Months of flood conditions across western NSW has Burrendong Dam threatening to spill into already inundated rivers, as saturated embankments collapse.
While inland NSW is being inundated with water, regional leaders in the state's west are urging the government not to forget about preparing for the "inevitable" next drought.
A court has been told that Roxlyn Bowie was killed by her husband 40 years ago while living in outback New South Wales so he could assume an "unfettered relationship" with another woman.
The Bureau of Meteorology briefs the SES as it prepares for another week of concerning conditions with much of the state's west already impacted by floods as rain falls on already full catchments and rivers.
The jail sentence for an unlicensed driver who killed two young brothers in NSW while under the influence of drugs is too short, the victims' family say, after learning he may be eligible for parole in nine years.
The jury has been told that in the 40 years since Ms Bowie's disappearance, police have never contacted experts to establish important facts for the case.
A pregnant woman whose waters broke during a near-record flood has been rescued by the State Emergency Services and rushed to hospital just in time to give birth.
Only two people, both in their 20s, have completed a double crossing swim of the treacherous channel between New Zealand's North Island and South Island. Craig Clarke is training to do it at 60.
