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Thanks to the SES, a wonder we can't afford to take for granted

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Newcastle Herald

Dandenong Ranges residents navigate insurance, building hurdles in storm recovery

A year after a massive storm swept through parts of Victoria, destroying 76 houses and damaging nearly 100 more, locals say only a handful of homes have been rebuilt, and there are concerns the telecommunication network remains vulnerable to future disasters.

ABC News

Tesla Battles For Top Battery Engineers As EV Competition Heats Up

As demand for EVs rises, it's not just chips and other supplies that are in short supply. Skilled engineers with the proper battery know-how are also limited.

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New South Wales public sector workers to strike, despite 3 per cent pay rise offer

About 30,000 public sector workers are expected to take part in a 24-strike on Wednesday, unless the New South Wales government revises its offer, their union says.

ABC News

Homeless Mullumbimby, Byron Shire flood victims and SES front NSW independent inquiry

Survivors have shared their experiences in this year’s Northern Rivers floods at a meeting in Mullumbimby.

ABC News

SA cleans up after weekend of wild weather, roads remain closed due to floodwaters

A man has been rescued from a car crushed by a fallen tree and a teenage girl has been saved from a fast-moving creek in the Adelaide Hills, with a number of roads across the city remaining closed due to floodwaters.

ABC News

Wild wet weather smashes Adelaide as emergency services work to clean up damage while bracing for more rain

Adelaide cops more than 46 millimetres of rain in the CBD overnight, making it the city's wettest 24 hours this year.

ABC News

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Blown away: wind whips up more than 500 Hunter, Central Coast SES jobs

The State Emergency Service has had another busy night in the Hunter and Central Coast, with damaging winds causing calls for help to continue to roll in.

Newcastle Herald

SES bracing for another day of gale-force winds ripping through Hunter

The State Emergency Service is preparing for the possibility of another long night as wild winds up to 90km/h continue to hammer many parts of NSW, with just over half the calls for help across the state coming from the Hunter and Central Coast since Monday evening.

Newcastle Herald

Rug up for Newcastle's cold snap with frosty, damaging winds forecast

As the week kicks off with frosty strong winds, biting temperatures and some wet weather - the public wouldn't be blamed for thinking winter is already here.

Newcastle Herald

South Australia braces for severe weather with damaging winds, thunderstorms expected

South Australia is bracing for severe weather through Sunday night and into Monday, with damaging winds and heavy rainfall on its way.

ABC News

NSW Far west town of Menindee about to flood, but some wish it had happened much sooner

WaterNSW is about to increase water releases from Menindee Lakes, with warnings that up to 10 properties could be inundated along with some access roads.

ABC News

Sydney news: 'Overwhelming evidence' will clear mother's name, says peak body of scientists

MORNING BRIEFING: A peak body of scientists is confident a new public inquiry into NSW woman Kathleen Folbigg's convictions over her four children's deaths, will hear "overwhelming evidence" that will clear her name.

ABC News

Carnarvon SES unit transformed by leader Elsa Alston and search for Cleo Smith

Carnarvon's State Emergency Service unit has quadrupled in size in a matter of years, led by "the glue that holds us together" Elsa Alston. Ties were strengthened during the long and strenuous search for missing girl Cleo Smith last year.

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Newcastle Herald

Watch AJ reunite with his SES rescuer Bluey

"[AJ] said his first word a few weeks ago and it was blue," AJ's mum Kelly said.

Newcastle Herald

A day to wear gratitude for people who volunteer to help save lives

It takes a special person to volunteer to put themselves in harm's way to help others.

The Guardian - AU

SES resourcing issues existed a year before latest NSW floods, review finds

Report into 2021 disaster finds problems with communications, staffing and flood plans at state’s emergency service

ABC News

Rain easing over saturated Queensland as flood alert remains for Gympie, Warwick, BOM says

South-east Queensland is bracing for another day of heavy rain and possible flash flooding as the Bureau of Meteorology warns the weather system that was predicted to dissipate will dump more rain over saturated areas.

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The Guardian - AU

Queensland floods: woman dies after vehicle is swept away as more heavy rain forecast

Two fellow passengers had a narrow escape at Mount Ossa, north of Mackay, as SES responds to more than 100 calls for help in Queensland

Zenger

VIDEO: Bombs Away: Ukrainian Bomb Squad Removes Deadly Munitions Left By Retreating Russians

Zenger News obtained the footage from the State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine on Sunday, May 8.

ABC News

Winter comes early for the south-east as Tasmania stares down an east coast low

Temperatures four to eight degrees below average are set to chill the south-east as Tasmania braces for an east coast low.

Birmingham Post

Worley brings its tool box to Grimsby as it gears up to play key part in Energy Estuary engineering boom

Specialist Equipment Solutions is a wholly-owned business of the Australian multinational

Zenger

VIDEO: Pup-Lifting: Hero Bomb-Sniffing Dog Visits Childrens Hospital

Zenger News obtained the images from the State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine on Thursday, April 28th.

ABC News

Man dies in floodwaters at Barcaldine weir in outback Queensland

A 46-year-old man drowns in fast-flowing floodwaters in central west Queensland overnight after he slipped and fell into a weir while with his family.

Daily Mirror

Spaniel rejected as sniffer dog successfully detects WW2 live grenade on beach

Springer spaniel Luna was rejected as a sniffer dog by the emergency services but proved she'd still taken in some training, after sniffing out a potentially explosive bomb buried on a beach in Norfolk while out on a dog walk

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