Kurnell residents still waiting for help weeks after tornado ripped ...
Kurnell residents still waiting for help weeks after tornado ripped through Sydney suburbPostedJanuary 04, 2016 21:18:47 Almost three weeks after a tornado tore through Kurnell in Sydney's south, many residents are still waiting for help to repair their damaged homes.Eighty homes were damaged when winds measuring up to213 kilometres per hour tore through the suburb on December 16.The gusts were the strongest on record in New South Wales.Many affected residents still have tarpaulins over thei..>> view originalWhat happened to summer? Sydney set for two more gloomy days
The soaking is set to continue in Sydney and coastal New South Wales, with meteorologists predicting the wet weather will hang around for two more days.The wet conditions have caused traffic chaos for Sydneysiders, with numerous roads flooded and major delays across the city. The State Emergency Services was also called out to almost 400 jobs across the metro region overnight.In Bronte, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, heavy rain triggered a landslip in a backyard. While no one was injured – an..>> view originalNSW flooding: Severe weather warning issued as storms move north
NSW flooding: Severe weather warning issued as storms move northUpdatedJanuary 05, 2016 18:04:56 Emergency crews have been kept busy by localised flooding as heavy rain continues to fall in parts of New South Wales, with some holiday-makers forced to abandon their campsites.A severe weather warning is in place for the mid north coast and Hunter districts, with heavy rain expected to continue through the week.Further south, a developing east coast low is moving over the area after unlea..>> view originalDOES SYDNEY DESERVE TWO TESTS?
MacGill believes the rain hasn't affected the SCG pitch0:42Cricket: Stuart MacGill believes the rain will not affect the SCG pitch as it's been covered the entire time.Rain is expected to impact play in Sydney again on day three.PLAY has once again been abandoned during the third Test between Australia and the West Indies at the SCG.Not a single ball was bowled on day three, a disappointing end for the Jane McGrath Day.Cricket Australia announced that play had been abandoned just after 3:30pm, g..>> view originalSydney streets have been empty as the heavy rain continues ...
Sydney streets have been empty as the heavy rain continues. Picture: Braden FastierPLANES coming into land in Queensland have been diverted this afternoon as wet and miserable conditions continue across much of Australia’s east coast.And anyone who hoped the summer storms that have lashed NSW were nearly over should think again — things will be just as ugly over the next few days.At Maroochydore’s Sunshine Coast Airport, low-lying cloud and heavy rain has made it impossible for some planes to la..>> view originalMusic festival drug deaths: parliamentary inquiry proposal
The New South Wales Government is being urged to hold an inquiry into drug deaths at festivals, rather than ban events.The problem of drugs at music festivals has been back on the agenda since a 23-year-old woman was taken to hospital in a critical condition after having MDMA at a New Years Day event in Sydney.She's since been released from hospital. Two festival-goers died at Stereosonic events in Sydney and Adelaidelast month.The Police Minister Troy Grant says the Government will work with ev..>> view originalMAPS: Tesla expands its Australian charging network
In its first year selling in Australia, Tesla sold more than 600 cars — almost allthe standard Model S.To combat the “range anxiety” that comes with owning a Tesla – the term for drivers worrying about getting from A to B without running out of battery power – the company is also building a Supercharger network to allow customers to travel the east coast and keep their vehicles juiced up, free of charge.At the Supercharging stations, you simply plug in your car and grab a bite to eat for 40 minu..>> view originalThis is Australia's Second Wettest Wombat, And He Really Wants To ...
Before you ask,Australia's wettest wombatwas pulled out of a lake in Central Tasmania late last year, 300 metres from shore, and is probably still drying off and wondering what the wombatty heck he was doing.Australia's second wettest wombat is this woeful, waddling, winsome, wiserable fellow here. Let's call him the puddle-headed wombat.Please let me in. I just want one little bowl of Wom-Bix.The puddle-headed wombat was wandering around a property on the south coast of New South Wales feeling ..>> view originalMan who stole petrol, led police on chase before crashing at Moruya ...
Man who stole petrol, led police on chase before crashing at Moruya golf course 'wanted to see family'UpdatedJanuary 05, 2016 17:30:02 A man who stole fuel from a petrol station in New South Wales and then fled from police refused to stop because he wanted to see his family in South Australia, a court has heard.Adam James Kain, 20, pleaded guilty in Bega Local Court tofailing to stop during a police pursuit, larceny, taking and driving a conveyance without the consent of the owner, and disho..>> view originalSecrets of Parkes Elvis Festival's success to be told in book
Secrets of Parkes Elvis Festival's success to be told in bookUpdatedJanuary 05, 2016 17:55:23 Each year the main street of Parkes in central-west New South Wales comes alive with music, men in jumpsuits, women with beehive hairdos and people everywhere.The population of the town more than doubles, as people come from around Australia and the world to celebrate the birthday of Elvis Presley.It was 24 years ago that a group of friends started the Parkes Elvis Festival and its success has caugh..>> view original
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