Dozens of emergency personnel have been involved in a dramatic search for two women trapped inside a car swept into floodwater near Maitland.
The super storm has left a trail of devastation in Dungog, where three lives were lost and many others left homeless.
SES volunteers from across the state have helped with the massive clean-up effort across the region, responding to thousands of calls for help.
And in other news, Bill Spedding, a person of interest in the case of missing toddler William Tyrell, has been arrested on unrelated child sex allegations.
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