Lithium-ion batteries are responsible for thousands of fires a year causing extensive damage to waste facilities, trucks and homes across the nation. Australia produces about 3300 tonnes of lithium-ion battery waste each year, which has caused more than 10,000 fires annually in waste management facilities and trucks alone. The alarmingContinue Reading
A festivalgoer has alleged a popular music festival in Victoria was plagued by “red flags” before it was cancelled amid an extreme heatwave. The Pitch Music and Arts Festival held in Moyston, about 220km west of Melbourne, was cancelled on Sunday after the Country Fire Authority (CFA) upgraded its fireContinue Reading
Millions of Australians are being urged to brace for temperatures in the low 40s as a severe heatwave sweeps across Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Lincoln Trainor said Victoria and Tasmania would likely break heat records for March, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees in someContinue Reading
Parts of Australia will be bracing for a very hot long weekend, with extreme fire dangers for many in the southeast. Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said a heatwave warning had been issued for Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia as each state entered their respective public holiday long weekend.Continue Reading
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln is expected to redevelop and impact the northwest coast of Western Australia on Friday and Saturday. The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting the cyclone will move off the west Kimberly coast on Wednesday and move south-west towards the west Pilbara coast. Gales with damaging wind gusts ofContinue Reading
A catastrophic fire danger rating has been put in place for a large part of Victoria for the first time since the state’s devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019. The highest level bushfire danger rating has been put in place for the Wimmera district, in the state’s west, with temperaturesContinue Reading
Australians are being warned to brace for a weekend of weather extremes, as widespread heatwaves enveloping much of the country while northern Queensland braces for ‘life-threatening’ flash flooding. The Bureau of Meteorology expects temperatures to reach brutal highs of mid-40 degrees over the weekend in interior and mining regions ofContinue Reading
Australia is facing a summer of heatwaves and increased fire risk as one state recorded its “warmest Spring on record”. Across the three transitional months, Western Australia sweltered through temperatures that were 2.28C higher than average, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. This eclipsed the previous record of 2.08C aboveContinue Reading
Isuzu has issued an urgent safety recall for thousands of its popular D-Max dual-cab ute. A recall notice issued by the Federal government department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts says the affected vehicles could catch fire unexpectedly. The fault is due to a manufacturing issue whereContinue Reading
A “best-selling” caravan popular in Australia and overseas has been urgently recalled over fears a key component could combust, causing serious injury and damage. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issued a recall notice on Friday for all Adria-brand towable caravans built between early-2021 and October 2023. The notice revealedContinue Reading