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Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Ben Graham Memorial Golf Tournament set for June 6-8
May 30—The Ben Graham Memorial Golf Tournament will be held June 6-8 at Cabinet Peak Golf Course. The "BEN" honors Ben's life and commitment to golf especially KIDS! Proceeds from the tournament go to support youth golf in Libby! Advertisement SCHEDULE Friday Practice Round make your own tee time. Derby 5:30 for participants, $1,000.00 added. The entry fee for members is $80 and non-members is $100. Saturday Make your own foursome between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. or call the clubhouse at 406-293-7332 for a group. Sunday 9 a.m. is the shotgun start. Times may be adjusted due to weather. Other Information Entry fee includes 36 holes of golf, a fleece jacket valued at $95 and a gift card. Saturday and Sunday, a $50,000 hole-in-prize will be held. There will be duce pots, skins, long drive, long putt prizes and $100 KPs. Golfers must have an established handicap. Donations are welcome and special thanks to our donors, the Knowles family, Robin Swimley, John Graham and family! Entry forms are at the clubhouse or go to
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Allowing 70-year-olds to have a baby is daft. Why don't we ever say no anymore?
Here goes. I know little ears might be listening. More saliently, I know elderly ears might be listening, too. A British couple in their 70s have just been granted permission by the courts to become the legal parents of a 14-month-old baby boy. Not because of family breakdown, not through necessity. But because they paid a surrogate in California £151,000 to carry the embryo made from the husband's sperm and a donor egg. Now, I also know that whatever the unfortunate, regrettable or just plain awful circumstances of its conception, once a baby is born, the slate is wiped clean and jubilation is the only possible human, humane response. Because babies are a blessing. They represent hope, love and all that is squidgy and precious – they should never be burdened with the sins of their proverbial fathers and mothers. But sometimes – and it would seem, more often than just sometimes – we need to speak up and say 'enough'. Speak out and shout: 'NO! No, you can't. No, you mustn't. JUST STOP!' The court papers describe how the wealthy retired couple, referred to as Mr and Mrs K, decided to have a surrogate baby after their son 'A' died from cancer in 2020 shortly before he turned 27. By any measure that is an out-and-out tragedy. A life-long bereavement. But how could they possibly believe that having another baby in their twilight years was the best course of action? Did no-one advise them against it? Did they not have friends or wider family to forcefully impress upon them that effectively replacing their son with a new baby would be an act of grief-induced madness? It would seem not. In a written judgement handed down last month in the family division of the High Court, Mrs Justice Knowles said she had made her judgement public because it raised an 'important welfare issue and offers some advice for those who may, in future, engage in a foreign or other surrogacy arrangement'. She added that it was an 'undeniable fact' that when the child – referred to as 'B' – started primary school, Mr and Mrs K would be both aged 76. 'Put starkly, Mr and Mrs K will both be 89 years old when B reaches his majority,' Judge Knowles said. Despite those concerns, she granted a parental order to give 'permanence and security' to the child's care arrangements 'in circumstances where no one else other than Mr and Mrs K seek to provide lifelong care for him'. The couple, it was said, have made provisions in their will for friends of their deceased son – a couple in their early 30s – to become the child's legal guardians if they die or are unable to look after him. So that's all right then. Or is it? It is troubling to note this is the third such case to emerge in the last year where a 'parental order' has been given to British 'intended parents' in their 60s and70s for children born to surrogate mothers abroad. And none of that is OK. These acts of blind selfishness are so egregiously wrong that it's hard to fathom where to start – and I speak as someone who suffered the torment of infertility for many years. Even as I struggled and invested my life's savings, I knew deep down there was a cut-off point; and it was a good two and a half decades before my 70th birthday. Not just because any reputable clinic would have stopped treating me – although many a less scrupulous outfit beyond these shores would have stepped in. But because it would have been weird and icky and unnatural (the irony of being pumped with drugs is not lost on me) to keep going and going. I felt – I still feel – that beyond 50 it would be wrong. For me, 45 was my limit. Just because my husband and I looked young and fit, didn't mean we were. Above all, however, it felt immoral to bring – let's be honest, engineer – a baby into the world at the point when menopause decreed my reproductive days were over. I was lucky. I had two daughters by the age of 42. I will urge them that if they want families they should start early in case my infertility is inherited. Or in case their partner has been hit by 'spermageddon'; over the past 40 years, sperm counts worldwide have halved and sperm quality has declined 'alarmingly', with one in 20 men currently facing reduced fertility. I would never have gone down the surrogacy route to become a mother although I know women who have and that's their business. It becomes society's business, however, when elderly couples start doing the same. There's no legal age limit for people in the position of Mr and Mrs K. There should be – if only because as a nation we seem to be increasingly in the thrall of the pernicious 'you do you' hands-off mentality fostered by social media. Blithely letting people do as they like without regard for the consequences might empower the individual, but it sure as hell disempowers the rest of us. Time and again we fail to condemn unpalatable behaviour because a spurious and deeply juvenile notion of 'kindness' takes precedence over common sense. Activists have taken advantage – why wouldn't they? For years our pusillanimous institutions have fallen foul of aggressive transgender ideologues demanding rights to which they were never entitled. I for one found it downright humiliating that it took the Supreme Court to assert the biological fact that trans women are not women (the clue being in the title). Then we have doctors lambasted for doing their jobs. GPs informing patients they are obese and their health is at risk has been reframed by campaigners as 'weight-shaming'. And as that might 'cause offence' it is, of course, to be avoided. What are medics supposed to do? Send a text? Mime it? All too often we find ourselves kowtowing to the few at the expense of the many and tolerating the intolerable. At dinner tables the length of the land, the tiresome cry from younger generations of 'you can't say that!'goes up daily. When the grown-ups acquiesce for an easier life, that doesn't burnish our liberal credentials, it makes fools of us all. We have a responsibility to safeguard our values. And when it comes to pensioners commissioning babies, age isn't just a number. Yes, Mr and Mrs K suffered a terrible loss, but what they desperately needed was a grief counsellor not a fertility clinic. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Man sentenced to nearly 6 years for buying 150+ guns in GA, trying to smuggle them to Mexico
A man will spend nearly six years in a federal prison after federal agents say he bought more than 150 guns in Georgia and smuggled some of them to Mexico. According to a federal lawsuit, Edson Areguillin received detailed instructions from agents in Mexico and bought weapons on their behalf. Areguillin would then allegedly cross the border into Mexico with the guns. 'It was indicating that he was operating as a straw buyer, meaning he would buy guns on behalf of other people,' Attorney Chris Timmons said. 'What would happen first, he would get a wire transfer from Mexico to here in the United States. And he would take that money and use it to buy firearms and keep a portion of it. And then he would drive those guns down to Mexico, where they were used in crimes.' TRENDING STORIES: President Donald Trump to pardon Todd and Julie Chrisley R&B singer Jaheim charged in metro Atlanta animal cruelty case Georgia Tech student killing: Shooter snuck into apartment building, waited for victim, police say Timmons is a former prosecutor and now a partner at the law firm Knowles, Gallant and Timmons. According to the lawsuit, one weapon bought from a gun shop in Cherokee County was later recovered in Mexico after it was used in a shootout that left eight people dead and four others injured. This is not an isolated incident. Earlier this month, Channel 2 Action News reported how members of the ATF seized nearly a quarter million dollars' worth of guns that were meant to be illegally smuggled into Mexico. The U.S. attorney says the man here was mainly directed to buy 9 mm pistols and AR-style weapons, and would make thousands of dollars with each smuggling trip.
USA Today
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Tina Knowles says didn't scold granddaughter Rumi during the tour; she protected her
Tina Knowles says didn't scold granddaughter Rumi during the tour; she protected her Even though Rumi Carter is going to shine on her own, Tina Knowles (and the rest of the family) are going to be her protector. And the matriarch made that clear recently. During a stop on her "Matriarch" book tour, the businesswoman, designer and mother of Beyoncé and Solange Knowles set the record straight on whether she seemingly scolded her 7-year-old granddaughter, Rumi Carter, onstage during a stop on Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter" Tour. "People have written all kinds of narratives about it," Knowles said to the event moderator and TV host Gayle King. Like some fans, King noted that the moment was "very funny" with Knowles admitting that the moment reflected "real life." "You know, Grandmas don't play," Knowles jokingly said. In the viral clip, some fans thought Mama Knowles may have given Rumi a grandma's glare. However, Knowles cleared up any misperceptions. "It was just that she was reaching for the mic because she wanted to say something, and I realized that, and she was pulling, and I was like, 'Oh God, that's all that needs to happen, is the mic hits her in the face." Knowles kicked off her nine-city book tour, 'Matriarch: An Evening with Tina Knowles, Family and Friends," on April 30 at the MGM National Harbor Hotel and Casino in the Washington D.C. area. Of course, Beyoncé is currently performing in the New York area on the third leg of her Cowboy Carter and Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour, a spectacle filled with fashion, different music genres and most notably country music and political commentary. She first debuted her "Cowboy Carter" tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on April 28 with 39 songs on the set list. The nine-city tour will span the U.S. and Europe with the grand finale taking place in Las Vegas on July 26. Follow Caché McClay, the USA TODAY Network's Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter, on Instagram, TikTok and X as @cachemcclay.
The Advertiser
23-05-2025
- The Advertiser
Fourth body found in floodwaters as tens of thousands left stranded
The body of a fourth person has been discovered as emergency services continue to battle record-breaking floods in NSW for the sixth straight day. A man, believed to be in his 70s, was found after his car ran off the road at Nana Glen, north-west of Coffs Harbour, on May 23, police said. On May 22, the body of a 60-year-old woman was pulled from her car while driving to Coffs Harbour. The body of a man aged in his 30s was also discovered at Rosewood near Wauchope, while David Knowles, 63, from Moto, north east of Taree, was also found dead in his home. A 49-year-old man who reportedly walked into floodwaters at Nymboida, about 40km south of Grafton, is still missing. The 60-year-old woman, whose body was pulled from floodwaters on May 22, was told to "continue with caution" just half an hour before her four-wheel-drive was overcome in the deluge. A police officer gave her his phone number after warning her not to enter floodwaters, but 30 minutes later, she called for help. Travelling from Sydney to Coffs Harbour, the woman had taken a detour to avoid road closures on the Pacific Highway. NSW Police Northern Commander David Waddell said the woman had spoken to a police officer just west of Dorrigo at about 7pm on May 21. "They travelled in convoy. As they travelled towards Coffs Harbour, they reached some floodwaters at Coramba Road, which is near Wild Cattle Creek bridge," he told reporters in Newcastle. "But he, driving the BMW, decided to go back." The water she later drove into "was obviously faster flowing and deeper water", he said. It was not until the next day that rescuers were able to find her body near Brooklana on the Lower Bobo Road, west of Coffs Harbour. "We've located a woman in her vehicle, deceased," Assistant Commissioner Waddell said. Her family had been notified, and the death was being investigated by Coffs Harbour detectives, while the police officer involved was receiving assistance. "Obviously, the police officer who spoke to the woman is very traumatised and we're wrapping support services around him," he said. "It's just a tragic circumstance." Tributes have poured in for David Knowles, the first victim identified from the floods. Mr Knowles had stayed at his property on North Moto Road near Taree to look after his cattle as the waters rose. Mr Knowles's daughter said her father died a hero. She said he had also been approached by an SES evacuation crew on May 21 but directed the crew to another family further upstream. "He didn't want to leave his farm on a good day," she said. "We all couldn't be prouder of you Dad. We love you." The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, wrote on X that Mr Knowles' death was "devastating". "The thoughts of all Australians are with his loved ones and the community at this time," he wrote. Emergency warnings advising people to evacuate or seek shelter remain in place in many locations from Bellingen in the north to Paterson in the south. There were 153 flood warnings active in the affected Hunter and mid north coast regions on the morning of May 23 - 40 of those at emergency level. More than 48,000 people are isolated due to floodwaters. Around 5700 households and businesses are without power. A full list of warnings can be found on the SES website. NSW SES State Duty Commander Assistant Commissioner Colin Malone said while the rain will start to ease later today, the risk from flooding is far from over. "We may see renewed rises as water from earlier heavy falls makes its way downstream," Assistant Commissioner Malone said. A priority for today will be commencing resupplying isolated communities, he said. NSW SES has begun using helicopters to transport boats and equipment, with planning underway to commence bulk resupply. Conditions across the mid north coast were expected to ease by May 23, with the focus of the rainfall shifting to parts of the Southern Highlands, Blue Mountains and southern Hunter. Heavy rainfall is possible in parts of the Central Coast, including Newcastle and Gosford. Residents in Newcastle and the Central Coast have been advised to stay indoors due to intense rainfall. As the weather system moves south from the mid north coast, the SES is warning of the risk of flash flooding, storm-related incidents and minor flooding on the Colo, Hawkesbury and Nepean Rivers. The Nepean Dam is currently spilling, and it is possible the Warragamba Dam may spill sometime Friday or Saturday. "The real risk over the next 24 hours is flash flooding, with heavy rainfall totals between 60 and 100mm possible," Assistant Commissioner Malone said. "Roads may become cut quickly and without warning. We ask the community to remain vigilant and never drive through flooded areas." Heavy rainfall is expected to extend further south to the Southern Tablelands and inland South Coast later on Friday. which may be affected include Bowral, Braidwood, Bega, Katoomba, Goulburn, Nerriga and Captains Flat. Communities along the Warrego and Darling Rivers may experience minor flooding for weeks, the SES warned. READ MORE: Young family rescued after pleading for help from rising floodwaters Across the affected regions, 168 schools are closed across the state. Since May 21 11 TAFE NSW campuses have also been closed, including Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Port Macquarie and Taree. A total of 168 early childhood services are also shut across NSW. Sixteen schools reopened on May 23. A full list of school closures can be found here. The Albanese and Minns governments activated disaster recovery allowances for 16 local government areas. This applies to Bellingen, Central Coast, Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Dungog, Kempsey, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, MidCoast, Nambucca, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Port Stephens, Singleton and Upper Hunter. The federal government also confirmed disaster recovery allowance payments would be available to people affected by heavy rains in the council areas of Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Dungog and MidCoast. The financial support was available to workers who lost income, such as those who were unable to go to work or whose employer had to cease operating. The Pacific Highway is closed in both directions between Coopernook and Purfleet, near Taree. The Oxley Highway is closed between Thrumster and Wauchope, as well as at Rosewood, Long Flat and Mount Seaview. Giinagay Way is closed between North Macksville and Nambucca Heads. Waterfall Way is closed between Bellingen and Raleigh, and between Dorrigo Mountain and Thora. Failford Road is closed between The Lakes Way and the Pacific Highway at Failford. South of Sydney, the Illawarra Highway is closed on Macquarie Pass. A full list of road closures can be found at Live Traffic NSW. Trains are not running between Morisset and Newcastle Interchange on the Central Coast and Newcastle Line due to flooding on the tracks at Cockle Creek. No trains are running on the Hunter Line due to flooding at Sandgate. Limited replacement buses are running on both lines, however they are unable to access some stations due to flooding. Dungog RSL Club Club Gloucesters Club Taree Manning Point Bowling Club Wingham RSL Bulahdelah Golf Club Tuncurry Beach Bowling Club Kempsey Showground Panthers Port Macquarie Coffs Harbour Urunga CEX Nambucca RSL Club Old Bar Bowling Club Wauchope Showground Coopernook Hall. Bellingen Memorial Hall SES 132 500 Triple zero 000 Service NSW 13 77 88 BoM warnings The body of a fourth person has been discovered as emergency services continue to battle record-breaking floods in NSW for the sixth straight day. A man, believed to be in his 70s, was found after his car ran off the road at Nana Glen, north-west of Coffs Harbour, on May 23, police said. On May 22, the body of a 60-year-old woman was pulled from her car while driving to Coffs Harbour. The body of a man aged in his 30s was also discovered at Rosewood near Wauchope, while David Knowles, 63, from Moto, north east of Taree, was also found dead in his home. A 49-year-old man who reportedly walked into floodwaters at Nymboida, about 40km south of Grafton, is still missing. The 60-year-old woman, whose body was pulled from floodwaters on May 22, was told to "continue with caution" just half an hour before her four-wheel-drive was overcome in the deluge. A police officer gave her his phone number after warning her not to enter floodwaters, but 30 minutes later, she called for help. Travelling from Sydney to Coffs Harbour, the woman had taken a detour to avoid road closures on the Pacific Highway. NSW Police Northern Commander David Waddell said the woman had spoken to a police officer just west of Dorrigo at about 7pm on May 21. "They travelled in convoy. As they travelled towards Coffs Harbour, they reached some floodwaters at Coramba Road, which is near Wild Cattle Creek bridge," he told reporters in Newcastle. "But he, driving the BMW, decided to go back." The water she later drove into "was obviously faster flowing and deeper water", he said. It was not until the next day that rescuers were able to find her body near Brooklana on the Lower Bobo Road, west of Coffs Harbour. "We've located a woman in her vehicle, deceased," Assistant Commissioner Waddell said. Her family had been notified, and the death was being investigated by Coffs Harbour detectives, while the police officer involved was receiving assistance. "Obviously, the police officer who spoke to the woman is very traumatised and we're wrapping support services around him," he said. "It's just a tragic circumstance." Tributes have poured in for David Knowles, the first victim identified from the floods. Mr Knowles had stayed at his property on North Moto Road near Taree to look after his cattle as the waters rose. Mr Knowles's daughter said her father died a hero. She said he had also been approached by an SES evacuation crew on May 21 but directed the crew to another family further upstream. "He didn't want to leave his farm on a good day," she said. "We all couldn't be prouder of you Dad. We love you." The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, wrote on X that Mr Knowles' death was "devastating". "The thoughts of all Australians are with his loved ones and the community at this time," he wrote. Emergency warnings advising people to evacuate or seek shelter remain in place in many locations from Bellingen in the north to Paterson in the south. There were 153 flood warnings active in the affected Hunter and mid north coast regions on the morning of May 23 - 40 of those at emergency level. More than 48,000 people are isolated due to floodwaters. Around 5700 households and businesses are without power. A full list of warnings can be found on the SES website. NSW SES State Duty Commander Assistant Commissioner Colin Malone said while the rain will start to ease later today, the risk from flooding is far from over. "We may see renewed rises as water from earlier heavy falls makes its way downstream," Assistant Commissioner Malone said. A priority for today will be commencing resupplying isolated communities, he said. NSW SES has begun using helicopters to transport boats and equipment, with planning underway to commence bulk resupply. Conditions across the mid north coast were expected to ease by May 23, with the focus of the rainfall shifting to parts of the Southern Highlands, Blue Mountains and southern Hunter. Heavy rainfall is possible in parts of the Central Coast, including Newcastle and Gosford. Residents in Newcastle and the Central Coast have been advised to stay indoors due to intense rainfall. As the weather system moves south from the mid north coast, the SES is warning of the risk of flash flooding, storm-related incidents and minor flooding on the Colo, Hawkesbury and Nepean Rivers. The Nepean Dam is currently spilling, and it is possible the Warragamba Dam may spill sometime Friday or Saturday. "The real risk over the next 24 hours is flash flooding, with heavy rainfall totals between 60 and 100mm possible," Assistant Commissioner Malone said. "Roads may become cut quickly and without warning. We ask the community to remain vigilant and never drive through flooded areas." Heavy rainfall is expected to extend further south to the Southern Tablelands and inland South Coast later on Friday. which may be affected include Bowral, Braidwood, Bega, Katoomba, Goulburn, Nerriga and Captains Flat. Communities along the Warrego and Darling Rivers may experience minor flooding for weeks, the SES warned. READ MORE: Young family rescued after pleading for help from rising floodwaters Across the affected regions, 168 schools are closed across the state. Since May 21 11 TAFE NSW campuses have also been closed, including Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Port Macquarie and Taree. A total of 168 early childhood services are also shut across NSW. Sixteen schools reopened on May 23. A full list of school closures can be found here. The Albanese and Minns governments activated disaster recovery allowances for 16 local government areas. This applies to Bellingen, Central Coast, Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Dungog, Kempsey, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, MidCoast, Nambucca, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Port Stephens, Singleton and Upper Hunter. The federal government also confirmed disaster recovery allowance payments would be available to people affected by heavy rains in the council areas of Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Dungog and MidCoast. The financial support was available to workers who lost income, such as those who were unable to go to work or whose employer had to cease operating. The Pacific Highway is closed in both directions between Coopernook and Purfleet, near Taree. The Oxley Highway is closed between Thrumster and Wauchope, as well as at Rosewood, Long Flat and Mount Seaview. Giinagay Way is closed between North Macksville and Nambucca Heads. Waterfall Way is closed between Bellingen and Raleigh, and between Dorrigo Mountain and Thora. Failford Road is closed between The Lakes Way and the Pacific Highway at Failford. South of Sydney, the Illawarra Highway is closed on Macquarie Pass. A full list of road closures can be found at Live Traffic NSW. Trains are not running between Morisset and Newcastle Interchange on the Central Coast and Newcastle Line due to flooding on the tracks at Cockle Creek. No trains are running on the Hunter Line due to flooding at Sandgate. Limited replacement buses are running on both lines, however they are unable to access some stations due to flooding. Dungog RSL Club Club Gloucesters Club Taree Manning Point Bowling Club Wingham RSL Bulahdelah Golf Club Tuncurry Beach Bowling Club Kempsey Showground Panthers Port Macquarie Coffs Harbour Urunga CEX Nambucca RSL Club Old Bar Bowling Club Wauchope Showground Coopernook Hall. Bellingen Memorial Hall SES 132 500 Triple zero 000 Service NSW 13 77 88 BoM warnings The body of a fourth person has been discovered as emergency services continue to battle record-breaking floods in NSW for the sixth straight day. A man, believed to be in his 70s, was found after his car ran off the road at Nana Glen, north-west of Coffs Harbour, on May 23, police said. On May 22, the body of a 60-year-old woman was pulled from her car while driving to Coffs Harbour. The body of a man aged in his 30s was also discovered at Rosewood near Wauchope, while David Knowles, 63, from Moto, north east of Taree, was also found dead in his home. A 49-year-old man who reportedly walked into floodwaters at Nymboida, about 40km south of Grafton, is still missing. The 60-year-old woman, whose body was pulled from floodwaters on May 22, was told to "continue with caution" just half an hour before her four-wheel-drive was overcome in the deluge. A police officer gave her his phone number after warning her not to enter floodwaters, but 30 minutes later, she called for help. Travelling from Sydney to Coffs Harbour, the woman had taken a detour to avoid road closures on the Pacific Highway. NSW Police Northern Commander David Waddell said the woman had spoken to a police officer just west of Dorrigo at about 7pm on May 21. "They travelled in convoy. As they travelled towards Coffs Harbour, they reached some floodwaters at Coramba Road, which is near Wild Cattle Creek bridge," he told reporters in Newcastle. "But he, driving the BMW, decided to go back." The water she later drove into "was obviously faster flowing and deeper water", he said. It was not until the next day that rescuers were able to find her body near Brooklana on the Lower Bobo Road, west of Coffs Harbour. "We've located a woman in her vehicle, deceased," Assistant Commissioner Waddell said. Her family had been notified, and the death was being investigated by Coffs Harbour detectives, while the police officer involved was receiving assistance. "Obviously, the police officer who spoke to the woman is very traumatised and we're wrapping support services around him," he said. "It's just a tragic circumstance." Tributes have poured in for David Knowles, the first victim identified from the floods. Mr Knowles had stayed at his property on North Moto Road near Taree to look after his cattle as the waters rose. Mr Knowles's daughter said her father died a hero. She said he had also been approached by an SES evacuation crew on May 21 but directed the crew to another family further upstream. "He didn't want to leave his farm on a good day," she said. "We all couldn't be prouder of you Dad. We love you." The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, wrote on X that Mr Knowles' death was "devastating". "The thoughts of all Australians are with his loved ones and the community at this time," he wrote. Emergency warnings advising people to evacuate or seek shelter remain in place in many locations from Bellingen in the north to Paterson in the south. There were 153 flood warnings active in the affected Hunter and mid north coast regions on the morning of May 23 - 40 of those at emergency level. More than 48,000 people are isolated due to floodwaters. Around 5700 households and businesses are without power. A full list of warnings can be found on the SES website. NSW SES State Duty Commander Assistant Commissioner Colin Malone said while the rain will start to ease later today, the risk from flooding is far from over. "We may see renewed rises as water from earlier heavy falls makes its way downstream," Assistant Commissioner Malone said. A priority for today will be commencing resupplying isolated communities, he said. NSW SES has begun using helicopters to transport boats and equipment, with planning underway to commence bulk resupply. Conditions across the mid north coast were expected to ease by May 23, with the focus of the rainfall shifting to parts of the Southern Highlands, Blue Mountains and southern Hunter. Heavy rainfall is possible in parts of the Central Coast, including Newcastle and Gosford. Residents in Newcastle and the Central Coast have been advised to stay indoors due to intense rainfall. As the weather system moves south from the mid north coast, the SES is warning of the risk of flash flooding, storm-related incidents and minor flooding on the Colo, Hawkesbury and Nepean Rivers. The Nepean Dam is currently spilling, and it is possible the Warragamba Dam may spill sometime Friday or Saturday. "The real risk over the next 24 hours is flash flooding, with heavy rainfall totals between 60 and 100mm possible," Assistant Commissioner Malone said. "Roads may become cut quickly and without warning. We ask the community to remain vigilant and never drive through flooded areas." Heavy rainfall is expected to extend further south to the Southern Tablelands and inland South Coast later on Friday. which may be affected include Bowral, Braidwood, Bega, Katoomba, Goulburn, Nerriga and Captains Flat. Communities along the Warrego and Darling Rivers may experience minor flooding for weeks, the SES warned. READ MORE: Young family rescued after pleading for help from rising floodwaters Across the affected regions, 168 schools are closed across the state. Since May 21 11 TAFE NSW campuses have also been closed, including Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Port Macquarie and Taree. A total of 168 early childhood services are also shut across NSW. Sixteen schools reopened on May 23. A full list of school closures can be found here. The Albanese and Minns governments activated disaster recovery allowances for 16 local government areas. This applies to Bellingen, Central Coast, Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Dungog, Kempsey, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, MidCoast, Nambucca, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Port Stephens, Singleton and Upper Hunter. The federal government also confirmed disaster recovery allowance payments would be available to people affected by heavy rains in the council areas of Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Dungog and MidCoast. The financial support was available to workers who lost income, such as those who were unable to go to work or whose employer had to cease operating. The Pacific Highway is closed in both directions between Coopernook and Purfleet, near Taree. The Oxley Highway is closed between Thrumster and Wauchope, as well as at Rosewood, Long Flat and Mount Seaview. Giinagay Way is closed between North Macksville and Nambucca Heads. Waterfall Way is closed between Bellingen and Raleigh, and between Dorrigo Mountain and Thora. Failford Road is closed between The Lakes Way and the Pacific Highway at Failford. South of Sydney, the Illawarra Highway is closed on Macquarie Pass. A full list of road closures can be found at Live Traffic NSW. Trains are not running between Morisset and Newcastle Interchange on the Central Coast and Newcastle Line due to flooding on the tracks at Cockle Creek. No trains are running on the Hunter Line due to flooding at Sandgate. Limited replacement buses are running on both lines, however they are unable to access some stations due to flooding. Dungog RSL Club Club Gloucesters Club Taree Manning Point Bowling Club Wingham RSL Bulahdelah Golf Club Tuncurry Beach Bowling Club Kempsey Showground Panthers Port Macquarie Coffs Harbour Urunga CEX Nambucca RSL Club Old Bar Bowling Club Wauchope Showground Coopernook Hall. Bellingen Memorial Hall SES 132 500 Triple zero 000 Service NSW 13 77 88 BoM warnings The body of a fourth person has been discovered as emergency services continue to battle record-breaking floods in NSW for the sixth straight day. A man, believed to be in his 70s, was found after his car ran off the road at Nana Glen, north-west of Coffs Harbour, on May 23, police said. On May 22, the body of a 60-year-old woman was pulled from her car while driving to Coffs Harbour. The body of a man aged in his 30s was also discovered at Rosewood near Wauchope, while David Knowles, 63, from Moto, north east of Taree, was also found dead in his home. A 49-year-old man who reportedly walked into floodwaters at Nymboida, about 40km south of Grafton, is still missing. The 60-year-old woman, whose body was pulled from floodwaters on May 22, was told to "continue with caution" just half an hour before her four-wheel-drive was overcome in the deluge. A police officer gave her his phone number after warning her not to enter floodwaters, but 30 minutes later, she called for help. Travelling from Sydney to Coffs Harbour, the woman had taken a detour to avoid road closures on the Pacific Highway. NSW Police Northern Commander David Waddell said the woman had spoken to a police officer just west of Dorrigo at about 7pm on May 21. "They travelled in convoy. As they travelled towards Coffs Harbour, they reached some floodwaters at Coramba Road, which is near Wild Cattle Creek bridge," he told reporters in Newcastle. "But he, driving the BMW, decided to go back." The water she later drove into "was obviously faster flowing and deeper water", he said. It was not until the next day that rescuers were able to find her body near Brooklana on the Lower Bobo Road, west of Coffs Harbour. "We've located a woman in her vehicle, deceased," Assistant Commissioner Waddell said. Her family had been notified, and the death was being investigated by Coffs Harbour detectives, while the police officer involved was receiving assistance. "Obviously, the police officer who spoke to the woman is very traumatised and we're wrapping support services around him," he said. "It's just a tragic circumstance." Tributes have poured in for David Knowles, the first victim identified from the floods. Mr Knowles had stayed at his property on North Moto Road near Taree to look after his cattle as the waters rose. Mr Knowles's daughter said her father died a hero. She said he had also been approached by an SES evacuation crew on May 21 but directed the crew to another family further upstream. "He didn't want to leave his farm on a good day," she said. "We all couldn't be prouder of you Dad. We love you." The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, wrote on X that Mr Knowles' death was "devastating". "The thoughts of all Australians are with his loved ones and the community at this time," he wrote. Emergency warnings advising people to evacuate or seek shelter remain in place in many locations from Bellingen in the north to Paterson in the south. There were 153 flood warnings active in the affected Hunter and mid north coast regions on the morning of May 23 - 40 of those at emergency level. More than 48,000 people are isolated due to floodwaters. Around 5700 households and businesses are without power. A full list of warnings can be found on the SES website. NSW SES State Duty Commander Assistant Commissioner Colin Malone said while the rain will start to ease later today, the risk from flooding is far from over. "We may see renewed rises as water from earlier heavy falls makes its way downstream," Assistant Commissioner Malone said. A priority for today will be commencing resupplying isolated communities, he said. NSW SES has begun using helicopters to transport boats and equipment, with planning underway to commence bulk resupply. Conditions across the mid north coast were expected to ease by May 23, with the focus of the rainfall shifting to parts of the Southern Highlands, Blue Mountains and southern Hunter. Heavy rainfall is possible in parts of the Central Coast, including Newcastle and Gosford. Residents in Newcastle and the Central Coast have been advised to stay indoors due to intense rainfall. As the weather system moves south from the mid north coast, the SES is warning of the risk of flash flooding, storm-related incidents and minor flooding on the Colo, Hawkesbury and Nepean Rivers. The Nepean Dam is currently spilling, and it is possible the Warragamba Dam may spill sometime Friday or Saturday. "The real risk over the next 24 hours is flash flooding, with heavy rainfall totals between 60 and 100mm possible," Assistant Commissioner Malone said. "Roads may become cut quickly and without warning. We ask the community to remain vigilant and never drive through flooded areas." Heavy rainfall is expected to extend further south to the Southern Tablelands and inland South Coast later on Friday. which may be affected include Bowral, Braidwood, Bega, Katoomba, Goulburn, Nerriga and Captains Flat. Communities along the Warrego and Darling Rivers may experience minor flooding for weeks, the SES warned. READ MORE: Young family rescued after pleading for help from rising floodwaters Across the affected regions, 168 schools are closed across the state. Since May 21 11 TAFE NSW campuses have also been closed, including Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Port Macquarie and Taree. A total of 168 early childhood services are also shut across NSW. Sixteen schools reopened on May 23. A full list of school closures can be found here. The Albanese and Minns governments activated disaster recovery allowances for 16 local government areas. This applies to Bellingen, Central Coast, Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Dungog, Kempsey, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, MidCoast, Nambucca, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Port Stephens, Singleton and Upper Hunter. The federal government also confirmed disaster recovery allowance payments would be available to people affected by heavy rains in the council areas of Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Dungog and MidCoast. The financial support was available to workers who lost income, such as those who were unable to go to work or whose employer had to cease operating. The Pacific Highway is closed in both directions between Coopernook and Purfleet, near Taree. The Oxley Highway is closed between Thrumster and Wauchope, as well as at Rosewood, Long Flat and Mount Seaview. Giinagay Way is closed between North Macksville and Nambucca Heads. Waterfall Way is closed between Bellingen and Raleigh, and between Dorrigo Mountain and Thora. Failford Road is closed between The Lakes Way and the Pacific Highway at Failford. South of Sydney, the Illawarra Highway is closed on Macquarie Pass. A full list of road closures can be found at Live Traffic NSW. Trains are not running between Morisset and Newcastle Interchange on the Central Coast and Newcastle Line due to flooding on the tracks at Cockle Creek. No trains are running on the Hunter Line due to flooding at Sandgate. Limited replacement buses are running on both lines, however they are unable to access some stations due to flooding. Dungog RSL Club Club Gloucesters Club Taree Manning Point Bowling Club Wingham RSL Bulahdelah Golf Club Tuncurry Beach Bowling Club Kempsey Showground Panthers Port Macquarie Coffs Harbour Urunga CEX Nambucca RSL Club Old Bar Bowling Club Wauchope Showground Coopernook Hall. Bellingen Memorial Hall SES 132 500 Triple zero 000 Service NSW 13 77 88 BoM warnings
