State Emergency Services, also known as the S-E-S, warn of the the dangers associated with floods in low-lying areas.
S-E-S has responded to thousands of calls for help over the past week as record-breaking rain caused major flooding in New South Wales and Queensland.
Ian Wright of Western Sydney University says the recent floods would make people aware of the dangers of living in low-level areas and that there are lessons to be learned from the most recent floods.
Mr Wright added that the recent flooding should serve as a wake-up call for the dangers of building on a flood plain.
"We can do this better. For 30 years we haven't had a flood like this and Hawkesbury- Nepean has wet cycles and dry cycles that can go 50 to 20 years. We've just come out of 30 years. Our leaders, our community don't have this sort of experience so we need to learn from this."
Submerged houses seen from a helicopter in flood affected areas in Windsor and Pitt Town near the Hawkesbury River Source: AAP
