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Rescuers keep stranded kangaroos alive months after Moama flood

Thousands of dollars and four weekly boat trips later, wildlife rescuers are doing whatever is needed to keep 80 kangaroos alive after the floods.

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Moama faces 'catastrophic damage' and huge clean-up bill after Murray River flooding

Moama residents and businesses have returned to their properties after two months of floods. They've been greeted by "an enormous amount of devastation".

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Murray River Council's 'cavalier' dealings with ethanol company slammed by NSW watchdog

A NSW council is under fire over its "cavalier" handling of a multi-million-dollar deal with a Korean-backed ethanol company, including paying $100,000 into an unknown bank account.

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Murray River towns could see brown tap water for months in wake of floods

Moama’s council forced to reassure residents water is filtered and safe to drink after complaints over colour on social media

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Moama residents frustrated at dirty water as flooding continues to affect filtered water network

Moama residents are turning on their household taps only to find dirty, brown-coloured water. And it's even getting into washing machines.

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Fears prolonged floods after COVID will take toll on residents' mental health in regional NSW and Victoria

As the border towns of Echuca and Moama enter their third week of major flooding, a health executive says recovery teams are reporting higher levels of distress than might usually be expected.

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NSW towns prepare for more flooding

Floodwaters travelling downstream remain a concern for many NSW communities as the state experiences a bout of clear weather over the weekend.

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Camel the latest animal to be rescued by emergency service personnel during NSW floods

In addition to Gina the camel, trained emergency service officers have helped rescue and evacuate a wallaby, dogs, and even chickens.

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Rescuers brave floods for special ‘Humpday’ rescue

A camel who wandered off from her herd was saved by rescuers who braved the floods and took her to safety.

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NSW Premier to seek exceptional circumstances funding for flood-affected communities

Water is starting to recede in some flood-affected areas of NSW, while others still face a major flood risk.

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More flood assistance funding considered for farmers as Moama, Narrabri brace for river peaks

NSW premier Dominic Perrottet says disaster funding is available for the agricultural industry and discussions have taken place with the federal government about more financial support.

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Why has it been so hard to predict the Murray River's flood peak in Echuca and Moama?

Over the past week, the forecast peaks of the raging rivers at several towns have been revised and updated a number of times, in some cases removing or adding whole days to the timeline. Here's why authorities are finding it hard to predict.

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Murray River tourism business call for more support as floods deal another blow

Echuca-Moama businesses that are still recovering from COVID-19 closures are again unable to open.

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Floods at Moama break 30-year record as more New South Wales towns are evacuated

Residents of Moama are hoping a town levee will hold as they prepare for a flood peak unseen for 30 years, while thousands of residents in NSW's north-west are ordered to evacuate their homes.

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Flood updates: Queensland, NSW, Victorian towns brace for coming flood peaks with heavy rain expected into weekend — as it happened

The Murray River is expected to peak at Echuca on Sunday and Queensland's Central Highlands is on alert for flash flooding as the Bureau of Meteorology warns of more rain to come.

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Murray River still rising ahead of expected 30-year flood at Moama, storms forecast for northern NSW

Moama locals say people have come from as far away as Melbourne to help sandbag their homes, meanwhile emergency services have rescued a distressed wallaby from the fast-flowing Murray River.

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Flood updates: Police find a body in floodwaters, believed to be a 63-year-old man missing in regional NSW - as it happened

Police find a body believed to be a missing 63-year-old man who was last seen on a rural property on Lachlan Valley Way in Hillston on Tuesday, October 11.

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Man's body recovered from floodwaters as severe weather to impact flood-affected NSW communities

As residents in the south evacuate ahead of an expected river peak not seen in decades, saturated communities in other parts of the state are preparing for more extreme weather.

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'Dangerous times' in weeks ahead, PM warns

The weeks ahead will be dangerous as a soaked east coast is lashed with more rain, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned.

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Sydney news: Fears for NSW's Moama Indigenous community as Victoria flood threat intensifies

MORNING BRIEFING: Residents from an Indigenous community on the NSW-Victorian border are being evacuated as the flood threat intensifies.

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NSW Coroner hands down findings after inquest into five-year-old's death at hands of mother

The Supreme Court found the boy's mother not guilty of murder on mental health grounds in 2018. The child was drowned in the Murray River at Moama the year before.

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