A Scrub fire in Berry St near Doctors Gap off the Vale of Clywwd is our of control affecting 40 acres . Helicopters have been aerial bombing the fire with water from the north of Hartley Valley since dawn this morning. RFS has a Watch and Act alert…
Worst fire conditions in decades to hit NSW Posted: 07/01/2013 The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons has declared a state-wide Total Fire Ban for NSW as the State braces for one of its worst fire danger days on record. The Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Southern Ranges…
We’ve been experiencing a great deal of hot, dry weather of late. After three years of excellent to slightly excessive rainfall, since July it’s felt like the tap was suddenly turned off. It was therefore surprising to look at my Rainfall chart for 2012 to discover that the total…
It was hot and sunny but mothers, fathers, grandparents, great- grandparents, children, grandchildren & great-grandchildren were out in force to see Santa arrive on a Fire truck and to tuck into a delicious lunch provided by the indefatigable Doreen Peters, ably assisted by Joy Lawson, Carol Crossman, Pam Day…
It’s now safe to make a right hand turn from the Great Western Highway into Mid Hartley Road. The RTA/RMS contractors were out there with their paint brushes and groovy machines this earlier this week! Now we no longer have to fear the drivers zooming up behind at great…
