NSW travellers heading for Queensland warned as heavy rains lash northern areas

The NSW State Emergency Service has warned travellers heading to Queensland to keep safe and stay out of floodwater, as the Mid-North Coast and Northern Rivers region face continuing heavy rain.

NSW State Emergency Service Northern Zone spokesman David Rankin said it was a surprising turn of events, given the recent lifting of the NSW-Queensland border.

“Who could have imagined two weeks out from Christmas…