Weather News
Saturday November 14, 2015
Sydney and Cental Coast slammed by storms
09:29 EDT
Afternoon thunderstorms and persistent heavy showers drench greater Sydney and the Central Coast.
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Friday November 13, 2015
Severe thunderstorms bring hail and heavy rain to Sydney, Central Coast and other parts of NSW
20:21 EDT
Hail has blanketed part of Sydney and the New South Wales Central Coast as severe storms moved across the Hunter region, the mid-north coast and other parts of New South Wales.
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Tasmania coordinates services to farmers affected by dry weather
14:59 EDT
Representatives of Tasmanian government agencies and organisations have met to coordinate their services through what could be an extended dry period.
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to tour drought-hit communities in Wimmera, southern Mallee
14:25 EDT
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is set to visit the Wimmera and southern Mallee on a tour of drought-affected communities over the weekend.
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Cyclone season: Twice-evacuated Indigenous community Warruwi still waiting for shelter
14:23 EDT
An island community twice evacuated this year during Cyclone Lam and Cyclone Nathan is heading into another Northern Territory cyclone season without adequate shelter, and a solution is unlikely before the end of summer.
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Stone fruit growers hope rain will stay away after showers destroyed some apricots
14:16 EDT
Stone fruit producers in the Victorian Mallee are praying rain will stay away after showers last week destroyed fruit on the cusp of being harvested.
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Scorcher at the WACA
13:41 EDT
The second test match between Australia and New Zealand has kicked off in Perth, however the Kiwis are in for a nasty shock.
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Stormy rain drenches the east
12:24 EDT
Thunderstorms thrashed the east yesterday, bringing heavy rainfall and hail.
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Longreach community groups to decide on how to spend Drought Communities Program funding
11:44 EDT
The Longreach Regional Council says it has taken a different approach to the federal Drought Communities Program.
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Date set for inquest into Hunter Valley flood deaths
09:36 EDT
An old theatre will be turned into a makeshift coroners court to host an inquest into the deaths of three people killed in a deadly storm in the Hunter Valley.
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Warning on donated hay after death of sheep in drought-affected western Queensland
07:38 EDT
A western Queensland grazing family battling drought for the past three years has lost more than 30 of their last remaining sheep, who are believed to have become sick after eating contaminated hay.
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Thursday November 12, 2015
Storms bring rain, hail to north-eastern Victoria
19:51 EDT
Storms have dumped heavy rain and hail up to three centimetres in diameter on a number of towns in north-eastern Victoria.
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South Coast soaking
18:44 EDT
Parts of the New South Wales South Coast collected its heaviest rain since early 2014.
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Victorian Agriculture Minister urges more federal help for drought-hit farmers amid tougher conditions
15:27 EDT
Worsening drought conditions for Victorian farmers has prompted the state Agriculture Minister to ask for more Commonwealth support.
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Tiny town of Eromanga painted pink as rural women converge for the Channel Country Ladies' Day
14:22 EDT
Margaret Pegler from Trinidad Station, near Quilpie, in south-western Queensland, had never had a facial.
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Significant rain falls over Australia's remotest desert weather station
13:51 EDT
The remotest desert weather station in Australia has recorded some decent rain lately.
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Sniffing spike in Galiwinku after contractors working on cyclone recovery import aerosol cans
13:50 EDT
Contractors importing aerosol sprays for the reconstruction of cyclone-battered Indigenous community Galiwinku has led to a "spike" in sniffing, according to Northern Territory police.
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Severe storms flaring up over VIC, NSW and the ACT
10:56 EDT
Thunderstorms are spreading across vast amounts of Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT today, bringing the threat of very heavy rainfall, frequent lightning, damaging winds and large hail.
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Big rain events don't mean El Nino's over just yet: Weather Bureau
08:13 EDT
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) says it's still expecting a strong El Nino pattern this summer, despite recent rainfall in drought-stricken areas.
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Harness Racing NSW CEO believes 'hysteria' about North Wagga track's flood impact won't eventuate
07:08 EDT
A new trotting track on the floodplain at North Wagga Wagga could be up and running in just over a year.
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Wednesday November 11, 2015
Canberra's damp royal reception
17:50 EDT
After a scorching day on Monday, today couldn't be any more different.
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Federal Government will not offer drought grants to farmers in Victoria and South Australia
14:24 EDT
Federal Agriculture Minster Barnaby Joyce says there is no plan to offer drought grants, available in New South Wales and Queensland, to farmers in other states.
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Farmers assess their losses after hailstorm pelts grain crops near Redhill in South Australia
13:46 EDT
Storms that hammered much of South Australia's grain-growing regions yesterday could potentially cost farmers millions of dollars.
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El Nino 2015: Licence to Kill?
13:04 EDT
There has been a fair bit of media hype regarding the current El Nino event across the equatorial Pacific.
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$18m Cyclone Marcia stimulus package revealed with Rockhampton council to accelerate recovery projects
12:43 EDT
Rockhampton's Mayor says a council stimulus package will help the region recover from Cyclone Marcia.
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Direct lightning strike blamed for taking out Mackay weather radar
12:39 EDT
The Bureau of Meteorology says a direct lightning strike was responsible for knocking the Mackay weather radar offline.
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'Green Army' to clean up Torryburn after super storm
06:45 EDT
A 'Green Army' crew is about to start a major clean up of storm damage in the Hunter Valley village of Torryburn.
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Tuesday November 10, 2015
Top End heatwave: Groote Eylandt records hottest day on record as high temperatures continue
19:29 EDT
The remote island community of Groote Eylandt has recorded its hottest day on record, as other parts of the Top End continue sweltering through a heatwave.
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Storm drenches drought-stricken crops but derails cane bins in north Queensland
17:52 EDT
Farmers in north Queensland have enjoyed their first substantial rainfall since early this year, but strong winds have caused havoc on cane railways.
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NSW making rainfall comeback
17:32 EDT
After a dry start to spring New South Wales is making a rainfall comeback with many areas now running above average for the past few weeks.
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Bureau of Meteorology says El Nino on its way out, widespread rain on the way in
17:19 EDT
The Bureau of Meteorology says the current El Nino is expected to breakdown early next year.
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Cane growers hoping El Nino keeps rain clouds away as Queensland sugar harvest wraps up
17:08 EDT
The sugar harvest is almost done in Australia's largest cane growing district, the Burdekin, but further north millers and growers are hoping the El Nino effect deters any prospect of an early wet season.
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More seasonal closures of abattoirs expected as cattle numbers dwindle
17:00 EDT
Meat and Livestock Australia expects more processors to follow the lead of JBS and close their abattoirs ahead of schedule.
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Northern Grampians Shire adopts report urging it to seek drought declaration
15:15 EDT
The Northern Grampians Shire will lobby for increased assistance to battle dry conditions after adopting a report calling on it to seek a drought declaration.
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Lenticular 'UFO' clouds over Cape Town and other weird cloud formations
13:51 EDT
South Africans have been treated to an eerie cloud formation known as lenticular clouds.
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Another wet to march through the east
12:44 EDT
Temperatures across South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania have been nudging the low-to-mid 30s over the past few days but a cool change is making its way east, bringing cool relief to these states today.
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Mount Alexander Shire to vote on adopting Castlemaine region flood management plan
10:47 EDT
Mount Alexander councillors will decide tonight whether to adopt a new plan to limit the damage caused by flooding in the Castlemaine district in central Victoria.
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Review finds Dungog community centre effective but working in isolation
08:21 EDT
An independent review of the Dungog Shire Community Centre has found it was effective and proactive in the weeks and months after April's deadly super storm.
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Rain damages crops across Hunter
06:16 EDT
Last week's downpour has left grain growers around Merriwa counting the cost of crop damage.
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Monday November 9, 2015
Melbourne's temperature rollercoaster
16:03 EDT
Melburnians are soaking up the heat, but a cool change is just around the corner.
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Bundaberg flood mitigation study: MP Stephen Bennett casts doubt over benefits
14:50 EDT
Wide Bay MP Stephen Bennett says the Queensland Government's flood mitigation study will not produce any new outcomes.
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Darwin swelters as heatwave grips Top End: Middle Point records top of 41.6C
14:28 EDT
Parts of the Northern Territory are sweltering through a heatwave, with some towns in the Top End experiencing record-high temperatures.
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Federal drought funds to help keep Paroo Shire contractors in work in south-west Queensland
13:32 EDT
The Paroo Shire Council in south-west Queensland says special federal drought money will keep up to 40 local contractors employed.
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More wild weather possible for Mackay region as further storms forecast
12:10 EDT
The weather bureau is warning more thunderstorms are expected for the Mackay region in north Queensland.
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Northern Grampians Shire likely to adopt report calling for drought declaration
12:05 EDT
The Northern Grampians Shire says it is likely to adopt a report calling on it to advocate for the region, in western Victoria, to be drought declared.
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Drought causing spiritual problems for far west Indigenous groups: bishop
10:16 EDT
The far west's Catholic bishop has named the region's water crisis as one of the key spiritual issues for Indigenous people.
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Erratic weather in Victoria causes grief for grain growers
08:20 EDT
Flash flooding in north-western Victoria this week is a far cry from the below average to lowest October rainfall on record for the central and western areas of the state.
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Julie Bishop announces $9 million aid package for Pacific during trip to drought-affected PNG
06:56 EDT
Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop has announced a $9 million aid package for the Pacific while touring areas affected by severe drought in Papua New Guinea.
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Top End sizzles under worst November heat in years
06:47 EDT
Unusually extreme temperatures scorched the Top End on Sunday, as the mercury soared into the low 40s across some rural areas.
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Surfer in critical condition after being struck by lightning near Byron Bay
00:41 EDT
A man is in a critical condition after being struck by lightning near Byron Bay, just 100 metres from where a group of junior surfers had been competing.
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Weather News
Sydney and Cental Coast slammed by storms
09:29 EDT
Afternoon thunderstorms and persistent heavy showers drench greater Sydney and the Central Coast.
Severe thunderstorms bring hail and heavy rain to Sydney, Central Coast and other parts of NSW
20:21 EDT
Hail has blanketed part of Sydney and the New South Wales Central Coast as severe storms moved across the Hunter region, the mid-north coast and other parts of New South Wales.
Tasmania coordinates services to farmers affected by dry weather
14:59 EDT
Representatives of Tasmanian government agencies and organisations have met to coordinate their services through what could be an extended dry period.
