. World News – AU – Live: NSW Now: Government has $ 461 million in unclaimed money. USD. Residents are asked to check if they are owed

NSW residents have been urged « to reconnect with their money and get extra cash for Christmas » by looking for unclaimed spending money held by Revenue NSW.

Treasury Secretary Damien Tudehope said more than $ 461 million in unclaimed money was in Revenue NSW, compared with $ 17 million paid to claimants since December last year.

Revenue NSW contains more than one million unclaimed items from private companies, state trustees, local councils and government agencies that cannot be returned to the owner because their contact details are out of date and cannot be tracked.

Mr Tudehope said people could visit the Revenue NSW website and type their details into the search tool to see if they owed any cash.

The NSW Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast can expect another hit today. Projected thunderstorms are expected to bring further heavy rain to the region.

A severe weather alert for noxious winds, heavy rains and dangerous seas with unusually high tides extends from Tweed Heads in the north to Taree.

The weather system formed from a low junction in south Queensland and the associated trough, causing flooding and severe erosion in some areas.

It is the fifth day in a row that the region has been hit by the conditions. The wild weather is expected to subside later in the afternoon or Wednesday.

Road traffic in Sydney is returning to pre-pandemic levels, with some days even busier than before, according to traffic officials.

As more people return to work in person, the number of public transportation increases, but not to the same extent.

Howard Collins, chief operations officer of Transport for NSW, said travel patterns have changed due to COVID-19.

« We’re seeing some shift in people spreading the peaks more in terms of driving in Sydney, so fewer people are crowding these highways by 7 a.m., » he said.

The police guard is due to publish his report today on the police use of strip searches in New South Wales.

The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) has been investigating complaints about police searches of young people at music festivals for a year.

In two interim reports released earlier this year, the watchdog found negative results against a number of police officers involved.

The final report is expected to include stricter guidelines for the conduct of patrol searches and better training of police officers.

The two-visitor rule in elderly care facilities has been lifted across New South Wales as of today, meaning elderly residents can have as many visitors as they want over Christmas.

It is the most recent relaxation of coronavirus restrictions across the state, with the risk of transmission considered low enough to raise the cap on nursing home admissions.

As part of the changes, artists such as choirs and musicians can visit again for the first time since March so that Christmas carols and concerts can take place.

Patricia Sparrow, director of Aged and Community Services Australia who represents nonprofit geriatric carers, said it was a welcome change from an extremely difficult year.

« I think we all – and the people in nursing homes in particular – need these uplifting experiences, so when we get into the festive season it will be wonderful that people can do these things when we are all moving back to a COVID-normal world, « she said.

Last night around 21. At 10 a.m., emergency services were called to Princes Highway Korgrah after reports that a car had crashed.

Police were told that the Ford Falcon was heading north when the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed.

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