The Latest Breaking News from Murwillumbah

Body found in stockyard trough confirmed to be missing 73-year-old Yvonne Whear

Police treating death as homicide. Whear was last seen in mid-February buying orange juice and putting $50 credit on her phone in Murwillumbah

The Guardian - AU · Oct 13

No one is sleeping in Murwillumbah. All we can do now is wait for Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the malevolent beast

Music blares, sirens wail and the wind roars as the flood-weary northern NSW town braces for another anxious night

The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2025

Flood-weary Murwillumbah waits and readies as Tropical Cyclone Alfred looms

Some residents are still homeless after the 2022 floods and many more are still traumatised. Alfred is coming anyway

The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2025

Experts urge Murwillumbah residents to look after mental health as community recovers from NSW floods

While the immediate flood clean-up has begun, northern New South Wales residents are being urged not to leave their mental health recovery to the last.

ABC News · Mar 14, 2022

Murwillumbah's mystery tinnie heroes get 'free beer for year' as thanks for flood rescues

After enlisting the help of social media and the national broadcaster, a Murwillumbah local has found the "two blokes in a tinnie" who rescued his family from raging floodwaters.

ABC News · Mar 10, 2022

Murwillumbah residents say authorities failed them during NSW floods as community stepped in

Flood recovery efforts are underway across northern New South Wales, but a week after the disaster, Murwillumbah residents are asking authorities why they have had to rely on the community for help.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2022

NSW floods: Premier says not a dollar will be spared in effort to rebuild Lismore, Northern Rivers region

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says the scenes on the ground in Lismore are "overwhelming" as he pledges ongoing support to the devastated Northern Rivers region.

ABC News · Mar 4, 2022

Queensland records 11th flood death; Australia reports 48 Covid deaths – as it happened

Queensland announces financial support of $558.5m for flood-hit communities as insurance claims estimated to hit $1bn. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2022

How the floods turned Murwillumbah into a shell-shocked island struggling for ‘basic survival’

It will take months for the full scale of this disaster to unfold, to understand how many people have been displaced, how many homes destroyed

The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2022

Murwillumbah frustrated by 'sheer lack of planning' with flood rescues 'left to locals'

'Adrenaline and shock' has given way to anger as residents across northern New South Wales ask how they were left stranded by this week's floods despite authorities being warned ahead of time.

ABC News · Mar 3, 2022