Overview
- The NSW State Emergency Service handled about 1,400 incidents in roughly 24 hours and reported around 20 flood rescues, mostly involving drivers entering floodwaters.
- An overnight evacuation for the Narrabeen Lagoon area, including the BIG4 Sydney Lakeside Holiday Park, was downgraded to return with caution after waters receded.
- A woman died when a falling tree branch struck her car on Macquarie Pass south of Wollongong, according to NSW Police.
- A landslide at Great Mackerel Beach on Pittwater damaged multiple properties, with at least one woman injured, authorities said.
- Hazardous surf warnings remain in place with numerous beaches closed and reports of very large waves, while flooding disrupted rail and light rail services and storms left thousands without power in southeast Queensland.