The government’s report slaps our insurance industry over the wrists without enforcing change. For flood-prone areas,that means waiting for 2022 to repeat itself.
A former joinery factory is set to become the centrepiece of an arts-led regeneration of flood-ravaged Lismore.
Hundreds of millions of dollars are pouring into NSW’s “grand dame” of the Northern Rivers. Leading community figures say local people,not insurers,should shape their city’s future.
Emails show that the Bureau of Meteorology directed staff to refer questions from journalists about floods,fires,climate change and the reef to senior management.
Hundreds of residents in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley were issued emergency warnings to flee as the river surged above moderate levels.
Some residents are on high alert after an overnight drenching as Sydney’s largest dam spills into the rising Hawkesbury-Nepean river system.
An extreme weather warning has been issued for parts of Sydney after a deluge on the south coast flooded roads and houses.
The Warragamba Dam,which supplies the bulk of Sydney’s drinking water,is close to capacity after days of persistent rain and is likely to spill.
Coal mines in the Illawarra struggled with last weekend’s deluge,sending coal deposits into residential areas and the Royal National Park where the platypus live.
Premier Chris Minns was Labor’s shadow water minister when he first proposed lowering the capacity of Warragamba Dam.
Road closures and diversions are still in place for much of the region north-west of Sydney,causing a headache for people attempting to return.