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Cr King said that more frequent, big storms also damage roads, bridges and infrastructure. Recent storms had undermined the lookout tower at Hungry Head and a bridge at Darkwood had needed repair. “We know that the science is telling us that these events are becoming more frequent and more intense”, he said. As well, heat waves affect road and park maintenance and the general health of some sections of the population, which all add to Council costs. The Climate Council has released a new report that found that extreme weather disasters driven by climate change have cost New South Wales $9...

Advertisement Beach communities along the coast from northern NSW to southern Queensland are assessing the damage from a "generational" erosion event with the prospect of more storms and high tides ahead. "It was spectacular if not catastrophic in terms of damage," Ben Kirkwood, co-owner of the Beach Byron Bay restaurant, said as this week's tempests began to abate from the Byron Bay region. Holidaymakers Kathy Fulton and her eight-year old daughter Beatrice, from Brisbane's Paddington, survey some of the damage at Byron Bay's Main Beach on Tuesday. Credit:Danielle Smith Tom Murray, a researc...