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Gillieston Heights residents fear they are being left behind as NSW faces more flood destruction.

All ten mayors of the Hunter region have called on the state and federal governments to cough-up more disaster support, facing an astronomical clean-up bill in the aftermath of the floods.

After eight days living in isolation, Gillieston Heights residents can finally breathe a sign of relief. Transport for NSW has announced Cessnock Road has reopened the north-bound lane. The road is now under under traffic control, reconnecting residents of Gillieston Heights to 'mainland Maitland' for the first time since last…

Steamfest 2022 cancelled due to flooding, Maitland Council confirms

The extent to which flooding cut off several roads, including the New England Highway, in the NSW Hunter region a week ago has been captured in aerial images.

"We would have got a lot more stuff out, we weren't expecting it to be this high. It absolutely gobsmacked us. It came up really, really quick."

Local roads have started to reopen as river levels at Maitland fall below the minor flood level.

A narrow escape with catastrophe after structural concerns with the levee bank threatened to swamp Maitland CBD on Friday has reinforced the need for serious investment in the Hunter's water infrastructure.

As rain continues to batter the Hunter over the weekend, NSW SES crews were kept busy with rescues and resupply missions to cut-off communities across the region.

A severe weather warning has been issued for the Hunter as rain continues to batter the flood-affected towns of Bulga, Maitland and Raymond Terrace.

Some residents are allowed to return home amid warnings of dangerous conditions, as major flooding continues to affect communities at Bulga and Maitland.