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Flood warnings as heavy rains fall across Tasmania, threatening to break records for August

It is not official yet, but weather experts say Sunday's heavy rains across Tasmania look to have broken records for all-time biggest downpours in a number of locations.

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NSW SES launches new flood campaign in community languages targeting Sydney's north-west

A new information campaign to help culturally diverse communities in Sydney's north-west deal with a flood crisis will help keep them safe, the NSW SES Commissioner says.

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Bureau of Meteorology rejects suggestions it was unprepared for Northern Rivers NSW flood event

The Bureau of Meteorology has hit back at suggestions it is treated as a "nine-to-five business operation" after a report found it needs to review its data processes in the wake of the NSW floods.

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NSW disaster agency clearly failed: Labor

Labor is calling for Resilience NSW to be abolished after it failed in its mission to help victims during the disastrous floods earlier this year.

AAP

Flood inquiry finds serious failures by agencies and calls for Resilience NSW to be scrapped

NSW upper house inquiry identifies problems with the SES and says grant processes were ‘confusing’

The Guardian - AU

Parliamentary flood report finds SES and Resilience NSW failed Lismore, northern NSW communities

A NSW parliamentary inquiry is damning in its assessment of the response to major flood events this year, listing a slew of failures by government agencies.

ABC News

SES orders Wagga Wagga residents in low-lying areas to evacuate amid flood fears

The SES says if residents in risk areas have not evacuated before 6pm they may be cut off by floodwaters and it may be too dangerous for emergency crews to reach them.

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BOM issues major flood warning for Gundagai as Water NSW increases releases from Burrinjuck Dam

The Burrinjuck Dam began spilling this morning after more than 230,000ML, a quarter of its capacity, flowed in from various tributaries overnight.

ABC News

Weather bureau cancels flood warning for Scone after peak below minor level

The State Emergency Service has warned that moderate flooding is possible at Scone on Friday morning, after intense rainfall overnight caused "sharp and dangerous rises" at Kingdon Ponds, upstream of the town.

Newcastle Herald

Ukrainian Emergency Workers Clear Russian Ordnance From Their Land And Waterways

Workers from the State Emergency Services (SES) of Ukraine can be seen unearthing the unexploded Russian ordnance.

Zenger

Series of cold fronts set to see wild weather in Western Australia continue until Wednesday

Wild weather which damaged properties, tore down power lines and uprooted trees in Western Australia's south overnight is set to continue lashing the southern half of the state until Wednesday.

ABC News

Broke, so fix it: Hunter town's sinking feeling after July floods

"The people here have been fantastic. The community here has stuck together."

Newcastle Herald

Splendour in the Grass organisers say 'we did the best we could' after chaotic weekend

A Splendour in the Grass festival co-founder addresses criticism of this year's weather-affected event, pledging it will "definitely" be back in 2023.

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Hero SES unit: a year's worth of calls for help in just two weeks

The SES Cessnock City unit received 232 callouts in the first two weeks of July alone.

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Family of missing SA woman Colleen South steps up search in rural Victoria

Relatives of missing Adelaide woman Colleen South are looking for new evidence in rural Victoria, after police found her journal and bags lined up near her abandoned car.

The Guardian - AU

Some NSW flood warnings remain but relief for Sydney from extreme weather

Moderate flooding on parts of Bogan and Darling and minor warnings for Wollombi Brook, Lachlan, Macquarie and Lower Hunter rivers

The Guardian - AU

As flood waters recede, disaster weary Windsor residents confront the remnants of lives upturned again

For the fourth time in under two years, locals are cleaning up the grim reality of another crisis. Most agree the latest flood was the worst one yet

Newcastle Herald

NSW SES advises structural concerns with levee protecting Maitland have been resolved

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Newcastle, Port Stephens, Muswellbrook, MidCoast declared disaster zones

More local government areas across the Hunter region have been declared natural disaster zones, making federal-state relief money available to more people affected by the floods that have inundated many parts of NSW this week.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter floods: Washington demands flood assistance as Port Stephens is left in the lurch

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.

Newcastle Herald

Pub keeps beer taps flowing as cut-off Hinton straps in for long haul

With the fridges fully stocked and the beer taps flowing at the Victoria Hotel, Hinton locals are strapped in for the long haul with the potential to be cut-off until Tuesday.

Newcastle Herald

Flood updates: Wollombi Brook begins to fall, but threat of moderate flooding still ongoing

The man who saved a 10-month-old baby in medical distress has been applauded for a brave rescue across floodwaters at Bulga.

Newcastle Herald

Maitland flood gates closed as sandbagging begins, Singleton flood expected to rise well above March levels

Major flooding at Singleton is expected to rise well levels that peaked in March 2022, the State Emergency Service said in a statement Wednesday night.

Newcastle Herald

'Absolute bedlam' as farmers fear Singleton flood situation will worsen overnight

'Absolute bedlam' was the situation at Max Wake's dairy farm late on Wednesday afternoon, after a long night and even longer day moving hundreds of cattle to higher ground as the Hunter River threatened to break its banks.

Newcastle Herald

Live updates: Singleton power supply could be cut off as New England Highway closes

Ausgrid has warned it is on standby to shut off power supply to Singleton is conditions worsen.

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