Lamb chopper airlifts flock to safety as inland sea surrounds Condobolin

Many farmers and property owners around the town downstream of Forbes, NSW, are still underwater or cut off and relying on help from the air to surviveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOn a dirt road snaking south towards the swollen Lachlan River, just outside the small town of Condobolin, Peter Wiggins stands by his farm gate watching a surreal scene play out overhead.A trio of helicopters are, with military-like precision, airlifting his sheep from flood-stricken paddocks. Continue reading...