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Perth Now
an hour ago
- Perth Now
Aussie discovers ‘game-changing' flight tip for travellers
An Aussie model has revealed a lesser-known travel 'hack' during her trip to Perth. Olivia Rogers was home-bound to Melbourne when she learnt travellers can access their journey's details by sending their flight number in a text message. The South Australian turned Melbourne local shared a demo on TikTok using her flight details, after a friend let her in on the feature. 'A friend of mine recently told me a really helpful travel hack, so I'm going to share it with you,' she said. 'All you need is your flight number so it doesn't matter what airline you are flying with or what country you're flying in. 'You're just going to type your flight number in a text message to a friend or family member who is picking you up, or you can send it to yourself.' After sending the flight number on her iPhone, a hyperlink appears with a button option labelled 'preview flight' which reveals a host of details about her upcoming flight. Travellers can see a live map of where the plane is situated on the globe, the estimated duration of the flight, the departure time and expected arrival time, aswell as the baggage carousel number. Ms Rogers hailed the feature as a convenient way to share and access travel information without opening separate browsers. 'It literally tells you everything you need to know and it updates live, even while you're mid-flight,' she continued. Olivia Roger's flight details appeared after sending her flight number in a text message. Credit: oliviamollyrogers 'It will even tell you what carousel to go to, it is a game-changer.' Ms Rogers' advice caused some divide in the comments section. 'Influencer discovers basic function a lot of people know yet posts like she's re-invented the wheel. 'There's never been a generation that's recorded themselves so often doing nothing of note,' one person wrote. 'What hack??? Every traveller knows it,' another said. Other travellers were quick to defend Ms Rogers, thanking her for pointing out the useful information. 'So many smarty pants in the comments haha congrats I guess? I travel a lot and I didn't know this so thank you,' one said. Another added: :Keyboard warriors in the comments section. Thanks for this, super helpful for lots of us that didn't know.'
Sydney Morning Herald
3 hours ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Suspected toxic waste dumper linked to explosive gas cylinders ditched on council land
'The secondary risk is public exposure – given the current containment of the cylinder within the trailers this risk is presently low. However, if the trailers are interfered with or otherwise become insecure, or if the cylinders are illegally or improperly removed from the trailers, risk of harm to community safety from exposure is potentially significant,' EPA acting director of regional operations Martha-Rose Loughnane wrote on March 31. 'EPA is actively pursuing the alleged offender … Nonetheless, EPA considers it unlikely that the alleged offender has the necessary means to achieve a timely and effective clean-up of the DA cylinders.' The EPA has declined to name the person who is under investigation. Three sources familiar with the investigation but not authorised to speak publicly say the waste is linked to White, who is charged over the West Footscray fire, warehouse waste stockpiles and the subterranean dump near Kaniva, close to the South Australian border. He has pleaded not guilty. The registration of one of the abandoned trucks was also in the name of a company run by White in 2018, according to records obtained by The Age. White once held an exclusive contract with chemical giant BOC to 'recycle' used acetylene tanks, but more than 50,000 were allegedly found buried on the outback property from 2011 to 2018. Potentially thousands of other tanks were never found or were destroyed in the 2018 West Footscray blaze. At Merrimu, aerial imagery shows at least 22 containers and trailers were stored on farm property beginning in April 2022. Over a two-year period, most disappeared after being moved to an unknown location. Then, in March 2025, the last two trailers were taken from the farm and parked on council land about 500 metres down the road. The dumped waste has sparked a legal fight between the local council and the EPA, which has issued the Moorabool Shire Council with a clean-up order. A bid to have the order stayed in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal last week failed. An affidavit from shire chief executive Derek Madden describes claims the EPA had known about the waste on the farm property for two years after receiving information and complaints from a local landowner. 'The son (of the landowner) claimed he holds evidence … he is willing to provide evidence concerning the movement of the material and expressed frustration with the EPA's handling of the matter. He alleged that the EPA had been dealing with him and his parents for nearly two years regarding the waste issue. 'He also stated the family was told not to speak to the media by staff within the EPA as it would 'make things worse'.' An EPA spokesman said the agency was 'aware of waste stored on trailers at an address in Merrimu' and that waste that presents a danger 'must be removed as quickly as possible and according to the law'. 'We had regulated the party alleged to be in control of that waste, as we are required to. Clearly, the waste should not have been moved to council land. Investigations as to who moved it are ongoing, and because of those investigations, as well as live legal activity, we are unable to comment further.'
The Age
3 hours ago
- The Age
Suspected toxic waste dumper linked to explosive gas cylinders ditched on council land
'The secondary risk is public exposure – given the current containment of the cylinder within the trailers this risk is presently low. However, if the trailers are interfered with or otherwise become insecure, or if the cylinders are illegally or improperly removed from the trailers, risk of harm to community safety from exposure is potentially significant,' EPA acting director of regional operations Martha-Rose Loughnane wrote on March 31. 'EPA is actively pursuing the alleged offender … Nonetheless, EPA considers it unlikely that the alleged offender has the necessary means to achieve a timely and effective clean-up of the DA cylinders.' The EPA has declined to name the person who is under investigation. Three sources familiar with the investigation but not authorised to speak publicly say the waste is linked to White, who is charged over the West Footscray fire, warehouse waste stockpiles and the subterranean dump near Kaniva, close to the South Australian border. He has pleaded not guilty. The registration of one of the abandoned trucks was also in the name of a company run by White in 2018, according to records obtained by The Age. White once held an exclusive contract with chemical giant BOC to 'recycle' used acetylene tanks, but more than 50,000 were allegedly found buried on the outback property from 2011 to 2018. Potentially thousands of other tanks were never found or were destroyed in the 2018 West Footscray blaze. At Merrimu, aerial imagery shows at least 22 containers and trailers were stored on farm property beginning in April 2022. Over a two-year period, most disappeared after being moved to an unknown location. Then, in March 2025, the last two trailers were taken from the farm and parked on council land about 500 metres down the road. The dumped waste has sparked a legal fight between the local council and the EPA, which has issued the Moorabool Shire Council with a clean-up order. A bid to have the order stayed in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal last week failed. An affidavit from shire chief executive Derek Madden describes claims the EPA had known about the waste on the farm property for two years after receiving information and complaints from a local landowner. 'The son (of the landowner) claimed he holds evidence … he is willing to provide evidence concerning the movement of the material and expressed frustration with the EPA's handling of the matter. He alleged that the EPA had been dealing with him and his parents for nearly two years regarding the waste issue. 'He also stated the family was told not to speak to the media by staff within the EPA as it would 'make things worse'.' An EPA spokesman said the agency was 'aware of waste stored on trailers at an address in Merrimu' and that waste that presents a danger 'must be removed as quickly as possible and according to the law'. 'We had regulated the party alleged to be in control of that waste, as we are required to. Clearly, the waste should not have been moved to council land. Investigations as to who moved it are ongoing, and because of those investigations, as well as live legal activity, we are unable to comment further.'
