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4 unusual facts about June 2007 Hunter Region and Central Coast storms


2007 AIHL season

The Newcastle Northstars vs Canberra Knights game scheduled for June 10 was postponed by six weeks, due to power cuts caused by wild storms.

2007 NRL season results

Heavy storms across areas of New South Wales affected games and attendances throughout the round.

June 2007 Hunter Region and Central Coast storms

The New South Wales Premier, Morris Iemma, declared a natural disaster for the affected areas.

On the evening of Sunday 10 June, approximately 4,000 residents in riverside communities of central Maitland, South Maitland and Lorn were forced to evacuate their homes in anticipation that the Hunter River would breach its levee system.



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