Lismore
On a flood-ravaged Lismore street, ‘squatters’ take on premier
With nowhere to go, these people turned a street of condemned government-owned homes into a community. Now Chris Minns has vowed to demolish the buildings.
- Riley Walter
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Alfred knocked koalas out of trees and swept a kangaroo into a drain
Wildlife rescue groups have reported an influx of injured native fauna and are planning a search-and-rescue mission for koalas across forests in northern NSW.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
She swam to save lives in 2022. History is repeating itself for this NSW MP
Lismore MP Janelle Saffin helped save a man as floods ravaged Lismore in 2022, but it’s her approach to politics that two premiers rave about.
- Max Maddison
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- Extreme weather
Northern NSW towns brace for flooding as Lismore warning downgraded
Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred continues to leave its mark after the crossing the coast of South East Queensland, with more heavy rain forecast on Sunday.
- Chris Barrett
Dozens of NSW towns still in storm’s crosshairs after Alfred makes landfall
The weather bureau has warned that Sunday could bring the heaviest rainfall, heightening fears of major flooding across northern NSW.
- Carrie Fellner, Amber Schultz and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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- Extreme weather
Defence vehicles crash during flood rescue efforts, injuring 13
Thirteen people have been injured after two Australian Defence Force vehicles crashed near the flood-hit town of Lismore in northern NSW.
- Carrie Fellner
For days, Lismore residents have watched the dark skies. Now, they are looking at the river
The cyclone is over, but for some communities, the potential emergency has just begun.
- Angus Dalton
- Visual Story
- Extreme weather
Tracking Alfred: Three key maps
The latest forecast path of Alfred, danger areas, warnings, wind data and a breakdown of how cyclones are formed.
- The Visual Stories Team
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- Extreme weather
Emergency ‘not over’ with new flood warnings issued across NSW
Areas of Lismore are already flooded, with rising water inching closer to breaching the city’s levee as the SES calls Saturday “D-Day” for the state.
- Amber Schultz
With gritted teeth, northern NSW locals await something they’ve never seen
Alfred is punishing those in its path with a drawn-out crawl, gorging on abnormally hot water off the coast.
- Angus Dalton
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