NSW | 17 May 2012 The NSW SES is congratulating its 2011 Cadet of the Year, Joshua Day, for his outstanding achievement during the Secondary Schools Cadet Program. The 15 year old from Gunnedah High School was selected out of 465 students as the Cadet of the Year and was chosen because of his...
NSW | 15 May 2012 National Volunteer Week is being celebrated across the nation this week from the 14 May – 20 May 2012. The week recognises and pays tribute to more than 6 million Australians who donate their time to assist their communities each year. We asked some of our wonderful volunteers why...
NSW | 7 May 2012 Police are urging motorists and pedestrians to take care on the roads following a number of serious collisions this month. About 3:20pm, Wednesday 2 May 2012, a 38-year-old woman was killed when she was hit by a bus while crossing Hannah Road, Beecroft. Her 11-month-old baby girl, who she...
NSW | 4 May 2012 A man who helped save the lives of up to 45 people during the 2011 Queensland floods was today presented the NSW Rural Fire Service’s (NSW RFS) Award for Valour. NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons presented Kendall Thompson, a volunteer firefighter based in Tamworth, with his medal along with...
Church Street Mall, Parramatta | 30 April 2012 Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Michael Gallacher has today joined Fire & Rescue NSW Commissioner Greg Mullins to launch the 2012 Fire Prevention Week campaign in Church Street Mall, Parramatta. “Each year our fire fighters work tirelessly to remind the community that winter is the...
Federal Highway, Bungendore Road | 29 April 2012 Police are investigating a serious crash north of Canberra. About 6pm, two southbound vehicles, a four-wheel-drive and a sedan, clipped each other whilst travelling south on the Federal Highway near the intersection of Bungendore Road. The sedan veered into the middle verge of the dual carriage...
Sydney | 26 April 2012 Police are advising the public that the monthly test of the Sydney CBD Emergency Warning System will be conducted tomorrow, Friday 26 April, at 12.15pm. Members of the public who reside, work or travel though the Sydney CBD need to be aware of the warning system, what it sounds...
NSW | 20 April 2012 According to the Sydney Catchment Authority, the Warragamba Dam commenced spilling this morning. The gates will more fully opened later this morning. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the floodwater from the dam as well as that from other rivers principally the Upper Nepean, is likely to result in...
NSW | 18 April 2012 According to the Bureau of Meteorology, a slow moving low pressure trough off NSW coast and an upper cold pool will continue to generate locally heavy rain to most of NSW coast on Wednesday and Thursday. Rain and thunderstorms are forecast for the Mid North Coast, Lower Hunter, Metropolitan,...
Lamrock Avenue, Bondi Beach | 20120410 A number of residents in the Bondi Beach area were evacuated yesterday after a man allegedly smashed a gas main with a metal pole at the rear of a unit complex. Police were called to a block of units on Lamrock Avenue, about 5.50pm (Monday 9 April 2012),...
