Hundreds more residents have been told to move to higher ground even as floodwaters recede across parts of New South Wales.
Evacuation orders were issued for Brush Grove, Cowper and Ulmarra on the north coast as water levels peaked in the Clarence River.
Meanwhile evacuation orders have been lifted for three additional regions with residents from Kempsey CBD, Taree Estate, Dumaresq, Cundletown, North Haven, Dunbogan and Laurieton given the all clear to return home
Supplies are being delivered to flood-affected areas as the downpour eases and there have been a further 612 calls for help to the SES and 51 rescues in the past 24 hours
