That this House:

(1) Notes New South Wales is experiencing the worst floods since 1961, forcing 18,000 residents to evacuate and leaving thousands stranded and cut off from support services.

(2) Notes the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) has conducted over 870 rescues overnight and responded to thousands of calls for assistance in the past week; including in Marrickville, Canterbury, Tempe and across the Inner West.

(3) Thanks over 1,000 deployed SES volunteers who are providing vital support across New South Wales, conducting flood rescue operations, supporting emergency services and providing critical updates to flood impacted communities.