‘A Very Resilient Community’: NSW Premier Visited Flood Ravaged Town of Forbes

‘A Very Resilient Community’: NSW Premier Visited Flood Ravaged Town of Forbes
A NSW SES flood rescue operator prepares to help launch a flood boat off the banks of the Lachlan River on November 17, 2021 in Forbes, Australia. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
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New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet on Thursday morning has visited the central-western town of Forbes where the threat of rising floodwaters is likely to linger for days, with more rain forecast in the coming days.

He was joined by Deputy Premier Paul Toole and Emergency Services Minister David Elliott to receive a briefing from State Emergency Service (SES) chiefs.

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