Heavy rainfall will continue across the New South Wales Mid North Coast and parts of the Northern Tablelands, with rain expected to ease over the next few days. A major flood warning has been issued for the Lower Hunter River and Wollombi Brook at Bulga, Wollombi, Maitland and Singleton. While rain has eased over Sydney […]
Australian Festival of Chamber Music – opening July 29 Three powerful world premieres to open the 2022 Australian Festival of Chamber Music later this month Under the artistic directorship of Jack Liebeck, the Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) opens at the end of this month, leading with three powerful world premieres over the first three days, part of […]
NSW Health is urging the community to be aware of the symptoms of monkeypox following likely transmission of the virus within Australia. Eleven cases of monkeypox have now been identified in NSW residents. While nine cases are likely to have been acquired overseas, two may have been acquired in Australia. NSW Health’s Executive Director of […]
The heavy rainfall along the eastern New South Wales coast that has led to major flooding in some catchments over the past week can be linked to changes to several climate drivers. While the Bureau of Meteorology’s latest climate driver update confirms the 2021-22 La Niña has ended, there are several other climate influences associated with above-average […]