Pets and Animals
Information on caring for your pets and animals - before, during and after a storm.
Make sure you look after your pets and include them in your emergency plans.
Recent Floods and Storms
You can learn a lot from the past.
Read about the significant floods and storms that have happened in your area in recent years.
Record Floods
Here are the records of floods in your area. They may help you understand the risk in your area.
They are listed for significant river systems with key warning gauges only.
Local Road Information
Here are some handy links to Roads and Maritime Services and your local councils who manage road closures in your area.
Local Rivers
A list of significant rivers in the Illawarra and South Coast Region of NSW and a handy link to river conditions and latest rainfall totals to help you self-assess the risk in your area.
Things to consider if you live in an urban area
Urban areas, including metropolitan, suburbs and towns, can have specific storm risks including impacts of flash flooding. It is important to remember that storm water and floodwater in urban areas can be very dangerous.
Your Local Councils
Check with your local council for information about property-specific risks, local road closures and local planning approval guidelines.
Your Local NSW SES Units
The State of NSW is divided into 7 Zones across the state.
Check here to see the local Units operating in your area.
Local Radio Stations
Your local radio station can provide information and updates during emergencies that are specific to your local area
Flood Storm and Tsunami Guides
Download the FloodSafe, StormSafe and TsunamiSafe guides here to help you prepare for emergencies near you.
Flood Storm and Tsunami Plans
The NSW SES undertakes flood, storm and tsunami planning to determine how to best manage natural disasters.
Tsunami Evacuation Map
The NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) has released maps showing evacuation areas in the event of a land-threat tsunami.
Learn how tsunami could impact your location.
Next steps toward recovery
In NSW, recovery following a disaster is managed by a range of organisations. The NSW SES has produced a recovery guide to help you take the next steps towards recovery from floods, storms and tsunami.
News
Previous NextNSW SES VOLUNTEERS’ WORK IN FLOOD RESCUE AND FIRE EVACUATIONS RECOGNISED WITH COURAGE AWARDS
20/06/2024 03:43:13 PM
Two NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers from the Illawarra have been awarded courage awards for flood rescues and fire evacuations, and a further eight have earnt National Emergency Medals.
WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2024: MEET WAGGA WAGGA UNIT MEMBER, KHAIRI JOLO
20/06/2024 09:43:43 AM
Wagga Wagga Unit member, Khairi Jolo is a proud member of the Yazidis community from Iraq and relocated to Australia to escape the persecution he and his community faced.
MORE THAN 50 NSW SES VOLUNTEERS RESPOND TO A SIMULATED MASS CASUALTY DISASTER IN SYDNEY
16/06/2024 10:42:22 AM
NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers from around the state responded to nine unique mass disaster rescue scenarios this weekend at the State Disaster Rescue Challenge.
NSW SES CREWS LOCATE WOMAN MISSING IN BLUE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT
13/06/2024 02:36:31 PM
NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers have assisted police with a search for a missing 75-year-old woman in the Blue Mountains near Valley Heights Peninsula.