UNCOVERED: Eugowra - The Untold Story

Putting back the pieces, flood hero finds solace in art

After helping save up to 40 of his neighbours and friends from a destructive flash flood, an ex-truck driver has turned to sculpture to heal and help others.

AAP · Jun 6

'God sent you': bravery saved town from mass tragedy

Residents of a leafy rural village were used to floods and thought they would be safe but a wall of water spared almost nothing and no one.

AAP · Oct 17, 2025

'Forever missed': the final call before mum swept away

The families of two people killed in an "inland tsunami" have remembered the victims as loving parents and grandparents whose legacies live on.

AAP · Oct 17, 2025

SES in hot water ahead of inquest into flood deaths

The State Emergency Service has been slammed for failing to provide evidence to an inquest into two deaths during a 2022 flood that ravaged a rural NSW town.

AAP · Sep 10, 2024

Flood recovery rolls on but there's a pub with no beer

The owner of The Central Hotel in Eugowra - once the heart of the NSW town but closed since a major flood - has appealed to the prime minister for help.

AAP · Mar 22, 2024

Fierce floods a lesson for NSW govt disaster response

Premier Chris Minns has visited Eugowra more than a year after floods razed the NSW village. The disaster serves as a lesson for future emergencies, he said.

AAP · Jan 23, 2024

'Greatest little town' fights on a year after wipe-out

The NSW village of Eugowra was almost razed by a sudden flash flood on November 14. A year on there are reminders of the disaster on every corner, every face.

AAP · Nov 11, 2023

Exhaustion sets in as cost of record flood reaches 'millions' for Eugowra residents

Farmer Tess Herbert says the family farm lost millions of dollars worth of crops when the town of Eugowra in the NSW central west was hit by an 'inland tsunami'.

ABC News · May 14, 2023

Wyangala Dam misses out on federal funding, but millions to be spent on improving flood warning systems

A small NSW town was almost wiped off the map in 2022. There's now hope it will get better warnings if disaster strikes again.

ABC News · May 9, 2023

SES, RFS volunteers share stories of hardship and triumph as they reflect on the NSW floods

Traumatic memories haunt some of the volunteers who helped across NSW during last year's flood disasters. But their resolve to get involved during times of immense need has not wavered.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2023