Tag: Emergency Incidents
9 Aussies safe in Haiti, others still missing
Federal Government officials are trying to locate a small number of Australians believed to be in the vicinity of the devastating Haiti earthquake.[MORE]
Govt under pressure over fire website overload
The State Opposition has criticised the Government over a communication breakdown during yesterday's bushfires. [MORE]
Search for six missing after canyoning trip
Police are searching for six people who have failed to return from a canyoning trip in the Blue Mountains.[MORE]
Oil rig leak could have been prevented
One of Australia's largest oil spills might have been prevented had the NT Government properly monitored wells, watchdog claims.[MORE]
West coast kayak rescue
Two kayakers circumnavigating Tasmania have been rescued off the state's west coast. [MORE]
MP concerned flood relief is inadequate
The State Member for Barwon, Kevin Humphries, is urging the New South Wales Government to increase the financial relief available to farmers who have suffered significant stock losses in the recent floods.[MORE]
Backhoe work blamed for gas leak
Houses and businesses were evacuated at Thebarton in Adelaide at lunchtime because of a gas leak.[MORE]
Gas leak sparks evacuations in Blue Mountains
A gas leak in the Blue Mountains has forced the evacuation of hundreds of businesses and homes.[MORE]
Long, wet night for fisho after mishaps
A Darwin fisherman had a long, wet night after a series of mishaps, Northern Territory Police say.[MORE]
Young stinger victim speaks of her ordeal
A 10-year-old girl has told of her ordeal after being stung by a potentially deadly box jellyfish in central Queensland.[MORE]
Heavy rain as cool change hits SA
A cool change moving across South Australia has brought some heavy rain and ended five days of extreme heat.[MORE]
Fire towers left unattended during heatwave
Fire authorities say it is unusual for two fire towers to have been left unattended in the southern Wimmera during yesterday's extreme fire conditions.[MORE]
Shed destroyed in tuna factory blast
The Ambulance Service treated a person after an explosion in a shed at a tuna factory at Port Lincoln.[MORE]
Rescued yachtsman charged
A Brisbane yacht skipper has been charged over a rescue operation in north Queensland.[MORE]
Fines urged for bushfire 'gawkers'
A push is being made to impose a 'gawkers fine' on sightseers who hang around bushfire zones.[MORE]
Two drownings in SA heatwave
A man drowned in West Lakes and a woman at nearby Semaphore beach during Adelaide's heatwave.[MORE]
Bushwalker rescued
A Victorian bushwalker is being treated for a serious medical condition in the Royal Hobart Hospital after being rescued from Tasmania's central highlands overnight.[MORE]
Light plane makes emergency landing
A light plane has been forced to make an emergency landing at Mittagong in the New South Wales southern highlands.[MORE]
Man overcome at nudist beach
A man has been rushed to hospital after he collapsed at a nudist beach on the Mornington Peninsula this afternoon.[MORE]
Qld emergency warning system test 'smooth'
Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) says testing of the new telephone emergency warning system in the Brisbane valley in south-east Queensland has gone smoothly.[MORE]
Residents urged to make storm action plan
Emergency Management Queensland says residents across the state need to prepare an action plan in the event of a serious storm this summer.[MORE]
Two people lost in national park
A search is underway for two people who say they are lost in the state's south east.[MORE]
Firebug suspected in scrub fire
A scrub fire in Adelaide's southern suburbs is being treated as suspicious.[MORE]
Teenager winched to safety after hills fall
A helicopter was used to rescue a teenager who fell down a steep embankment in the Adelaide Hills.[MORE]
Council to consider more safer places
The Central Goldfields Shire is promising to consider more last-resort bushfire shelters for towns in the area for this summer's fire season.[MORE]