Overview

• WaterNSW said Warragamba began spilling at 1pm Friday with a peak outflow near 30 gigalitres per day, and several smaller Greater Sydney dams are also spilling.
• The Bureau of Meteorology maintains a major flood warning for the Namoi River and a moderate warning for the Peel River, with minor warnings on other systems as runoff moves downstream.
• Police divers recovered two bodies, believed to be a father and son, from the Macdonald River at St Albans after a late‑Wednesday crash; a man in his 20s escaped to the bank.
• NSW SES reported more than 600 incidents and at least 10 flood rescues in 24 hours, including a rope‑assisted save of a man and his dog at the Douglas Park causeway.
• Sydney logged its wettest August day since 2007 and monthly totals well above average, with rain easing into the weekend as authorities warn some communities to prepare for isolation around Gunnedah.