‘Catastrophic failure’: fury among NSW northern rivers locals ‘forgotten’ by authorities

Residents in New South Wales’ northern rivers are grappling with flood clean-up while feeling left behind by state and federal governments. Photograph: Natalie Grono/The Guardian

In the small town of Ocean Shores, not far from Mullumbimby, Rosie Wild is grappling with the scale of all that she has lost.

Every room of her home has been ruined by the floods. Her furniture sits in piles out the front of her house, rendered useless by the damage, as does her fridge and other white goods.