"As we like to say, Gunsynd put Goondiwindi on the map," said Mr Kearney ... For decades the river would break its banks, inundating the town, but after three successive floods in 1956, council ...

Goondiwindi's 65-year-old levee has once again saved homes from major flooding, but the town is now surrounded by water and there are fears some rural communities could cut off for days ...