The Australian Defence Force has been deployed to the New South Wales mid-north coast to help with flood recovery efforts. An estimated 12,000 people are still isolated after last week's record floods, with gale-force winds predicted to hit the region tomorrow. In Taree, the community has continued its own clean up.
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