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ABC News
22-05-2025
- Climate
- ABC News
Emergency Warning - Parts of Dungog flooding - Evacuate now
The NSW SES is directing people in the following area(s) to EVACUATE NOW due to moderate flooding: Properties on parts of Windeyer Street, Crolls Mill Lane, Hooke Street, Abelard Street, Lord Street and Brown Street Allison Court Retirement Village, Brown Street You must evacuate now because floodwaters are now impacting the area. You should evacuate to stay with family, friends, or alternate accommodation in areas unaffected by flooding. If you are unable to find accommodation, Evacuation centres have been set up at: Dungog Memorial RSL Club, 96 Lord St, Dungog NSW 2420 If you remain in the area, you may become trapped without power, water, and other essential services. It may be too dangerous for NSW SES to rescue you, and buildings may not be able to withstand the impact of flood water. Evacuation Information What are we expecting?
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS How to get disaster recovery allowance if you are impacted by flooding in Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Dungog and Mid Coast
Disaster recovery allowance payments for those affected by the NSW rain bomb will be made available. The allowance is available for workers who will lose income, such as those who are unable to go to work or whose employer has had to cease operating. The allowance has been made available for four impacted LGAs. These are the Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Dungog and the Mid Coast Council areas. 'That is to assist people who have been impacted with up to 13 weeks' allowance in lieu of them being able to undertake their usual course of employment,' Federal emergency management minister Kristy McBain said. Impacted residents will be able to apply via the MyGov website. 'If you're eligible, you'll get the maximum equivalent rate of JobSeeker Payment or Youth Allowance, depending on your personal circumstances,' Services Australia said
News.com.au
19-05-2025
- Climate
- News.com.au
Residents in parts of NSW warned to evacuate as heavy rains cause flash flooding
Residents in parts of NSW have been told to evacuate immediately amid heavy rains and flash flooding, with the SES warning it may be too late for people to be rescued if they wait. An emergency warning was issued late on Monday for parts of Paterson and Dungog, as well as the Ferndale Caravan Park, advising people to evacuate before 11.30pm due to dangerous flooding. The Paterson River at Gostwyck Bridge is currently at 10.40m and rising, well above the minor flood level of 9.19m. The Bureau of Meteorology warned it may reach around 13.5m on Tuesday morning, with major flooding nearing the flood level recorded in March, 2021. The Williams River at Dungog is also expected to exceed major flood levels by early Tuesday morning, possibly nearing 9m. Early on Tuesday morning, further evacuation notices were also issued for parts of Bulahdelah and the Gloucester Caravan Park, warning residents 'must evacuate' to escape rising floodwaters before 6am. 'You should evacuate to stay with family, friends, or alternate accommodation in areas unaffected by flooding,' the alert said. 'If you remain in the area, you may become trapped without power, water, and other essential services. 'It may be too dangerous for NSW SES to rescue you, and buildings may not be able to withstand the impact of flood water.' The SES has also advised people in Port Macquarie, Taree, Kempsey, Barrington Tops, Winham and Yarrowtich to stay indoors, while 'watch and act' alerts remain in place for areas along the coast between Chittaway Point and Glenreagh. Authorities warned that six-hourly rainfall totals between 60mm and 100mm are likely to continue, with a whopping 166mm recorded at Taree Airport and 97mm recorded at Mount Barrington in the six hours to 3.30am on Tuesday. As well as rain and flash flooding, the Bureau has also issued marine wind warnings for various locations on the NSW coast, including the Hunter Coast, Byron Coast, Coffs Coast and Macquarie Coast. The wild weather is due to a coastal trough positioned offshore from the southern Mid North Coast, which is forecast to slowly track northwards into Tuesday, bringing further heavy rainfall and damaging winds to the Hunter Region. With further moderate to heavy rainfall forecast for the next few dates, residents have been told to remain vigilant. Five public schools were declared non-operational, including Dungog High School, Dungog Public School, Glen William Public School, Mount Pleasant Public School and Narara Valley High School. Limited buses are replacing trains on the Hunter Line trains between Newcastle Interchange, Scone and Dungog in both directions due to flooding at Sandgate. For life threatening emergencies, call 000 (triple zero) immediately. If you require rescue, assistance to evacuate or other emergency help, ring NSW SES on 132 500.
