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1 day ago | 
abc.net.au | Claire Simmonds |Charles Rushforth
The record-breaking floods that devastated communities across the NSW Mid North Coast and Hunter regions have left behind mountains of rotting debris. The Kempsey and Mid Coast councils estimate the disaster has generated more rubbish than they usually collect in a year. The Mid Coast Council's director of liveable communities, Paul De Szell, said three temporary landfill sites had been created to manage the flood debris. "The sheer volume of waste is enormous," he said.
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1 week ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Toby Hemmings |Claire Simmonds
By Toby Hemmings and Claire Simmonds, ABCRecord-breaking flooding created unprecedented traffic chaos on New South Wales roads last week, costing tens of millions of dollars and casting a cloud of uncertainty over the road's flood resilience. Most notably, flooding closed a 20-kilometre stretch of the Pacific Highway dual carriageway between Coopernook and South Taree for almost five days.
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1 week ago | 
radionz.co.nz | Toby Hemmings |Claire Simmonds
By Toby Hemmings and Claire Simmonds, ABCRecord-breaking flooding created unprecedented traffic chaos on New South Wales roads last week, costing tens of millions of dollars and casting a cloud of uncertainty over the road's flood resilience. Most notably, flooding closed a 20-kilometre stretch of the Pacific Highway dual carriageway between Coopernook and South Taree for almost five days.
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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Toby Hemmings |Claire Simmonds
Record-breaking flooding created unprecedented traffic chaos on New South Wales roads last week, costing tens of millions of dollars and casting a cloud of uncertainty over the road's flood resilience. Most notably, flooding closed a 20-kilometre stretch of the Pacific Highway dual carriageway between Coopernook and South Taree for almost five days. Michael Atkinson was one of the motorists frustrated on Wednesday when he was returning home from Maclean in the Clarence Valley.
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2 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | David Claughton |Josh Becker |Claire Simmonds
Record-breaking floods along the NSW Mid North Coast and Hunter regions have left dairy farmers isolated, with stock losses and terrible conditions for their cows. Flood heights are at record levels in many areas of the region, with Wingham, Taree and Croki the hardest hit so far. The area has received about five times its monthly rainfall to create a new annual rainfall record. Tragically for farmers and the animals, livestock have been washed into floodwater.
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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Claire Simmonds |Elizabeth Byrne
A man who was found guilty of deliberately driving onto a flooded causeway has avoided a jail term. The 43-year-old Parramatta man was sentenced in the District Court in Newcastle today, after pleading guilty to negligent driving causing death when his two friends were swept from his ute as he tried to cross a flooded causeway. Jawad Al Hussein will instead be allowed to serve his sentence on an intensive corrections order in the community.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Claire Simmonds |Toby Hemmings
Like many Australians, Brooke Bottrell has been fairly tuned out of this federal election. The Coffs Harbour mother has had little capacity for politics as she tries to find medical specialists and support for her stepdaughter and son.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Claire Simmonds |Cameron Marshall
When the state Liberals Member for Port Macquarie Leslie Williams retired mid-term the party was ready with candidate Robert Dwyer, who has claimed victory. The by-election caught the Nationals off guard and their candidate, Sean Gleeson, says he needed more time to campaign. Mr Gleeson has promised to continue getting to know the electorate and may contest the seat again. The Liberal Party has declared victory in the by-election for the New South Wales seat of Port Macquarie.
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Feb 15, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Emma Siossian |Claire Simmonds
Sally Atkins is a busy mother of two and avoids grocery stores where possible, instead opting for online shopping. It's easier with small children and ends up cheaper. "We're saving money because we literally just get what we need," Ms Atkins said. "So, I go through on my phone, click on what we want and none of the extra stuff falls into our cart."Making cheaper choices has become part of the Coffs Harbour family's way of life, as the cost of living has increased.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Emma Rennie |Jamie McKinnell |Claire Simmonds
Family and friends of a man feared swept away in floodwaters on the New South Wales North Coast have joined the search to find him. A 53-year-old Queensland man was in a ute near Limpinwood, just south of the Queensland border, west of Murwillumbah, and attempted to cross a causeway. Tweed-Byron Police District Inspector Matt Woods said floodwaters swept the ute away at 9:15pm on Saturday and the search began shortly afterwards. Police found the vehicle empty about 400 metres downstream.
