Warning of East Coast Low and hazardous surf as the Hunter braces for minor flooding At noon on Friday, the Bureau of Meteorology issued a flood watch warning for the Hunter. Newcastle Herald · Jul 1, 2022
BOM forecasts heavy rain for parts of NSW, SES urges residents to prepare The Northern Rivers and south-east Queensland are expected avoid the heaviest falls, but residents in other areas are being urged to prepare as the weather system bears down from the north. ABC News · Jun 30, 2022
'Very happy' dogs rescued from 12-metre mine shaft in Coober Pedy Volunteers from South Australia's State Emergency Service adapt their equipment to rescue two dogs found down an opal mining shaft in the state's outback. ABC News · Jun 24, 2022
Lismore’s residents are living in limbo on the frontlines of the climate emergency Only about 20% of businesses have reopened and many have exhausted their savings trying to repair properties The Guardian - AU · Jun 16, 2022
NSW flood relief a 'cruel hoax', parliamentary inquiry hears as government agencies cop a grilling Amid revelations that just a fraction of available relief funds have gone to victims of this year's flood emergencies, the head of the state's parliamentary inquiry loses patience with key organisations on the last day of public hearings. ABC News · Jun 15, 2022
Disaster agencies defend flood response The commissioners of Resilience NSW and the SES have used a parliamentary inquiry to push back on criticism of their flood response earlier in the year. AAP · Jun 14, 2022
NSW parliamentary inquiry: Paid emergency crews should lead flood responses, not SES A parliamentary inquiry is told control over major disaster responses should be handed to paid professionals, such as Fire and Rescue NSW, rather than the volunteer-driven State Emergency Service. ABC News · Jun 14, 2022
Bomb Experts Bury Unexploded Missiles And Carry Out Controlled Explosion This is the moment Ukrainian bomb experts bury a pile of unexploded missiles and military equipment and carry out a controlled explosion. Zenger · Jun 13, 2022
New SES bases to be built in Lismore as part of $133m NSW budget boost Extra funding comes after state government, SES and Bureau of Meteorology were criticised for response to region’s deadly floods The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 2022
NSW gives SES $133 million budget boost NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has moved to help the state better manage future natural disasters, earmarking almost $133m for the SES in next week's budget. AAP · Jun 13, 2022
Thousands still without power in Tasmania's north-west after wild winds Thousands of houses remain without power in Tasmania's north-west after damaging winds whipped through the area over the weekend, toppling trees and blocking roads. ABC News · Jun 13, 2022
Lismore to get incident centre in more than $130 million funding boost for NSW SES Lismore will get a new incident control centre in an effort to ramp up the NSW State Emergency Service's presence in the Northern Rivers in the wake of this year's devastating floods. ABC News · Jun 12, 2022
Central Victorian residents fight insurers to rebuild houses one year on from Macedon Ranges storms Winds up to 120kph sent roofs flying from buildings, trees crashing down onto cars and left some locals questioning whether they would make it out alive. For many, life is still not back to normal. ABC News · Jun 10, 2022
Emergency Workers Douse Fires After Russians Bomb Residential Areas This is the moment Ukrainian emergency workers extinguish a fire at a bombed house in Kharkiv Oblast following an alleged Russian attack. Zenger · Jun 9, 2022
Newcastle Herald · Jun 7, 2022 Thanks to the SES, a wonder we can't afford to take for granted Email [email protected] or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).
ABC News · Jun 6, 2022 Dandenong Ranges residents navigate insurance, building hurdles in storm recovery A year after a massive storm swept through parts of Victoria, destroying 76 houses and damaging nearly 100 more, locals say only a handful of homes have been rebuilt, and there are concerns the telecommunication network remains vulnerable to future disasters.
InsideEVs · Jun 6, 2022 Tesla Battles For Top Battery Engineers As EV Competition Heats Up As demand for EVs rises, it's not just chips and other supplies that are in short supply. Skilled engineers with the proper battery know-how are also limited.
ABC News · Jun 6, 2022 New South Wales public sector workers to strike, despite 3 per cent pay rise offer About 30,000 public sector workers are expected to take part in a 24-strike on Wednesday, unless the New South Wales government revises its offer, their union says.
ABC News · Jun 6, 2022 Homeless Mullumbimby, Byron Shire flood victims and SES front NSW independent inquiry Survivors have shared their experiences in this year’s Northern Rivers floods at a meeting in Mullumbimby.
ABC News · Jun 5, 2022 SA cleans up after weekend of wild weather, roads remain closed due to floodwaters A man has been rescued from a car crushed by a fallen tree and a teenage girl has been saved from a fast-moving creek in the Adelaide Hills, with a number of roads across the city remaining closed due to floodwaters.
ABC News · Jun 5, 2022 Wild wet weather smashes Adelaide as emergency services work to clean up damage while bracing for more rain Adelaide cops more than 46 millimetres of rain in the CBD overnight, making it the city's wettest 24 hours this year.
Newcastle Herald · May 31, 2022 Blown away: wind whips up more than 500 Hunter, Central Coast SES jobs The State Emergency Service has had another busy night in the Hunter and Central Coast, with damaging winds causing calls for help to continue to roll in.
Newcastle Herald · May 31, 2022 SES bracing for another day of gale-force winds ripping through Hunter The State Emergency Service is preparing for the possibility of another long night as wild winds up to 90km/h continue to hammer many parts of NSW, with just over half the calls for help across the state coming from the Hunter and Central Coast since Monday evening.
Newcastle Herald · May 29, 2022 Rug up for Newcastle's cold snap with frosty, damaging winds forecast As the week kicks off with frosty strong winds, biting temperatures and some wet weather - the public wouldn't be blamed for thinking winter is already here.
ABC News · May 29, 2022 South Australia braces for severe weather with damaging winds, thunderstorms expected South Australia is bracing for severe weather through Sunday night and into Monday, with damaging winds and heavy rainfall on its way.