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'Hundreds of millions' to flow to states for basin deal

The Commonwealth will soon deliver large cheques to improve the health of the Murray-Darling Basin as one state sets its sights on private irrigators.

AAP · Feb 28, 2024

Warragamba Dam walls may need to be raised for ‘safety reasons’ despite Labor’s vow to drop plan

Exclusive: Controversial plan to raise wall at Sydney’s main reservoir threatens to spill over into Minns government’s first term

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2023

Medium-term accommodation arrives in Eugowra three months after devastating floods

Temporary accommodation has begun arriving to replace caravans in flood-devastated Eugowra in New South Wales.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2023

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Fire station upgrades to entice more women

Outdated fire stations in NSW will be upgraded to include dedicated female bathrooms and change rooms to encourage more women to become firefighters.

AAP · Jan 11, 2023

Premier visits flooded western NSW towns

Premier Dominic Perrottet has visited towns in the NSW's far west ahead of an expected flood peak higher than the previous 50-year-old record.

AAP · Jan 7, 2023

Shark attack rapid response fleet

Four rapid response vessels have been commissioned to respond to shark attacks along the state's coastline.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 26, 2022

Huge spike in battery fires sparks warning

The shocking rise in fires started by e-bike and scooter batteries has prompted a warning ahead of Christmas.

AAP · Nov 21, 2022

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Battery of lithium-ion blazes sparks firefighters' Christmas fears

Crews have responded to 180 lithium-ion battery fires so far this year compared to 16 in all of 2021, the firefighting authority has revealed.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 21, 2022

Cold days, rain and 90km/h winds: has spring been cancelled?

Summer might be around the corner but cold days, severe winds and rain remain.

The Canberra Times · Nov 21, 2022

Waters again threaten Australia town flooded 2 weeks ago

Around 1,000 people have been told to evacuate a town in eastern Australia expecting its second flood in two weeks

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022

Forbes flooding: hundreds of homes under threat as NSW floods crisis worsens

Emergency services say they are mounting one of the biggest ever flood responses in the state’s history

The Guardian - AU · Nov 15, 2022

Two missing in flood-hit NSW town

Emergency crews are in the midst of an urgent search for a man and a woman believed to have gone missing during severe flooding in the NSW town of Eugowra.

AAP · Nov 14, 2022

Friends and family struggle to locate loved ones in Eugowra as flood waters rise

As residents are helicoptered to safety from the isolated town, a community rallies to give hope

The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2022

Thousands stranded in homes as flash flooding batters Central West NSW, Wyangala Dam spills at record rate

Spills from Wyangala Dam peaked at 230,000 megalitres a day and elsewhere thousands have been forced to leave their homes as flash flooding sweeps large parts of western NSW.

ABC News · Nov 13, 2022

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AAP · Nov 13, 2022

Storms threaten more flooding in NSW, Vic

Storms are forecast across multiple parts of the country as a humid air mass tracks north east, heightening the flood risk across soaked river catchments.

ABC News · Nov 12, 2022

Thunderstorms forecast to hit NSW again as residents warned to brace for more rain, flooding

Residents across NSW are being warned thunderstorms forecast for Sunday could dump up to 150 millimetres of rain and cause further riverine and flash flooding.

Reuters · Nov 5, 2022

Rescue efforts in full swing as Australia's inland towns brace for flood peaks

Emergency crews in Australia's most populous state New South Wales were evacuating people and livestock and sandbagging towns on Saturday ahead of an expected peak in floodwaters, with one river forecast to hit a 70-year high water mark.

The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2022

‘A nervous wait’: parts of regional NSW brace for worst flooding in 70 years

The Lachlan River in Forbes is expected to exceed 10.8 metres by Friday night – a level not reached since 1952

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ABC News · Nov 1, 2022

Inner West Sydney eligible for farmer support measure, while flood-affected rural areas left out

A "critical producer" flood-recovery program is under fire for being open to Sydney councils such as Parramatta, Ryde, and Canterbury Bankstown — but not rural shires.

The Conversation · Oct 26, 2022

Beyond a state of sandbagging: what can we learn from all the floods, here and overseas?

“We are […] sandbagging the state”, New South Wales Emergency Services Minister Steph Cooke declared on Saturday. And so we endure the third La Niña season with this waiting-for-the-next-disaster attitude.

AAP · Oct 25, 2022

Rain moves south as NSW floods continue

Drenched northern NSW is in for a brief reprieve from the punishing rain as Premier Dominic Perrottet visits waterlogged communities in the Riverina.

The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2022

Narrabri evacuated as flood waters enter homes in saturated northern NSW

Hydrologist says flood levels similar to last year but this time the water has nowhere to go, prolonging the disaster

AAP · Oct 22, 2022

NSW faces 'very dangerous' 48 hours

With new weather systems closing in on NSW, residents across the state are being warned rain and floods pose massive risks to lives and homes.

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 22, 2022

Murray At Highest Level In More Than 100 Years At Echuca As East Coast Preps For More Floods

Meanwhile Lismore & Northern NSW is set for major flooding.

The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2022

‘We’re surviving, that’s about it’: regional NSW communities hit by flooding brace for more rainfall

‘There’s nothing left to get damaged … except the house,’ farmer Belinda Nugent says

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