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  • Seven drivers rescued from floodwaters

    Created Sat, 29th of May 2010

    Tasmania's State Emergency Service (SES) is reminding people to avoid driving through floodwaters after seven people had to be rescued from their cars. Almost 200 millimetres of rain fell in the ... more

  • Icon_camera Wild weather warning for NSW

    Created Sat, 29th of May 2010

    New South Wales police are urging drivers to slow down this weekend with wild weather forecast to batter the state. The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting torrential rain and gale-force winds, ... more

  • Floodwaters ease on Tasmania's coast

    Created Fri, 28th of May 2010

    Floodwaters at St Mary's on Tasmania's north-east are subsiding after Friday's deluge from severe thunderstorms. But a number of major roads are still closed, including Elephant Pass, St Marys ... more

  • Flooding on Tasmania's east coast eases

    Created Fri, 28th of May 2010

    Floodwaters at St Marys on Tasmania's east coast are subsiding, after today's deluge from severe thunderstorms. But a number of major roads are still closed, including the Elephant Pass and St ... more

  • Heavy rains, floods hit east coast

    Created Fri, 28th of May 2010

    Residents of Tasmania's east coast are grappling with flooding triggered by severe thunderstorms. St Marys Pass, the Elephant Pass and Esk Main Road - leading to and including the township of St ... more

  • NSW south coast revels in the rain

    Created Fri, 28th of May 2010

    Farmers on the NSW far south coast say the rain is better late than never, as winter approaches and pasture growth slows. Graziers there are buying extra cattle after some of the best rain this ... more

  • Rains encourage switch to sheep

    Created Fri, 28th of May 2010

    Good autumn rains in south-eastern Australia have many livestock farmers looking to increase their stock numbers. Strong prices and a positive industry have many farmers choosing sheep over beef, ... more

  • Bureau expects warm month ahead

    Created Wed, 26th of May 2010

    The weather bureau is predicting most of South Australia will have warmer than average temperatures until July. The latest seasonal outlook suggests there is a 60 per cent chance that maximum ... more

  • Rain helps ease farm worries

    Created Tue, 25th of May 2010

    Victorian farmers in the Goulburn Murray are feeling relieved after good falls in the region overnight. Department of Primary Industries agronomist John Fowler says there had been some good rain ... more

  • Rain eases the worries of SA farmers

    Created Tue, 25th of May 2010

    There are some happy grain growers in South Australia today, as rain has fallen across most cropping districts. Farmers were starting to feel a bit anxious, as it had been a month since the last ... more

  • Icon_camera Storms dump rain across SA

    Created Tue, 25th of May 2010

    Storms have dumped up to 30 millimetres of rain across parts of Adelaide. Adelaide Airport and Mount Lofty have recorded the highest falls. There has been some minor flooding. Beyond Adelaide, ... more

  • Rural areas soak up weekend rain

    Created Mon, 24th of May 2010

    It has been an encouraging couple of days for many farmers, with good rain across parts of South Australia's agricultural areas. Falls have included 12 millimetres at Cummins, 13mm at Streaky Bay ... more

  • Rain lifts spirits but farmers pray for more

    Created Thu, 13th of May 2010

    Rain has fallen across the Mid West but has not been the break to the season many farmers were hoping for. The Bureau of Meteorology says a cold front over the south-west land division has ... more

  • Wilcannia let down by lower flood waters

    Created Tue, 11th of May 2010

    The community of Wilcannia in the Far West of New South Wales is disappointed by the amount of water arriving from the latest flood. Without wanting the floods to cause damage or distress, the ... more

  • SA canola growers keep one eye on the weather

    Created Tue, 11th of May 2010

    Canola has been the popular choice for grain growers who are doing some early dry sowing on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. But they will need the rain soon if they want to see results at the ... more


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