PHOTO: The weir wall along the Castlereagh River in Coonamble was raised in the recent years to protect the town from extreme flooding.
Yet another climate risk report released last week shows Coonamble - and at least three other towns with levee banks around their perimeter - in the Top 20 Suburbs affected by flooding.
While Coonamble sits at number 16 on the list, Bourke (10), Nyngan (7) and Walgett (4) are ranked at higher risk among the likes of Forbes (3) where sections of the town have been flooded in recent years . . .
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