The Latest Breaking News from Northern Rivers

It’s been three years since floods pummelled the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. Now, Cyclone Alfred is heading for the region, threatening devastation once more.

Eastern NSW, particularly northern rivers, and Gold Coast at high risk for severe thunderstorms and winds on Thursday, BoM forecasts

Northern Rivers locals say another disaster would wipe towns off the map as they mark two years since thousands of people lost their homes to floods.

Women did 'the bulk of unpaid work' after Northern Rivers floods.

NSW Northern Rivers communities devastated by flooding in 2022 say it could take a decade to recover after progress was hampered by a mismanaged buyback scheme.

As record-breaking floods in North Queensland ease and water levels recede, the focus now turns to the mop-up and recovery. Residents have been supporting each other through the flood crisis, such as processing donated goods, conducting welfare checks on neighbours and helping each other clean up homes.

The vast networks of vegetation, planted by local conservation group Bangalow Koalas in the Northern Rivers region of the state, are a lifeline for koalas and numerous other species like the endangered glossy black cockatoo, gliders, possums, and wallabies.

A flood buyback scheme for low-lying properties in the Northern Rivers needs a reset, NSW premier Chris Minns says, amid widespread confusion over eligibility.

Rebuilding country towns after natural disasters will be quicker under new rules being deployed for the first time in the NSW Northern Rivers.