SIGHS of relief finally arrived for Singleton as the river level began dropping on Friday and an evacuation order for the township itself was removed. Maitland was bracing for the worst to arrive as the river rose along that city's banks, and NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet toured the region.
It was welcome news late on Thursday when the state government declared disaster zones for parts of the region struck by flooding. While help may be on the way for those hit by this sudden and very immediate threat, at Stockton residents feel progress against their insidious one is proving glacial.
