'Be prepared, hose it out and move on': Living on the flood plain

Sarah Falson
Updated March 18 2022 - 8:16am, first published March 15 2022 - 3:30pm
Steve Smith points to the area on the wall where the flood water peaked and covered the floor about a metre-and-a-half high in the bottom level of their Windsor house during the March 2022 flood. Picture: Sarah Falson
Steve Smith points to the area on the wall where the flood water peaked and covered the floor about a metre-and-a-half high in the bottom level of their Windsor house during the March 2022 flood. Picture: Sarah Falson

The year Sue and Steve Smith moved to Windsor the Hawkesbury River rose to 13.5 metres and now, the year they've listed their house on the market, the river has risen to 13.8 metres.

Sarah Falson

Sarah Falson

Journalist, ACM

Daily Liberal journalist. I love telling people's stories. Get in touch at sarah.falson@austcommunitymedia.com.au