‘I never thought twice’: Farmer opens up on heroic flood act as residents return home

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A New South Wales farmer has described his rescue of an elderly man from the top of a submerged car following last week's heavy rain as 'just something we do'.

Keith Graham says 'there's no way' he's a hero after rescuing stranger from top of submerged car in NSW town of Lismore

Looking at her surroundings, she"half thought" there was a car in the water but brushed it off thinking it might have been a feed bin due to the reflection from the sun. Host Matt Shirvington joked it was"such an Aussie thing to do", before telling the farmer he was being hailed a"hero" for saving the elderly man trapped in deep waters.

The NSW government announced on Sunday that families and businesses in 13 local government areas will be eligible for financial assistance, including: Blue Mountains, Camden, Hawkesbury, Kiama, Liverpool, Penrith, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Sutherland, Upper Lachlan, Wingecarribee, Wollondilly and Wollongong.

Pressed about how communities can continue living near areas where more housing is being built, the NSW leader said the government last year restricted development, such as suburbs in and surrounding Marsden Park after previous floods.

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