods in an evacuation centre. This time, along with many other Ballina residents, she was given no evacuation warning and ended up trapped. Read her story.
Lismore’s proposals to limit flood damage ignored for years
Lismore locals have spent decades proposing well-researched and affordable engineering solutions to limit flood devastation – but there has never been any action by government.
Shock forecast on how long rain will stick around
Keep those umbrellas close, the La Nina weather pattern isn’t easing just yet according to climate experts.
What went wrong: Reliance on automatic forecasts a recipe for disaster
A meteorologist said there may have been a ‘misunderstanding’ of the weather system which swept through the Northern Rivers. He explains why some towns got the wrong message.
Photos reveal flood impact across Coffs and Clarence
Images how the force of the flood on an already sodden catchment, hitting a region still catching its breath from the deluge just weeks ago. See the photos here:
Fresh bid to locate woman missing in floodwaters
Emergency services are warning of a tough two days, with flood levels in Lismore tipped to peak above 12m. It comes as they released a fresh image of a woman who went missing in the floods
Hands up: who’s to blame for flooding fiasco?
Inaccurate forecasting, faulty rain gauges and broken flood sirens – NSW’s flooding disaster was a perfect storm of stuff ups. So, who’s to blame?
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