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Huge surf batters Sydney coast after heavy fog lifts

The Age

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Huge surf batters Sydney coast after heavy fog lifts

Page said the park, which opened after three years due to ongoing delays, was experiencing such a strong swell that water had washed away sand under the new concrete steps. He said children, including 10-year-old Francis Laurie, were enjoying the waves. 'Kids are playing on the stairs and getting ready to run back to the beach as a wave hits.' The large swell is being pushed by the lingering low-pressure system which drenched Sydney over the past week in addition to strong winds that whip the surf. A heavy fog which blanketed Sydney in the early morning dissipated to leave a bright, warm and sunny day. The bureau's Dean Narramore said visibility was as low as 50 metres in some parts of Sydney in the morning, including around the Harbour Bridge. 'We saw fog develop along our western and southern suburbs, a few hours after sunset [on Monday],' he said on Tuesday morning, adding the previous day's showers and a lack of wind had created the perfect conditions for thick, widespread fog. 'That just continued to expand overnight and early this morning, and now thick fog is covering much of Sydney Harbour out to the airport.' The number of international and domestic flights taking off and landing at Sydney Airport was reduced on Tuesday morning, and a small number were cancelled. The bureau issued a road weather alert for all of Sydney and advised motorists to take extreme care. No Sydney ferries were running at 6am, Transport for NSW advised, but ferries east of the Harbour Bridge resumed about 6.30am followed by all remaining services by 9am. Weatherzone meteorologist Aline Ribeiro said Tuesday morning's fog was 'really dense'. 'It's really easy for this to develop when you have a high-pressure system and a cold weather front,' she said, adding Tuesday's settled conditions, light winds, and high humidity – at 98 per cent in the morning – meant the fog would linger before temperatures rose. Conditions are considered to have created fog when the concentration of water droplets means visibility is less than one kilometre. Tuesday morning's fog followed similar conditions in June, in which ferries were cancelled and Sydney-wide road weather alert was issued. The Bureau of Meteorology forecast temperatures in Sydney would reach nearly 23 degrees on Tuesday. Wednesday is also expected to be sunny with a top temperature of 19 degrees. Tuesday's weather and surf conditions will slowly transition back to rainy and cold, with the weather bureau warning rain is set to return by the end of the week. The likelihood of rain is higher on Thursday with a high of 17 degrees, while showers and light winds are forecast to return on Friday and through the weekend. There was a medium chance of showers expected for Sunday's City2Surf race. Flood warnings were issues across NSW after heavy downpours at the start of August saw flood warnings issued across NSW. Sydney experienced rainfall totals of at least 100 to 150 millimetres last week, and parts of Newcastle and the Hunter about 200 millimetres. NSW Police said divers had joined a multi-agency search for a 26-year-old woman swept away in floods 16 kilometres north of Cessnock in the Hunter Valley on Saturday. The woman, a Chinese tourist, was a passenger in a vehicle which became stuck after it attempted to drive through floodwater on Saturday evening. The 27-year-old driver escaped uninjured.

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Huge surf batters Sydney coast after heavy fog lifts

Page said the park, which opened after three years due to ongoing delays, was experiencing such a strong swell that water had washed away sand under the new concrete steps. He said children, including 10-year-old Francis Laurie, were enjoying the waves. 'Kids are playing on the stairs and getting ready to run back to the beach as a wave hits.' The large swell is being pushed by the lingering low-pressure system which drenched Sydney over the past week in addition to strong winds that whip the surf. A heavy fog which blanketed Sydney in the early morning dissipated to leave a bright, warm and sunny day. The bureau's Dean Narramore said visibility was as low as 50 metres in some parts of Sydney in the morning, including around the Harbour Bridge. 'We saw fog develop along our western and southern suburbs, a few hours after sunset [on Monday],' he said on Tuesday morning, adding the previous day's showers and a lack of wind had created the perfect conditions for thick, widespread fog. 'That just continued to expand overnight and early this morning, and now thick fog is covering much of Sydney Harbour out to the airport.' The number of international and domestic flights taking off and landing at Sydney Airport was reduced on Tuesday morning, and a small number were cancelled. The bureau issued a road weather alert for all of Sydney and advised motorists to take extreme care. No Sydney ferries were running at 6am, Transport for NSW advised, but ferries east of the Harbour Bridge resumed about 6.30am followed by all remaining services by 9am. Weatherzone meteorologist Aline Ribeiro said Tuesday morning's fog was 'really dense'. 'It's really easy for this to develop when you have a high-pressure system and a cold weather front,' she said, adding Tuesday's settled conditions, light winds, and high humidity – at 98 per cent in the morning – meant the fog would linger before temperatures rose. Conditions are considered to have created fog when the concentration of water droplets means visibility is less than one kilometre. Tuesday morning's fog followed similar conditions in June, in which ferries were cancelled and Sydney-wide road weather alert was issued. The Bureau of Meteorology forecast temperatures in Sydney would reach nearly 23 degrees on Tuesday. Wednesday is also expected to be sunny with a top temperature of 19 degrees. Tuesday's weather and surf conditions will slowly transition back to rainy and cold, with the weather bureau warning rain is set to return by the end of the week. The likelihood of rain is higher on Thursday with a high of 17 degrees, while showers and light winds are forecast to return on Friday and through the weekend. There was a medium chance of showers expected for Sunday's City2Surf race. Flood warnings were issues across NSW after heavy downpours at the start of August saw flood warnings issued across NSW. Sydney experienced rainfall totals of at least 100 to 150 millimetres last week, and parts of Newcastle and the Hunter about 200 millimetres. NSW Police said divers had joined a multi-agency search for a 26-year-old woman swept away in floods 16 kilometres north of Cessnock in the Hunter Valley on Saturday. The woman, a Chinese tourist, was a passenger in a vehicle which became stuck after it attempted to drive through floodwater on Saturday evening. The 27-year-old driver escaped uninjured.

Aussies divided on business owner's unique security strategy

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Courier-Mail

Aussies divided on business owner's unique security strategy

Don't miss out on the headlines from Lifestyle. Followed categories will be added to My News. For anyone living or working in a busy area, there's nothing worse than someone parking on your property. One Queensland local has taken a slightly more aggressive approach to turning people away, and it's going completely viral online. Want to join the family? Sign up to our Kidspot newsletter for more stories like this. Image: TikTok / @rockhamptonchaos. RELATED: Parents shocked over 'dangerous' playground equipment Free car wash, anyone? Aussie TikTok account @rockhamptonchaos has gone viral showing the unique way they get people to stop parking in their driveway. The driveway belongs to a business near a busy street in Rockhampton, where people choose to park despite signage which appears to read 'Parking or stopping here is illegal' and 'Automatic sprinkler in use'. And, the videos show drivers copping some serious consequences, being hit by this sprinkler as soon as they pull into the driveway. One video, filmed earlier this week on a security camera, has garnered over 11 million views, and shows driver after driver copping a spray, with some even being hit with their windows or doors open - resulting in a very wet drive to find a new car space. 'Love it!' The majority of commenters are on the business owner's side, calling out the entitlement of those who park in the driveway. 'I love that the time delay is *just* long enough to trigger after they open the door,' one person said. 'I love how every time a car pulls up, the ground is already wet,' said another. 'I looove how unhinged the sprinkler is. Like it's not a nice mist, it's a full on tropical storm. Love it,' a third agreed. 'Seems miserable' Others, however, weren't so happy about the action, calling it unnecessarily cruel. 'Just put up a big 'no parking' sign and paint the driveway red or yellow, no reason to ruin people's day. Unless they ignore the signs then spray away,' one person said. 'Seems miserable to wait for people to park and assault them with water. I'm happy you get to get away with this because some people get fined for things not even this directly offensive sigh,' another commenter said. Originally published as Aussies divided on business owner's unique security strategy

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