Bushfires 2019/2020!

[get me outta here]

Maybe so. Or we can read the wonderfully useful Gerard Henderson in The Aus.

Presumably if he had said "I'm the Pope" the Age would have headlined "Pope rescued off Mallacoota".

I dare say the ABC will give this a run tonight

 

[jase05]

Have a lot of rellies on my mother’s side live on the SC from Batemans Bay to Narooma. All got out safely but one Aunty at Batemans Bay lost her house. My parents live at Tumblong and have the car packed as the fire is getting too close for comfort. Just spoke to my brother who lives between Tumut and Talbingo and it’s too late for him. The fire has engulfed Batlow and Adelong and all his exit roads are cut. All he can do is head to the Tumut oval and wait and see

 

[Quickstatus]

I fear for the electricity grid - especially the NSW-VIC electricity interconnector - the main one is between Tumut and Dederang.

if fires occur at a transmission tower it will short to ground. Snowy hydro is strategically important in stabilising the AC frequency apart from generating bulk electricity

(snowy hydro still generating having turned on around 1530hrs)

 

[drron]

One of the NSW-Vic links went out 4 days ago and AEMO had to intervene in the market.

 

[Quickstatus]

Have you got a link to that please @drron ?
Thanks

The NSW-VIC grid now separated.

 

[love_the_life]

Is this the Summernaters? Eagle Hawke is it - it’s in the bush too, near a service station (I can’t read it due to the pay wall).

Apparently they are not attending Summernats - they are a mob who have turned up to 'have fun'.

 

[Flying mermaid]

Fires now approaching Nowra and Berry. Ms FM got married at Jaspersberry just outside of Berry. A stunning wedding venue run by two lovely women who made it a perfect event. Hope they stay safe and their wonderful venue survives

 

[drron]

Unfortunately was from articles in the Age and Australian both behind pay walls.Headline was power prices rising above $14000 at one stage.

 

[love_the_life]

I am not getting involved in the discussion about the rights and wrongs of climate change and hazard reductions but on a different note, which numpty decided to turn ScoMo's announcements into an ad? It looks shallow, political. and vacuous. It is being. posted on his own twitter account, Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) | Twitter

 

[drron]

But then there are these idiots.
"Two climate activists charged with trespassing at Scott Morrison's family home have flagrantly boasted of their alleged crimes on social media.

Dean Fletcher, 33, and 18-year-old Caitlin Cooper were arrested at the Prime Minister's house in south Sydney's Sutherland Shire on Friday morning.

Just hours after they were released on bail, the activists posted a video on YouTube bragging about entering the grounds of Mr Morrison's $920,000 house in a protest against his handling of the bushfire crisis.

Fletcher, 33, from Woolongong, admitted he planned to 's*** in his pool' and proudly claimed he had 'no remorse'."

Climate activists planned to 's*** in Scott Morrison's pool'

Two climate activists charged with trespassing at Scott Morrison's family home have flagrantly boasted of their alleged crimes on social media.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Quickstatus]

Self explanatory

 

[Quickstatus]

Unfortunately was from articles in the Age and Australian both behind pay walls.Headline was power prices rising above $14000 at one stage.

Yes I saw the spot price peaking at $14000 per MWh this afternoon. Snowy hydro shut down not long after 1630.
The VIC-NSW interconnector working though

 

[Princess Fiona]

That's so funny, and maybe belongs in this thread:

Has Climate Change "reporting" reached "End Game'?

The whole Climate Change rage these days is clearly not specifically an aviation thing, but I choose to post this thread as the AFF community has a wonderful and deeply talented pool of opinions on all things. And so I will enjoy all sides of any feedback. Let me start by clearing up one...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

A family gets taken off a beach and taken to safety, as have dozens of others multiple times in the recent past. Bloke reckons he's a refugee. Wonder if he realises what actual refugees go through?

I just read the article. The family are holiday makers from Tassie.
You couldn’t make this stuff up !!!

 

[Pushka]

I am not getting involved in the discussion about the rights and wrongs of climate change and hazard reductions but on a different note, which numpty decided to turn ScoMo's announcements into an ad? It looks shallow, political. and vacuous. It is being. posted on his own twitter account, Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) | Twitter

Ya need to get off Twitface! It’s the worst of the worst.

 

[get me outta here]

One of the people burned to death on Kangaroo Island was a reconstructive surgeon specialising in hand surgery. What a terrible waste. All the lives are terrible wastage it’s just that I know what this particular one did.

 

[jase05]

One of the people burned to death on Kangaroo Island was a reconstructive surgeon specialising in hand surgery. What a terrible waste. All the lives are terrible wastage it’s just that I know what this particular one did.

His father Dick died aswell. I have met Dick a couple of times and he was such a wonderful person. He was so proud of all his family and although I didn’t know Clayton he was very well respected by all that knew him

 

[Flying mermaid]

Pink just gave a donation of $500,000 to the fire fighting services

 

[Pushka]

Pink just gave a donation of $500,000 to the fire fighting services

It would be nice if some of the well heeled Australian actors came in likewise! Especially those who are particularly politically vocal about some things.

 

[love_the_life]

Ya need to get off Twitface! It’s the worst of the worst.

At least there is some true feeling there from people I respect.

 

[Princess Fiona]

It would be nice if some of the well heeled Australian actors came in likewise! Especially those who are particularly politically vocal about some things.

Hopefully some of them have but want to remain anonymous same as some other individuals (I’d include myself in this category) who wants to donate to charity.