Tasmania weather: More rain forecast as clean up from deluge begins
Tasmania weather: More rain forecast as clean up from deluge begins Updated January 30, 2016 13:01:30 Residents on Tasmania's east coast are counting the cost of widespread flooding as authorities say the worst of the deluge is over. Key points:More rain to come but worst is over, BoM saysInvermay on sewerage alertPower cuts continue in north and eastPolice warn of road closures and dangers Hundreds of people were stranded at the east coast township of Orford after th..>> view originalMan killed by falling tree branch as severe storms lash Queensland ...
Residents in many parts of NSW including Sydney have been warned to batten down the hatches as another round of severe storms and damaging winds close in on the state.Large hailstorms, flash flooding and punishing winds are likely as another storm front sweeps through the Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains, Australian Capital Territory and parts of the Illawarra, South Coast, Central West Slopes and Plains and Riverina Forecast Districts today.Yesterday'..>> view originalState of the nation | Saturday, January 30, 2016
Your news snapshot from around regional Australia and beyond. “When I'm out it’s nice to see someone wearing one of my shirts,” says Eat Your Water founder Liam Scanlan. Picture: Max Mason-HubersState of the nationNeed a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered. ► NEWCASTLE: Liam Scanlan was three weeks into a marine biology degree at the start of last year when he got a business idea and decided to start T-shirt brand Eat Your Water. Read more.► BALLARAT: Lo..>> view originalRain causes flood havoc
Floods fail to douse Tasmanian bushfires1:14Tasmania's flash flooding has failed to to douse bushfires raging for weeks in the state's northwest. RESIDENTS, shack owners and tourists spent much of yesterday stranded on the East Coast as flood waters caused road closures throughout the day.The popular holiday towns along the coast have been battered by record rain, winds and thundering storms since early yesterday morning.The Prosser River broke its banks and closed the Tasman Highway between B..>> view originalGorge 'monitored' for higher flows, access
WITH showers expected over the next couple of days, Launceston City Council will take a wait-and-see approach to closing or restricting access to Cataract Gorge. A rock fall in Cataract Gorge on Friday was caused by rain. Picture: NEIL RICHARDSONWITH showers expected over the next couple of days, Launceston City Council will take a wait-and-see approach to closing or restricting access to Cataract Gorge.Council general manager Robert Dobrzynski said that as at Friday afternoon, th..>> view originalDeluge havoc, with more storms coming
TASMANIA is bracing for more damaging storms as homes and businesses across the state’s North, South and East mop up after ravaging floods. Flash flooding on West Tamar Highway made it treacherous for drivers heading to and from Trevallyn via Forest Road. Picture: PHILLIP BIGGSRELATED:Tasmanian road closures: floods and firesSt Marys houses and businesses awashGorge 'monitored' for higher flowsHailstones cause $20,000 damageTASMANIA is bracing for more damaging storms as homes and..>> view originalInterstate golfers dominate to win Tasmanian Junior Masters
Interstate golfers dominate to win Tasmanian Junior Masters WINNERS: Kirsty Hodgkins, of Queensland, and Matias Sanchez, of Victoria, were winners of the Tasmanian Junior Masters tournament. Picture: Brodie Weeding.A COURSE record was set as two interstate golfers took out the 2016 Tasmanian Junior Masters tournament on Friday.Queensland's Kirsty Hodgkins dominated the female field to beat the old course record set at the Ulverstone Golf Club by three shots.The 17-year-old finishe..>> view originalFloods follow fires in Tasmania
Floods follow fires in TasmaniaTasmania is bracing for more damaging storms as homes and businesses across the state's north, south and east mop up after ravaging floods.The island state has spent weeks fighting dangerous bushfires but now emergency services crews are in overdrive responding to major deluges of rain.Heavy rainfalls have forced the closure of the Tasman Highway at three separate points along the state's east coast and left at least 3000 Tasmanian residents without power.The State..>> view originalFear and hope over the arrival of human gene editing
Molecular biologist Dr Gemma Kelly at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute looking at lymphoma cells through a microscope. Photo: Angela Wylie Its explosive potential could lead to cures for crippling diseases, the end of organ donor shortages and food crops resistant to extreme weather conditions. But are we ready for the flipside?CRISPR-Cas9 is a technique that enables DNA, the building blocks of life, to be manipulated more accurately than ever before. It works..>> view originalGoogle says g'day to Australian twang
Google says g'day to Australian twangGoogle says g'day to Australian twangInternet search giant Google has added Australian slang and language recognition to its applications, addressing complaints that its software had difficulty in understanding local accents and complex place names.Long accustomed to having their distinctive slang misunderstood, Australians can now substitute "footy" for football, "arvo" for afternoon and find directions to Mullumbimby or Goondiwindi, a spokesman told Reuters..>> view original
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