Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Decomposing organic matter in catchments flooded by Cyclone Alfred removed oxygen from water, suffocating aquatic life Mar 16 2025 24.01 EDT
With power unlikely to be restored in some areas for weeks, EV owners are finding clever uses for their 'batteries on wheels' Mar 15 2025 15.00 EDT
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Entire colonies filmed clinging on to debris, ready to make nests on dry ground in Queensland and beyond Mar 12 2025 10.00 EDT
Queensland Law Reform Commission will no longer deliver recommendations to government despite two-year inquiry Mar 12 2025 03.33 EDT
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Just over 100,000 homes and businesses in Queensland remain without power Mar 10 2025 23.32 EDT
'The immediate threat to the community has been reduced,' premier says – but SES warns residents to remain vigilant Mar 10 2025 21.35 EDT
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The Guardian
9 hours ago
- The Guardian
Thirteen people trapped in cars overnight and hikers rescued as heavy snow falls across Victorian and NSW alps
More than a dozen motorists and two hikers have been rescued after being trapped in heavy snow in the alpine region of Victoria amid a dangerous start to the snow season. Separately, bushwalkers were evacuated near Mount Kosciuszko in New South Wales as snow fell across Australia. Search crews rescued 13 travellers stranded near Mount Hotham as 50cm of snow fell around the Blue Rag Range Track near Dargo High Plains Road. Some spent Saturday night in their cars and one man in his 40s suffered minor injuries after his vehicle rolled. Emergency services used snowmobiles to traverse the mountain. Members of Wangaratta Ski Club, the Country Fire Association and a snow plough from Mount Hotham Alpine Resort joined the rescue effort, said Graham Gales, an SES unit controller. Gales said the roads had been challenging even for experienced volunteers, and it had been difficult to ascertain how many people remained stranded. 'We were very surprised at the number of vehicles that we did come across yesterday … that had gone out for the weekend and have been caught short by the snow,' he told ABC Radio. 'The experience of our drivers going into the Dargo High Plains Road yesterday was even they were having difficulty, and these are people that basically work in the snow all year round.' Police and the SES said no one remained trapped in the area by Monday afternoon. Roads had been closed across the Victorian alps, but the site of the incident was accessible to motorists over the weekend despite heavy snowfall being predicted. The local Alpine Shire council on Friday recommended motorists avoid the road in a Facebook post before declaring the road closed on Sunday morning. However, some gates on Dargo High Plains Road wouldn't be locked until Thursday, the local mayor, Sarah Nicholas, said. 'In the alps, during the declared snow season, you have to carry chains … so people should have chains with them during this current [long] weekend,' she told ABC radio. Police in 2024 turned back nearly 1,500 vehicles from the Mount Hotham area for failing to carry mandated wheel chains. Two hikers were rescued from the Wonnangatta walking track in Vioctoria's Alpine national park on Monday, police said. Sign up to Morning Mail Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what's happening and why it matters after newsletter promotion Emergency crews separately rescued two bushwalkers stranded near NSW's Mount Kosciuszko on Sunday after the pair were stranded in blizzard conditions. A search party advanced through fierce snow on Saturday towards the 31-year-old man and 28-year-old woman but was forced to retreat due to white-out conditions. Trained alpine officers then reached them late on Saturday night and the pair was escorted from the Kosciuszko walking trail to a staging campsite and evacuated by 4am on Sunday. Hotham Alpine Ski resort reported 12cm of snow in the 24 hours to 9am with 63cm in the week to Monday. The Snowy Mountains were set to see additional dumps of 10cm to 20cm on Monday, with many areas already seeing half a metre of snow over the past few days. More snowfall was forecast across alpine regions of Victoria and NSW on Monday with some sites expecting further falls in the coming days.
The Guardian
15 hours ago
- The Guardian
Australia news live: whale rescuers try to help humpback entangled in buoy; drivers trapped in heavy snow near Mount Hotham
Update: Date: 2025-06-08T21:22:12.000Z Title: Welcome Content: Good morning, and welcome to Monday. I'm Nick Visser and I'll be here all morning to take you through today's breaking news. Here's what's on deck: The mother of Pheobe Bishop remembered her daughter as someone who 'always sung to her own tune' at a vigil on Sunday. 'She loved the people that she loved to every extent of the earth', Kylie Johnson told hundreds of community members at the gathering. A second vigil will be held tonight. Dozens of people were trapped in their cars in the Victorian Alps amid heavy snow this weekend. The state's SES said the agency rescued more than 20 people near Hotham Heights yesterday, with an official saying they believe there could be up to 20 vehicles still on the mountain. Emergency officials will meet this morning to discuss ongoing plans. Officials will continue to monitor a humpback whale seen near Sydney harbour yesterday entangled in rope. Rescue teams tried to free the animal, which is trailing a buoy behind it, on Sunday but were unsuccessful. Stick with us throughout the day.
The Guardian
27-05-2025
- The Guardian
About 800 homes destroyed by NSW floods with tally to rise as damage assessments continue
The number of homes destroyed in the recent New South Wales floods has doubled to about 800 as teams continue to asses the damage on the state's mid-north coast. The SES spokesman Matt Heap on Tuesday said that 794 homes had been deemed uninhabitable after more than 5,000 damage assessments were conducted. That figure was expected to rise. At the peak of the flooding, 50,000 people were isolated and more than 10,000 remain cut off. Five people were killed. Weather conditions were set to ease from Wednesday after damaging winds hit flood-affected communities. 'We do have damaging wind warnings ... that includes the high elevated parts of the mid-north coast and northern Hunter,' the senior meteorologist Dean Narramore from the Bureau of Meteorology said on Tuesday. 'We could see showers develop this afternoon with strong and gusty winds but those conditions should ease tonight and then they'll clear out by Wednesday.' The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, was visiting the region on Tuesday. Albanese announced on Monday that 70 Australian Defence Force personnel would be dispatched to help with recovery efforts. Affected locals have been picking up muddied possessions and surveying damage, while drones have been used to drop hay to isolated farms and for aerial welfare checks at properties. Nadia Zarb, an artist and gallery owner in Taree, said she could not have coped without community support. 'We've got the best community, we've got the support around us and I couldn't ask for anything more,' she said. Michael Kemp, the state MP for Oxley which covers four local government areas on the mid-north coast – said it was tough seeing 'people's livelihoods on the side of the kerb'. Insurers have so far received more than 4,000 claims. The crisis prompted federal-state natural disaster recovery arrangements, including small loans for business, which have been activated for 19 local government areas. 'I can assure everybody on the mid-north coast that those agencies are working around the clock to get those communities back up on their feet,' the NSW premier, Chris Minns, said. The NSW Nationals leader, Dugald Saunders, said farmers needed more than loans to help recover from the disaster. 'What they need is a helping hand in the form of a grant to enable them to uplift their business,' Saunders said. 'The feeling is a little bit starting to get angry now as people wonder where the support actually is.' The NSW police deputy commissioner Peter Thurtell warned of looting after two men, both aged 20, were arrested for allegedly stealing property amid the floods clean-up. 'The impact of this weather event has been unimaginable and to think they now have to be concerned about hanging on to whatever property they have left is a disgrace,' he said. 'Stealing from people vulnerable during hard times like these is un-Australian.'
