122 Northern NSW Schools Closed as Premier Urges Residents to Prepare for Flooding

Northern New South Wales is bracing for potential major flooding in the wake of Cyclone Alfred.

A screenshot taken from the Bureau of Meteorology website shows a satellite image of Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaching the Queensland coast, Australia on March 2, 2025. AAP Image/Supplied by the Bureau of Meteorology

The New South Wales Education Department has closed down 122 schools in the Northern Rivers region as Premier Chris Minns warns locals to prepare for potential extreme weather.

Minns said the government had a “massive State Emergency Service (SES) contingent” with all hands on deck.