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Sydney smoke : Air quality in the greater Sydney region is again at hazardous levels, as bushfires continue to burn. Southerly winds have been pushing smoke from fires in the south of New South Wales and Victoria north to Sydney. Nearly 6 million people live in the greater Sydney region. A layer of cool air…
Sydney Weather: Breaking News – High winds are impacting Sydney, with gusts Over 100km/hr impacting the city. The winds are creating havoc in the fire grounds across New South Wales and also bringing dust from the interior of Australia. A bushfire Emergency is now being declared in some areas, with the winds expected to pick…
Over 1 billion animals have perished in the Australian bushfires in 2019 and 2020. The staggering, heartbreaking figures are estimates by ecologists in Sydney just released today. Previously, the team at the University of Sydney had said half a billion had perished. Reporter Josephine Harvey writes ecologists at the University of Sydney and the WWF…
Breaking: Thousands of people across Sydney are celebrating with cheers and laughter as rain falls across the city. Across the world, people of all faiths had been praying for rain, as dramatic images of the bushfire disaster played our across TV and social media. In the last few days, high winds and record breaking weather…
Bushfire smoke from Australia has covered New Zealand in an apocalyptic like haze. An eerie orange glow could be seen from Sunday across the Tasman Sea from Australia’s east coast. New satellite images published today reveal the thick smoke chocking the sky above New Zealand on the weekend. 2,000 kilometres from Australia’s fire zones, the…
Sydney Cook for the Bush : 30 of Sydney’s finest chefs are coming together for a one of culinary event. Beginning at 10am in Surry Hills, Cook for the Bush will see chefs collaborate on a custom à la carte brunch menu that’s available until 3pm, as well as a range of takeaway baked goods,…
How to donate to the Australian bushfire victims? We have been requested by hundreds of people to help guide ways to help the local people, animals and Fire fighters in the devastating Australian bushfires. Dozens of people have died; thousands of homes, businesses and public buildings have been lost; fire fighters are struggling; many are…
Breaking: It has been estimated that half of the koalas have perished from the population at Kangaroo Island. Unstoppable bush fires had been racing across the South Australian Island this week. 2 people died in the inferno and many of the buildings on the Island including a massive resort were lost. Now authorities in South…
Breaking: Disturbing reports and images have emerged from the latest bushfire fronts in south east Australia. A cameraman from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has filmed apocalyptic scenes in New South Wales. “Graphic warning. Absolutely gut wrenching drive into Batlow this morning. Never seen anything like it.” The news cameraman said he believed the world needed…
Sydney weather: The greater Sydney region hashed its hottest temperate ever recorded. As thousands of fire fighters struggle to stop huge fires from sweeping the countryside, 5.5 million people in the Sydney basin suffered record heat. Penrith in Sydney’s west recorded nearly 50C or 120F, the hottest on record there. The temperature reached a high…