While floodwaters have begun to recede in the regional NSW town of Moree, a community covered in mud has been left exposed.
"So much gurneying," said Troy Wilson, who crossed the previously inaccessible bridge to help clean his daughters-in-law's sodden downstairs laundry — a task completed in thongs.
After extensive rainfall over already sodden catchments, both the Mehi and Gywdir Rivers peaked at Moree on Sunday.