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NSW flood rescue fleet upgrade hopes to save more lives

An emergency fleet upgrade will benefit NSW's flood-impacted Central West and Northern Rivers, and deliver on recommendations to improve disaster response.

AAP · Nov 11, 2023

Boy says he feels 'dirty and angry' as woman who raped him when he was 12 is jailed for four years

A boy raped by an older woman says he lost all his friends and felt taken advantage of, as a 26-year-old NSW Central West woman is sentenced to more than four years in jail for the assaults.

ABC News · Apr 24, 2023

Tambaroora bushfire in NSW Central West upgraded to emergency level, homes damaged

Homes damaged and farm infrastructure lost as people are told to seek shelter from a massive blaze in the NSW Central West, which has been upgraded to emergency level.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

Central West NSW Is Being Plagued By An Explosion Of Mosquitoes The Footage Will Make You Itch

"It literally bit me through the cap, through my hair and I could feel it in my skull — they are monstrous."

Pedestrian.tv · Nov 18, 2022

Video shows mosquito population boom in flood-ravaged NSW

A Central West woman says she has to blast her verandah with a pressure cleaner every morning to wash the corpses of the insects away.

ABC News · Nov 16, 2022

Folks Are Sharing Harrowing Vids Of Their Soaked Towns As Flooding In Central West NSW Worsens

The Wyngala Dam is releasing a record of 230,000 megalitres (!!!) a day.

Pedestrian.tv · Nov 15, 2022

Central West NSW residents heartbroken by continuous floods

Evacuation orders and flood warnings remain in place in several towns in Central West NSW, with residents describing the devastated region as "a war zone".

ABC News · Nov 15, 2022

A renovated convent has become a home for Ukrainian refugees in Central West NSW

A mammoth community effort to transform an empty convent into a home for Ukrainian refugees has paid off, with two families moving in.

ABC News · Nov 9, 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.

AAP · Oct 11, 2022

Southern NSW bracing for flood peaks, more than 100 flood alerts in place across NSW

Wagga Wagga and Forbes residents are on high alert as communities in the north and Central West prepare to be cut off. There are more than 100 alerts in place across the state.

ABC News · Oct 11, 2022