In , State Emergency Service volunteers have responded to 4500 calls for assistance, and performed 157 flood rescues.
About 250 properties are subject to evacuation or isolation orders in Forbes after the Lachlan River crept up to its major flooding mark earlier today, Fri 14 Oct.
Evacuation orders are also in force in Tasmania for areas around several rivers, and part of the city of Launceston.
The Greens have stepped up their calls for the government to stop supporting new gas and coal projects as the flood crisis continues. Member for Melbourne and Greens leader Adam Bandt says the current emergency is evidence that climate change is causing more extreme events. He says more fossil fuel projects will only make things worse.
