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Australians headed to the beach to escape a heatwave sweeping southeastern states have been warned to take care to avoid dangerous surf and not to try to rescue stricken friends alone, after three people died when they were swept off the rocks south of Sydney on Friday.
Canberra is also experiencing hot weather, expected to top 38C today and tomorrow then climb to 37C on Tuesday before finally getting some respite on Wednesday as temperatures drop below 30C. Wind warnings have also been issued for the Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra areas with large swells and dangerous surf conditions. Meanwhile, The Department of Industry, Planning and Environment today issued a warning for poor air quality in Western Sydney due to elevated Ozone pollution. Victoria Victoria had an unseasonably cold start to the year but that has sharply changed with Melbourne expected to swe...
18:33 EDT, 24 January 2021 Police have arrested a man as he allegedly sped away from a fire in the Adelaide Hills that is threatening to burn hundreds of homes. The South Australia Country Fire Service issued the warning for multiple grass fires on Hicks Hill Road at Cherry Gardens - 25km away from the city - on Sunday afternoon. Police saw a white Hyundai sedan quickly driving away as they approached the scene of the fire that had just started on Piggott Range Road at 6pm on Sunday. Officers tried to stop the car but the man allegedly kept driving and a short pursuit began. The 60-year...
Much of Australia's southeast is set to endure at least two warm nights in a row as a ...
Man arrested by South Australian police speeding away from Clarendon fire, near Cherry Gardens blaze Posted SunSunday 24 updated SunSunday 24 JanJanuary 2021 at 1:32pm 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 South Australian police have arrested a man who was caught leaving the scene of a fire at Clarendon in the Adelaide Hills. Key points: The Cherry Gardens fire was downgraded from emergency level on Sunday night Police say they're investigating links between the Clarendon fire and others in the are...