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Clear skies in Sydney on Friday brought relief to Australia's largest city after nearly a week of downpours, with thousands of residents returning home to take stock of flood damage while authorities ramped up relief efforts.

Disaster-declared towns like Maitland and Dungog breathed a sigh of relief yesterday, while on the other side of the Hunter River, suburbs that succumbed to rising floodwaters have been left in the lurch.

Emergency services and the community were continuing to brace for possible major flooding of the Maitland area on Friday, with the water expected to peak around the major level of 10.5m at the Belmore Bridge during the morning.

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UPDATE: Hunter River peaks at Maitland - latest road closures

Flood-affected New South Wales residents are reminded to stay vigilant with flooding still isolating communities in the Hunter and Central Coast.

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