Laura Trout, a Lancaster Country Day educator, will receive a national teaching award from the American Chemical Society for outstanding work teaching high school chemistry.
Water was lapping behind shops in the NSW town of Forbes on Friday as stressed locals waited for the worst flooding in the central west NSW town in 70 years.
The Barwon River is swollen as Queensland's deluge continues making its way south. Major flooding is occurring at Mungindi and Mogil Mogil and is expected to stay at that level into early next week. In Collarenebri the water is at a minor level and falling. Further West in Walgett, the Barw . by Sophie Scanlon | NBN News-News, Sport & Weather