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Organizers say two sailors have died in Sydney to Hobart yacht race amid wild weather conditions

SYDNEY — Organizers said Friday that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line honors favorite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw among mass retirements. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, which administers the yacht race, has said that one sailor each on entrants Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline were killed …

Sydney Hobart Yacht

2 weeks ago

Sydney to Hobart yacht race: Organizers say two sailors have died amid wild weather conditions

CNN

Sydney AP — Organizers said Friday that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line honors favorite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw among mass retirements. “So we’ve got sort of winds at about 25 knots coming from the north seas around about two meters or thereabouts, so the conditions that most of …

Race Miles Sydney Hobart Sailors Flying Fish Comanche

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Police officer pleads not guilty to six assault charges in Batemans Bay

ABC

A NSW police officer has denied assaulting multiple children and a woman while on duty on the NSW far south coast in October 2023. Senior Constable Brett David Lindsay, 37, did not attend Batemans Bay Local Court on Monday, but pleaded not guilty through his lawyer to six counts of common assault. Four of the charges stem from allegations the …

Assault Bay Nsw Police Officer Batemans Bay Constable Lindsay Batemans Bay Local Court

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Brierley's Boat Ramp tribute remembers Jane Duren who wrote letter to King George V

ABC

In 1926, a Yuin woman from Moruya on the NSW south coast sat down to pen a letter to the King. Forgotten political warrior In her letter, Ms Duren also protested against the Aborigines Protection Board revoking land designated for Aboriginal reserves. Mr Maynard, whose grandfather founded the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association with Ms Duren, said she was one of …

School King Nsw Moruya Aboriginal John Maynard Ms Duren

7 months, 1 week ago

CoreLogic reports record-high rents across Australia's biggest regions as WA and Queensland tops list

ABC

The promise of fleeing the high cost of living in Australia's capital cities and finding reprieve in the regions is fast evaporating, with rental prices in nearly every part of the country hitting record highs. Batemans Bay in New South Wales had the biggest increases over the past three months, with rents going up the equivalent of $32 a week, …

Prices Three Months Cent Past Rents Months Victoria

1 year, 3 months ago

Sydney bushfires: More than 100 blazes across New South Wales as temperatures soar to 33C

Daily Mail

Dry heat and strengthening winds have placed Sydney and holidaymakers on high alert for bushfires as more than 100 blazes burn statewide. Greater Sydney and Greater Hunter are among five areas facing extreme danger from blazes on Tuesday and among eight areas subject to total fire bans. A fire burns near Bawley Point on the New South Wales south coast …

South North Coast Sydney Bushfires

1 year, 7 months ago

Court rejects native title defence for NSW Aboriginal man over illegal abalone haul

ABC

A native title holder who was caught with 200 illegally harvested abalone cannot be afforded protection under the Native Title Act because the fish were taken for a birthday party, a NSW South Coast court has heard. Key points: Charles Nye harvested the abalone from Cowdroys Beach in the Mimosa Rocks National Park during 2019 The court did not accept …

Court Title Party Traditional Native Nsw Dick

1 year, 11 months ago

Electric vehicle charging infrastructure in regional NSW falls short over holidays

ABC

Long queues of cars have caused chaos over the busy holiday period at Cassegrain Winery in Port Macquarie on the NSW Mid North Coast. Key points: There were long queues at electric vehicle charging stations over the Christmas and New Year period One woman has sold her electric vehicle because she says there aren't enough places to charge The Electric …

Infrastructure Vehicle Electric Sydney Nsw Charging South Coast

2 years, 2 months ago

Samuel Jones faces Batemans Bay court for Domino's Pizza cash theft

ABC

A South Coast man has been convicted of stealing more than $1,000 from a popular pizza chain from which he had already been fired. Key points: Moruya man Samuel Jones has been convicted of stealing $1,500 from a pizza shop He and two other former employees helped to close the store to gain access to the register The court ordered …

Community Service Jones Domino Batemans Bay

2 years, 6 months ago

Sydney floods: Where are the NSW flood warnings? What has the Bureau of Meteorology forecast?

ABC

The NSW State Emergency Service has issued dozens of flood evacuation orders and warnings in response to torrential rain hitting the state. Here are the evacuation orders up until 3:30pm on Sunday: North Richmond East Low-Lying parts of Freemans Reach Parts of Ebenezer Pitt Town Bottoms Parts of Cattai Cornwallis and the eastern part of Richmond Lowlands Parts of Pitt …

Flood Coast Sydney Nsw Parts More Heavy Rain

4 years, 2 months ago

ABC's south coast transmitter that melted during Black Summer bushfires back in action

ABC

The managing director of the ABC says the organisation is committed to maintaining radio transmitters to ensure the public receives timely and accurate emergency broadcast warnings. Key points: The new ABC transmitter at Mt Wandera, near Mogo, is now operational The transmitter melted during the past summer's bushfires ABC launches its emergency broadcast website which aggregates key national and state …

Emergency Mr Anderson Broadcast Batemans Bay Bay Abc

4 years, 4 months ago

ANOTHER school closes after a student tests positive for coronavirus

Daily Mail

Two schools on the New South Wales south coast have closed after students tested positive for COVID-19. Batemans Bay High School and Batemans Bay Public School will both be shut for cleaning on Tuesday after one student at each school tested positive for the virus. Batemans Bay High School and Batemans Bay Public School will both also be shut for …

Students Positive Bay Nsw Tested Close Contacts School Student

4 years, 5 months ago

Two venues added to growing list of NSW coronavirus danger zones, as 15 new cases reported

ABC

Health authorities have added two new venues to a growing list of places where people who visited at the same time as COVID-19 cases were present need to self-isolate. Key points: Fifteen new confirmed cases have been reported to 8:00pm Friday Fifteen new confirmed cases have been reported to 8:00pm Friday Five are linked to the Crossroads Hotel, bringing that …

Cases Hotel Thai Sydney Nsw Mcanulty Dr Mcanulty

4 years, 5 months ago

Central Coast houses in danger of collapse as large swell causes unprecedented coastal erosion

ABC

Owners say damage to their Central Coast homes battered by strong swells was "totally avoidable" and comes after years of neglect by council. Key points: A low pressure system caused large swell to hit the coast An SES controller said it was the worst he'd seen in 30 years Locals self-evacuated as the slump came close to their homes Several …

Homes Beach Council Residents Coast Abc Nsw

4 years, 9 months ago

Sydney news: Coronavirus closes Katoomba High School, prisons begin screening

ABC

Here's what you need to know this morning. Another high school closes Katoomba High School in the Blue Mountains has been closed for the day after a confirmed coronavirus case — making it the fourth school in the state to lock down over the virus. NSW prison screenings Inmates, visitors and staff at state prisons are being screened to identify …

Coronavirus Cent Nsw

4 years, 10 months ago

Australia’s climate crisis has been building for years but no one listened

CNN

CNN — Australia was already grappling with extreme heat and one of the worst droughts on record when devastating bushfires tore through the bone dry land. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images A Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk "Romeo" helicopter refuels onboard HMAS Adelaide during Operation Bushfire Assist, on Sunday, January 5, in this image provided by the Australian Department of …

Wales Australia Climate South Cnn Near Images

4 years, 11 months ago

Batemans Bay businesses on bushfire-ravaged South Coast sing for Canberra tourists to return

ABC

It's a simple message and behind the work of dozens of Batemans Bay business owners hoping a surge in visitors from their reliable capital clientele will inject some much-needed funds into the bushfire-affected community. Key points: Devastating bushfires forced the evacuation of the South Coast at the start of the year Canberra visitors are vital to the area's tourism industry …

Business Beach Bay Canberra Town Come South Coast

4 years, 11 months ago

Australia's first official bushfire looter: Leon Elton pleads guilty to robbing Betta Electrical

Daily Mail

A plumber and his girlfriend are some of the first people to plead guilty to looting offences committed during Australia's bushfire crisis. Police have alleged in court that Elton and his girlfriend, Kylie Pobjie, stole Apple TVs, two drones, hair clippers, laptops and other products worth up to $20,000 from Betta Electrical at bushfire-ravaged Batemans Bay on Wednesday. Elton pleaded …

Electrical Store Nsw His Girlfriend Elton Two Counts Narooma

5 years ago

Australians on southeast coast urged to flee as fire risk escalates

LA Times

A firefighter tackles a wildfire south of Nowra, Australia, earlier this week. The Rural Fire Service in New South Wales state has told fire-weary residents in the coastal towns of Nowra, Narooma and Batemans Bay south of Sydney that winds were likely to once again drive blazes toward the coast. “We can’t guarantee your safety and we don’t want to …

Australia Australian Fires Nowra Southeast Coast Wildfire South

5 years ago

Deadly fires are threatening Australia’s entire way of life

CNN

CNN — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison may have thought a visit to a fire-ravaged town would help boost his image after a series of stumbles in handling the country’s bushfire crisis. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images A Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk "Romeo" helicopter refuels onboard HMAS Adelaide during Operation Bushfire Assist, on Sunday, January 5, in this image …

Climate Change Wales London Australia Life South Way

5 years ago

BUSHFIRE CRISIS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Daily Mail

NSW WHERE ARE THE NSW BUSHFIRES? Two confirmed deaths including - Buchan resident Mick Roberts There are 28 people who remain missing in Gippsland Ten watch and act warnings in place across the state, the second highest warning level About 50 fires are still burning in the state A 'very active' fire at Ensay in the Swift's Creek Valley with …

South East Nsw Forecast East Gippsland Mallacoota

5 years ago

Australia fires: New South Wales declares a 7-day state of emergency

CNN

CNN — The Australian state of New South Wales has declared a state of emergency and could begin forced evacuations from fire-stricken areas, as emergency crews battle deadly blazes and brace for a dangerous weekend ahead. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images A Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk "Romeo" helicopter refuels onboard HMAS Adelaide during Operation Bushfire Assist, on Sunday, January …

Australia Emergency Navy Smoke South State Cnn

5 years ago

Australian prime minister is jeered in wildfire-ravaged zone

LA Times

A helicopter dumps water on a wildfire outside the town of Batemans Bay in New South Wales, Australia, on Thursday. Locals in Cobargo, in New South Wales, yelled at him, made obscene gestures and called him an “idiot” and worse, criticizing him for the lack of equipment to deal with the fires in town. The outpouring of anger came as …

Wales Australia South Victoria New South Wales

5 years ago

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian declares state of emergency, as thousands flee South Coast ahead of horror fire weekend

ABC

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has declared a seven-day state of emergency starting at 9:00am on Friday due to the ongoing bushfire crisis. Key points: Seven-day state of emergency declared for NSW as bushfire conditions worsen Fire conditions on Saturday are expected to be worse than New Year's Eve Holidaymakers have been urged to leave the South Coast ahead of Saturday …

Conditions South Bay Leave Zone Nsw South Coast

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Organizers say two sailors have died in Sydney to Hobart yacht race amid wild weather conditions

Sydney to Hobart yacht race: Organizers say two sailors have died amid wild weather conditions

Police officer pleads not guilty to six assault charges in Batemans Bay

Brierley's Boat Ramp tribute remembers Jane Duren who wrote letter to King George V

CoreLogic reports record-high rents across Australia's biggest regions as WA and Queensland tops list

Sydney bushfires: More than 100 blazes across New South Wales as temperatures soar to 33C

Court rejects native title defence for NSW Aboriginal man over illegal abalone haul

Electric vehicle charging infrastructure in regional NSW falls short over holidays

Samuel Jones faces Batemans Bay court for Domino's Pizza cash theft

Sydney floods: Where are the NSW flood warnings? What has the Bureau of Meteorology forecast?

ABC's south coast transmitter that melted during Black Summer bushfires back in action

ANOTHER school closes after a student tests positive for coronavirus

Two venues added to growing list of NSW coronavirus danger zones, as 15 new cases reported

Central Coast houses in danger of collapse as large swell causes unprecedented coastal erosion

Sydney news: Coronavirus closes Katoomba High School, prisons begin screening

Australia’s climate crisis has been building for years but no one listened

Batemans Bay businesses on bushfire-ravaged South Coast sing for Canberra tourists to return

Australia's first official bushfire looter: Leon Elton pleads guilty to robbing Betta Electrical

Australians on southeast coast urged to flee as fire risk escalates

Deadly fires are threatening Australia’s entire way of life

BUSHFIRE CRISIS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Australia fires: New South Wales declares a 7-day state of emergency

Australian prime minister is jeered in wildfire-ravaged zone

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian declares state of emergency, as thousands flee South Coast ahead of horror fire weekend