Travel plans through nsw - update me please

[prydey]

Hi, I'm driving to bris next weekend from adelaide and the current flood situation in Forbes has thrown a bit of a spanner in the works. i've been keeping an eye on the situation via the live RTA web link and also the bom site predictions. if there are any locals on these forums who can give me more of an accurate idea of the situation, please help me by updating this thread with what you know.

i believe the road is now open as far as west wyalong, although from goolgowi i'm expecting a few roadworks as that was blocked a few days ago. i didn't think that highway could get any worse but i was wrong it seems. was already a goat track.

my main concern is the flood direction. according to the bom site, it is heading in the Hay direction (murrimbidgee river obviously) but apparently thats not expected to peak until 21st march, which will be 4 days after i'm due there. so although the situation in Forbes is predicted to be passable within the week, i'm a bit worried i might get caught out as the flood goes south west. Darlington point is now underwater (hope the members on here are ok!!) and the next major centre is Hay so it depends how quickly things travel and how much they subside as they go.

i have a couple of alternate plans although both are subject to possible future flooding. i can go via broken hill/wilcannia/cobar etc through to gilgandra but wilcannia is expecting floods 'early april' which should be fine for me, but mother nature doesn't always read the script.

the other option is to head toward albury in the south and then up toward sydney. obviously a much longer route but if the roads are blocked, what can you do?

anyway, just throwing it all out there and if anyone can offer some local knowledge of the present and future situations, please do so.

thanks
Rob