Motorists urged to stay home instead as storms build
5 hours ago — Motorists in two states are being urged to skip all but necessary travel as damaging storms batter Australia's southeast. A large trough and cold front is creating wild thunderstorms as it collides with a humid, unstable air mass. Severe weather warnings are in place for much of western NSW and Victoria's central third including Melbourne and ...
Destructive storms to continue in multiple states
12 hours ago — Ferocious storms, giant hail and wind gusts in excess of 125km/h are expected in multiple states, with destructive weather expected to hit much of the east coast. A cold front colliding with a warm and humid northerly airstream is delivering prime conditions for wild storms. Severe weather, hail and some flash flooding hit parts of South ...
Public sector workers accept pay deal to end stand-off
3 days ago — Updated October 15 2024 - 5:07pm, first published 5:02pm. Public servants have agreed to a three-year pay deal after drawn-out negotiations with government. Photo: Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS. Public-sector workers have accepted a three-year pay deal, easing one headache for a NSW government embroiled in tense industrial stand-offs.
Truck driver not 'at fault' for journalist's death
3 days ago — Updated October 15 2024 - 3:46pm, first published 3:43pm. James Latchford, whose licence was suspended following a fatal collision, has had it reinstated. Photo: Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS. A truck driver involved in a collision that killed an award-winning journalist was not at fault, a court has been told, and has had his driver's licence reinstated.
Health insurance 'robbery' to end with mandate to pay
3 days ago — Legislation to force health insurers to pay the gazetted rate for single-bed hospital rooms is expected to be introduced to state parliament on Tuesday. The proposal, ticked off by state cabinet on Monday, would claw back some of the $140 million NSW says it's losing each year. It follows months of failed negotiations with Bupa, Medibank, NIB ...
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Farmland sales plumb 29-year low as price demands boom
3 days ago — Neil Burgess from Rural Bank said deal volumes continued to tighten as buyers increasingly failed to meet price expectations. "Transaction volumes are now at a record low, down 18.7 per cent year-on-year and 4.8 per cent below the second half of 2023," he said. The median price of farmland sold in the first half of 2024 rose to $10,141 per ...
Stay-at-home order for Yass Valley Council area after positive COVID …
Sep 13, 2021 — To protect the people of NSW from COVID-19, new restrictions will be introduced for the Yass Valley Council area from 12.01am Tuesday, September 14 for two weeks.
Council completes stage one of Yass water treatment plant
Picture supplied. Yass residents and businesses will see improvements in their water quality, with completion of the $2.5 million stage one of the local water treatment plant upgrade, says Goulburn MP Wendy Tuckerman. A $2.5 million project to upgrade the …