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HISTORICAL FACTS: The northern rivers - The Untold Story

From surprise platypus to wandering cane toads, here’s what we found hiding in NSW estuaries

Rivers up and down the north coast of New South Wales have been hammered again, just three years after devastating floods hit the Northern Rivers and Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley.

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Valerie drove her bright red Suzuki into the eye of Alfred. Now she’s heading home to the northern rivers

Experience has taught many residents in flood-prone areas around Lismore and northern New South Wales the value of leaving early

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Ex-Cyclone Alfred has left flooding in its wake. Here’s how floods affect our health

Ex-Cyclone Alfred is bringing significant rainfall to southeast Queensland and the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. Flooding has hit Lismore, Ballina, Grafton, Brisbane and Hervey Bay, which received 150 mm of rainfall in two hours this morning.

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‘No-one wants to go through this again’: how disaster-stricken residents in northern NSW are preparing for Cyclone Alfred

It’s been three years since floods pummelled the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. Now, Cyclone Alfred is heading for the region, threatening devastation once more.

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‘Prepare for the worst’: northern NSW warned Alfred’s impact could rival devastating 2022 floods

More than 100 schools closed and thousands without power as Tropical Cyclone Alfred generates high winds – even before it makes landfall

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New houses for flood-ravaged region one step closer

More than 70ha of university land will be developed into housing in a NSW town to help address an existing crisis exacerbated by devastating flooding.

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Planting 'koala corridors' to save Australia's endangered marsupial

The vast networks of vegetation, planted by local conservation group Bangalow Koalas in the Northern Rivers region of the state, are a lifeline for koalas and numerous other species like the endangered glossy black cockatoo, gliders, possums, and wallabies.

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Liquor authority set to meet with stakeholders in Newcastle

It follows visits to the Northern Rivers and Albury earlier in the year.

Newcastle Herald

Confusion and capacity drag on flood rebuilding mission

Half of the money allocated to a fund for helping flood-affected residents rebuild is yet to be spent with the premier conceding communication had been unclear.

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Reset needed on troubled flood buybacks: NSW Premier

A flood buyback scheme for low-lying properties in the Northern Rivers needs a reset, NSW premier Chris Minns says, amid widespread confusion over eligibility.

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Supermarket shelves were empty for months after the Lismore floods. Here's how to make supply chains more resilient

From the outside, the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales seems idyllic. Rainforests, mountains, beaches and Byron Bay. But the past few years have made life harder for many who live there, with Black Summer bushfires, the COVID pandemic and intense flooding.

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Flood preparation plans need to protect at-risk homes and businesses better, NSW regional communities say

NSW Farmers say a process to protect people and property in flood-prone areas is long overdue, especially after the deadly devastation in the Northern Rivers last year.

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Fireproof Australia activist reflects on his crime

Alan Glover - actor, comedian, volunteer firefighter and activist - was unhappy with his sentencing outcome at the Downing Centre court in Sydney on Tuesday. Glover was given an 18-month good behaviour bond and he has to pay a $3000 fine for blocking a bridge or tunnel. He says he…

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