Overview
- High winds snapped a tower crane's boom in central Dubbo on Thursday, sending it into a nearby apartment during gusts near 115 km/h.
- Police established a 150 metre exclusion zone that prompted evacuations and closures on Bligh, Wingewarra, Church, Macquarie and Talbragar streets.
- Ambulance NSW sent multiple crews and reported no injuries, including the on‑site female crane operator.
- The Bureau of Meteorology maintained severe thunderstorm and damaging wind warnings for parts of the Hunter, Illawarra, Central Tablelands and Central West districts.
- Emergency services continue to secure the site as surrounding buildings remain cleared and several CBD streets stay closed.