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SHOCKING: Hawkesbury river | Mind Blowing Facts

Hawkesbury's back-to-back, record-breaking floods are high on voters' minds ahead of New South Wales election

The Hawkesbury River in New South Wales has flooded multiple times since the last state election. As voters prepare to head to the polls this month, debate rages about how to manage future floods for those residents determined to stay.

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Teenager found dead after swimming on Hawkesbury River at Windsor

A 16-year-old boy who disappeared while swimming at a dangerous spot on the Hawkesbury River in Western Sydney has been found dead.

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Body found in search for teen swimmer

A body has been found during the search for a missing teenage swimmer who disappeared at the Hawkesbury River in NSW.

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Barrington-Hawkesbury corridor the last line of defence against climate change

An alliance of local and national environment groups have called for a moratorium on land clearing across 810,000 hectares between Barrington Tops and Hawkesbury River.

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Landslide starts to swallow home in Richmond Lowlands after NSW floods

The owner of a house in north-west Sydney that partially fell into a 6 metre-deep hole during a landslide says it felt "like an earthquake".

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Sydney beaches covered in filthy debris after Hawkesbury River flooding

Communities in Sydney's north find debris washed up on their beaches from the devastating flooding of the Hawkesbury River, prompting a warning for local residents.

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Heavy rain hits Sydney as largest floods since March 2021 surround city

Saturated catchments have received more heavy rain overnight and water levels on the Hawkesbury River are heading towards levels not seen since the major floods of 2021.

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Jetties, caravans and fridges displaced by floods float down Hawkesbury River during clean-up

Truckloads of rubbish displaced by floods are washing down waterways on the NSW Central Coast – and much more is on the way.

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Scott Morrison says defence force ‘not available on a moment’s notice’ to respond to disaster – as it happened

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Floods expected to be Hawkesbury River's biggest in more than 40 years, extend into second week

The normally serene Hawkesbury River is now a vast, muddy inland sea that is drowning businesses, farmland and roads beneath its tides.

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Sydney spared worst of rain but Newcastle still under threat – as it happened

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Oyster farmers on Hawkesbury River expand into tourism to keep industry alive

Oyster farmers on the Hawkesbury River expand into tourism to survive industry hurdles.

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Sydney river swimmer fails to resurface

A man swimming near family and friends on a houseboat on Sydney's Hawkesbury River is missing, prompting a search that now involves police divers.

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