Monday, June 18, 2007.
Monday, June 18, 2007. 09:27 AEDT
The State Emergency Service (SES) in New South Wales says it received more than 200 calls for assistance over the weekend, after heavy rain across the Illawarra, south coast and southern highlands.
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Monday, June 18, 2007. 07:37 AEDT
Many Tasmanian residents have spent the night shivering through the coldest temperatures in nine years.
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Sunday, June 17, 2007.
Sunday, June 17, 2007. 15:33 AEDT
A dramatic rescue operation has pulled four people from the flooded Nepean River, west of Sydney.
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Sunday, June 17, 2007. 08:23 AEDT
Weather conditions have improved overnight in New South Wales, with rain and winds easing.
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Sunday, June 17, 2007. 06:07 AEDT
A fresh team of State Emergency Service volunteers are being sent from Queensland to New South Wales to help with the clean-up along the flooded Central Coast region.
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Sunday, June 17, 2007. 00:41 AEDT
The State Emergency Service (SES) says the threat of flooding across Sydney and parts of the New South Wales Central Coast has eased after severe storms caused chaos in the city.
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Saturday, June 16, 2007.
Saturday, June 16, 2007. 18:06 AEDT
Floods have isolated a number of properties in south-west Sydney, as storms caused damage across the city and disrupted ferries, flights, traffic and power supplies.
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Saturday, June 16, 2007. 15:39 AEDT
The weather bureau is warning people in Sydney, the Hunter Valley and on the south coast of New South Wales to expect more severe weather this afternoon.
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Saturday, June 16, 2007. 09:33 AEDT
Wild weather is lashing Sydney and other coastal areas of New South Wales, damaging homes and causing localised flash flooding.
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Saturday, June 16, 2007. 08:12 AEDT
A whirlwind hit Venice on Friday, injuring about 25 people and forcing the cancellation of a festival headlined by American rock band Pearl Jam was to have played, police and fire services said.
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Saturday, June 16, 2007. 07:35 AEDT
Fifty State Emergency Services (SES) teams from across New South Wales will arrive in the Hunter Valley today to help local crews clean up in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
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Saturday, June 16, 2007. 07:00 AEDT
A thick blanket of fog across Melbourne is likely to remain in place until early this afternoon.
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Saturday, June 16, 2007. 06:25 AEDT
Residents along the New South Wales coastline have been warned to expect more severe weather this weekend, although conditions overnight were not as bad as first predicted.
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Saturday, June 16, 2007. 06:02 AEDT
The British Environment Agency has issued flood warnings across many parts of the country as torrential rain swamps northern and central areas, with weather forecasters warning the downpours could continue.
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Saturday, June 16, 2007. 00:18 AEDT
Energy Australia says 1,000 customers are without power in Wyong, on the New South Wales central coast.
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Friday, June 15, 2007.
Friday, June 15, 2007. 22:04 AEDT
In Bangladesh, rescuers have dug out one more body to take the confirmed death toll to 128 following a series of landslides in the port city Chittagong.
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Friday, June 15, 2007. 18:50 AEDT
The Insurance Council of Australia says the cost of last week's storms and floods in the Hunter region of New South Wales is continuing to rise, and insurance claims worth more than $280 million have been lodged so far.
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Friday, June 15, 2007. 18:49 AEDT
The State Emergency Service in New South Wales says forecast heavy rain over the next 24 hours could delay clean-up efforts across the Hunter and create more problems in the storm-ravaged region.
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Friday, June 15, 2007. 15:22 AEDT
More than 100 people attended a funeral today for a couple killed in storms in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales.
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Friday, June 15, 2007. 14:18 AEDT
Parts of far East Gippsland have had their best rain in months this week.
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Friday, June 15, 2007. 13:33 AEDT
ACTEW says today's rain has failed to reach the Cotter catchment, but Googong has received decent falls.
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Friday, June 15, 2007. 13:00 AEDT
Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd has rejected criticism that his visit to the flood-ravaged Hunter region on the New South Wales coast was to gain political points.
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Friday, June 15, 2007. 13:00 AEDT
Thousands of volunteers who were involved in the response to the Hunter Valley and Central Coast storm emergency in New South Wales will be given a special state medal.
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Friday, June 15, 2007. 11:10 AEDT
Thick fog across Melbourne this morning is being blamed for a number of accidents across the city and some flight diversions at Melbourne Airport.
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Friday, June 15, 2007. 10:26 AEDT
The Bureau of Meteorology says the rain which has brought more than 100 millimetres to parts of south-east New South Wales in the past 24 hours is expected to continue into the weekend.
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Friday, June 15, 2007. 07:21 AEDT
Heavy rain and gale force winds are forecast for the storm-ravaged Hunter and Central Coast regions in New South Wales over the next few days.
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Thursday, June 14, 2007.
Thursday, June 14, 2007. 18:06 AEDT
A North Queensland banana grower says the industry is still fine-tuning its production after cyclone Larry.
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Thursday, June 14, 2007. 12:05 AEDT
The New South Wales and Federal Government's have announced further joint funding for New South Wales communities affected by the recent floods.
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Thursday, June 14, 2007. 11:02 AEDT
Climate experts says there is only a 5 per cent chance the drought currently gripping Queensland will end this winter.
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Thursday, June 14, 2007. 10:00 AEDT
The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting heavy rainfall and possible hail as a low pressure system hits the New South Wales south coast today.
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