Here's what you need to know this morning.
SES prepares for more evacuations
More than 100 flood warnings remain in place across NSW as the State Emergency Service (SES) braces for another big day of evacuations.
Areas of concern remain around the Hawkesbury region in Sydney's north west, Gunnedah and Wee Waa in the state's north and Warren in the state's west.
In the last 24 hours to 5.30am, there have been six flood rescues and 155 calls for help.
SES spokesman Andrew Edmunds said major flooding is occurring along the Murrumbidgee River at Gundagai, in the state's south west.
"We saw major flooding at Gundagai the river peaked at 9.04 metres at 2 am this morning. based on what we are seeing at Gundagai right now that means that moderate flooding is quite possible at Wagga Wagga late today as floodwaters move downstream," Mr Edmunds said.
Rainfall is expected to spike again from Wednesday, as a band of bad weather moves across the state
Residents are warned to prepare, with those in inland areas told to expect the worst of the deluge.
Early uni offers under review
A review is underway in NSW into how early university offers are made to year 12 students.
The Higher School Certificate (HSC) gets underway tomorrow, with 76,000 students sitting the English examination statewide.
NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said some principals are questioning whether an early offer undermines a student's performance in their HSC examinations.
"There's more early offers, there's more pathways ... how do we make sure the HSC remains as relevant as it needs to and how do we get that balance right," Ms Mitchell said.
Driver who allegedly killed boy, 6, to be extradited
A man is being extradited from Queensland to NSW as part of an investigation into a car crash that killed a child almost 20 years ago.
Police allege the man was working as a truck driver in 2004 when a heavy vehicle hit a station wagon along the Hume Highway near Sutton Forest in the Southern Highlands.
Six-year-old Rian Strathdee was killed in the crash, while his parents and brother were injured.
Police say investigations were unable to identify the driver until last month.
NRMA backs return speed camera warnings
The NRMA says the New South Wales government is making the right decision by re-introducing warning signs for mobile speed cameras.
On Monday, the government announced that signs notifying drivers about upcoming mobile speed cameras would be re-installed across the state from January next year.
NRMA spokesperson Peter Khoury said the removal of the warning signs in 2020 was not fair on motorists
"The concerns that we raised were reflected in the alarming increase in the number of speeding fines that were being issued month-on-month," he said.
"We've always argued that the warning signs add an extra element of education to help people adjust their behaviour."
NSW Roads Minister Natalie Ward credited the findings of the parliamentary inquiry set up following the removal of the signs for the change in policy.
Reflecting on COVID one year on
A year ago today Sydney emerged from more than 100 days of COVID lockdown.
Since then, more than 3.4 million cases and 4,860 COVID-related deaths have been reported.
Case numbers now sit at 1,800 and around 40 COVID-related deaths were recorded in the past week.
Just under 1,000 people with COVID are in NSW hospitals.
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