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Why this storm season could be among the region's busiest on record

Data supplied to the Newcastle Herald shows the region falls in the eye of summer storms.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 24

Pocock says Bishop should be ‘reflecting on her position’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Sep 10, 2025

Communities rally as floodwaters rise, schools close

Residents have been ordered to leave and dozens of schools have closed due to flood threats as the search continues for a woman swept away by floodwaters.

AAP · Aug 3, 2025

‘We believe he is scared’: Sydney residents urged to search properties for missing 12-year-old boy

Hussein Al Mansoory, who is non-verbal, was last seen running from a park in Auburn on Saturday morning and is believed to still be in the area

The Guardian - AU · Mar 10, 2024

'We really dodged a bullet': region battered but not bruised by storm

There were hundreds of calls for help, flash floods, houses damaged by fallen trees and power outages.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 30, 2023

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