Australian Bushfires Threaten Wallangarra Residents on Qld-NSW Border Residents Urged to Take Cover as Bushfire Threatens Wallangarra on Qld-NSW Border Residents of Wallangarra, a town on the Queensland-New South Wales border, have been issued a dire warning by the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) as a bushfire rapidly approaches. The QFES alert states, “Your […]
Flagstone fire downgraded to advice level after residents were earlier warned they may have had to leave Overview After earlier warning residents of Flagstone, near Jimboomba, that they may have to evacuate due to a bushfire, authorities have now downgraded the fire to advice level. The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) have urged residents […]
Emergency Evacuation: A Critical Warning for Residents in Beerwah and Emerald An Impending Crisis As the sun sets over the picturesque towns of Beerwah and Emerald, a looming crisis threatens to engulf the lives of their residents. An urgent warning has been issued by local authorities, urging the immediate evacuation of both towns due to […]
Residents given all-clear after Queensland bushfires spark evacuations Overview Residents in two Queensland towns have been allowed to return home after separate bushfires prompted evacuation warnings. Firefighters have been battling multiple blazes across the state and in New South Wales. The fires were reported in Emerald, Beerwah, and Julago. The Queensland Fire and Emergency Service […]
Smoke Haze Blankets Sydney as Hazard Reduction Burns Continue Sydney Wakes Up to Smoke Sydney residents were greeted with a thick blanket of smoke on Monday morning as hazard reduction burns continued in the surrounding areas. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) commissioner, Rob Rogers, confirmed that as long as it is safe […]
National WA Earthquakes Residents awoken by 5.6-magnitude earthquake south of Perth By Alex Condon August 6, 2023 — 10.21am (Image: Credit: Geoscience Australia) A 5.6-magnitude earthquake has struck southern Western Australia early on Sunday, shaking awake more than 1500 residents. The epicenter of the quake was located northeast of Gnowangerup, a small town between Katanning […]
National WA Earthquakes Residents awoken by 5.6-magnitude earthquake south of Perth Introduction An earthquake measuring 5.6-magnitude struck southern Western Australia early on Sunday, alarming more than 1500 residents who were abruptly awoken by the event. This seismic occurrence, which took place north-east of Gnowangerup, a small town between Katanning and Albany on the state’s south […]
Earthquake strikes near Gnowangerup rattling residents across southern Western Australia By | August 6, 2023 In the early hours of the morning, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook southern Western Australia, sending shockwaves through the region and rattling residents as far away as Perth and Kalgoorlie. This earthquake, one of the largest in years, struck near the […]