All that remained visible of the northern NSW town s McDonald s outlet as of Tuesday were its golden arches, after record-breaking 16m high waters smashed the town.
More than one metre of rain has fallen across parts of south-east Queensland and north-east NSW over the past week. The low is moving south, bringing up to 150mm of rain and winds of up to 90km/h.
Sydney is bracing for more heavy rain and possible flooding in the next 48 hours as thousands of residents in northern NSW and south-east Queensland remain cut off.
You may have heard about extreme cold sweeping through much of the country in recent days. It’s also been a season of extreme temperatures in Australia but in the other direction.