NSW Floods

NSW Northern Rivers flood recovery and reporting on natural disasters

The cities and towns of the northern rivers region often make the national headlines when natural disasters hit. The February 2022 flood event kicked off parliamentary inquiries and saw the rushed setup of reconstruction schemes which are leaving locals vulnerable to housing stress. Local journalist and presenter at BayFM, Mia Armitage has been covering the …

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Evacuation Order Issued for Forbes as Water Levels Rise

Emergency evacuation orders were this morning issued for the town of Forbes in Central West NSW. The region has suffered widespread flooding recently due to high rainfall. Forbes sits on the Lachlan River, downstream from the Wyangala dam, which yesterday spilled 230,000 megalitres of water, dramatically increasing the rate at which the water level was …

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