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Storms help Australia contain island fire World December 15, 2020 Australian firefighters have managed to control a bushfire that burned more than half of the Unesco world heritage-listed Fraser Island, around two months after a suspected illegal campfire sparked the blaze. The fire on the world’s largest sand island, off Australia’s east coast, destroyed large swathes of the isle’s forests before heavy downpours arrived over the weekend. "With the help of welcome rainfall and a massive...

Heavy band of rain and wild winds battered New South Wales and Queensland  300-mile stretch of Australias coast is in danger of flooding in extreme storms  A famous beach at Australias Byron Bay has all but disappeared in extreme storms which washed away tourist spots along the east coast, authorities said today.  The Main Beach at Byron Bay, a tourist destination in New South Wales and home to Hollywood A-listers such as Chris Hemsworth, was washed away as trees and a concrete walkway colla...

Byron Bays main beach washed away in wild weather Dec 14, 2020 – 12.58pm Share Australias top coastal tourism destinations in northern NSW and southern Queensland have taken a beating from heavy rain and strong winds, and more wild weather – akin to a cyclone – is on the way. Byron Bays popular Clarkes Beach was smashed by strong winds, heavy rain and a king tide and most of the beach was washed into the ocean, in the lead-up to the Christmas holiday season. Loading Holiday goers in Byron...

Queensland hoon drivers put on notice as police roll out new hi-tech cameras Hoon drivers in Queensland are being put on notice, with new hi-tech cameras that can catch offenders in the act being rolled out across the state. The new cameras allow police to sit up to 200 metres away and collect clear images of the person behind the wheel. "Traditionally what police have had to do is see people committing an offence and go up and catch them in the act at the time," Queensland Police Assistant Com...

We will be out there watching you: Hoons on notice as $120,000 cameras go live We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss We will be out there watching you: Hoons on notice as $120,000 cameras go live Normal text size Advertisement Fifteen high-tech cameras worth $120,000 in total will be rolled out in time to catch reckless drivers hooning the streets of Queensland during the holiday season. Police Minister Mark Ryan said the ability to capture crysta...

Storms help Australia contain Unesco heritage island fire published : 14 Dec 2020 at 12:45 52 Bushfires that have burned more than half of Unesco world heritage-listed Fraser Island are suspected to have been started by an illegal campfire. BRISBANE, Australia: Australian firefighters have managed to control a bushfire that burned more than half of the Unesco world heritage-listed Fraser Island, around two months after a suspected illegal ca...

  The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast thunderstorms to hit southeast Queensland this afternoon, continuing the regions wet weekend with more severe conditions. Coastal parts of Brisbane to the Gold Coast and Wide Bay & Burnett areas are mostly likely to receive the severe storms this evening, with a possible storm predicted for the Darling Downs and Granite Belt region. Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast is smashed by heavy swells. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT The weather warning comes as 150m...

First published on Mon 14 Dec 2020 02.23 EST Byron Bay locals say damage to the town’s main beach is “the worst in a generation” as heavy rain, abnormally high tides and wild surf, combined with long term erosion problems, washed away much of the remaining sand. Storms have battered a 1,000km stretch of the Queensland and northern NSW coastline for several days with conditions not expected to ease until Tuesday morning. Strong winds and heavy rainfall have caused damage and flash...

Northern New South Wales hit by wild weather as winds and flash flooding lead to hundreds of calls for help SunSunday 13 updated MonMonday 14 DecDecember 2020 at 1:42pm Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch Share Print text only Cancel Northern NSW is bracing for more storms, with a severe weather warning in place and residents sandbagging low-lying properties considered at risk. Key points: Large swells of over 6 metres were reco...

Wild weather has continued in northern NSW and Queenslands south-east  A months worth of rain is predicted to fall by Sunday, with more rain to come Emergency services are bracing for the peak of the storm on Sunday night Popular beach in Byron Bay was washed away by high tides on Sunday  Wild weather is lashing swathes of New South Wales and Queensland coastline, with beaches washed away, animals stranded in floodwaters and residents forced to flee their homes. The worst of the once in 100 y...