'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
Fire station upgrades to entice more women Outdated fire stations in NSW will be upgraded to include dedicated female bathrooms and change rooms to encourage more women to become firefighters.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
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
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
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. AAP · Nov 13, 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. ABC News · Nov 12, 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. Reuters · Nov 5, 2022
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
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
ABC News · Oct 18, 2022 ADF called in ahead of more expected major flooding in NSW as BOM forecasts 'intense' storms Premier Dominic Perrottet warns of a "difficult time" to come as southern residents prepare to leave their homes. With the BOM forecasting dangerous conditions, the SES says the situation is far from over.
AAP · Oct 11, 2022 Man dies in floodwaters, more rain for NSW A man has died in floodwaters in central western NSW as already sodden communities such as Forbes take precautions ahead of another deluge.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 9, 2022 Petrol forecast to reach up to $2.15 a litre; Dutton blames Labor for defence cost blowout – as it happened This blog has now closed