Let's just take a moment...

[Wahesh]

...and enjoy this!

 

[Nasheed]

Nasheed here, it could cause a disaster

 

[CroydonDog]

All fun and games until you're the poor bastard being evacuated.

(its been raining in Brisbane now for about a week - but not enough to get us away from possible water restrictions during this coming dry season).

 

[Wahesh]

All fun and games until you're the poor bastard being evacuated.

(its been raining in Brisbane now for about a week - but not enough to get us away from possible water restrictions during this coming dry season).

I think it's better to be grateful for the water we have. Sure you get flooding, but it's better than being bleed dust dry and having no life-giving H2O.

 

[wendog33]

NSW Disaster Minister blasts Water Minister for mismanaging earlier water releases.

News reporting they will have to release 70% of Warragamba Dam now to cope with the expected huge rain event expected to fill it again.

That 70% is going down stream and will cause dreadful losses.

Best of luck to all those badly impacted

 

[Wahesh]

NSW Disaster Minister blasts Water Minister for mismanaging earlier water releases.

News reporting they will have to release 70% of Warragamba Dam now to cope with the expected huge rain event expected to fill it again.

That 70% is going down stream and will cause dreadful losses.

Best of luck to all those badly impacted

I'm not sure why they need to open the gates. Just let the water gradually make its way down to minimise the impact. Is that an option?

 

[CroydonDog]

NSW Disaster Minister blasts Water Minister for mismanaging earlier water releases.

News reporting they will have to release 70% of Warragamba Dam now to cope with the expected huge rain event expected to fill it again.

That 70% is going down stream and will cause dreadful losses.

Best of luck to all those badly impacted

Overall there has been some bad decisions and policies on water management across the country in the past, but hopefully the authorities are always learning from experience on this.

You don't want another flood like Brisbane had in 2011.

 

[CroydonDog]

Its not all bad news...


House Floating Down Sydney Street Sells For $3 Million

An un-renovated terrace in Marrickville (at the time of writing) has sold for $800,000 over its reserve.

Billed as having good bones with plenty of scope for improvement (STCA), the three-bedroom home was said to be in need of a new kitchen and bathroom, as well as new foundations and land.

“You won’t find a 3-bedroom terrace in Sydney for less than this,” real estate agent Hugo Tarnby told bidders, as they swam to keep up with the property.

The home, which started in the sought-after suburb of Enmore, before floating to Marrickville and then Tempe, was at times close to shops, public transport and other amenities.

“It’s close to everything, eventually,” Tarnby said. “It has 360 degree absolute waterfront views. Don’t let this one pass you by. And I mean that very literally”.

Successful bidders Jo Granton and Jeremy Peach said they were ecstatic to finally get onto the property ladder. “It’s not perfect, but it’s got great potential. Of course we would’ve loved a house that was connected to the ground, but this is Sydney! You can’t have everything.”

 

[wendog33]

Overall there has been some bad decisions and policies on water management across the country in the past, but hopefully the authorities are always learning from experience on this.

You don't want another flood like Brisbane had in 2011.

I think thats what the Minister is complaining about. The fact that a lot has to be let go at once so the new rain event water can come in...like they did in Brissy.

I'm only going by 7 news. Probably not as dramatic as they are making out between the arguing NSW ministers.

 

[wendog33]

I'm not sure why they need to open the gates. Just let the water gradually make its way down to minimise the impact. Is that an option?

Not sure Wahesh. Have you seen vids of it roaring out of the overspill already...looks bad for that area if there's more rain coming.

 

[Dogzof95]

NSW Disaster Minister blasts Water Minister for mismanaging earlier water releases.

News reporting they will have to release 70% of Warragamba Dam now to cope with the expected huge rain event expected to fill it again.

That 70% is going down stream and will cause dreadful losses.

Best of luck to all those badly impacted

So where will the 70% end up?

 

[wendog33]

So where will the 70% end up?

Police saying all through the Hawkesbury etc contributory rivers, streams and creeks.

Not from the area so not sure but Penrith in trouble its said on TV?

 

[Dogzof95]

Police saying all through the Hawkesbury etc contributory rivers, streams and creeks.

Not from the area so not sure but Penrith in trouble its said on TV?

Don't we have anything in place to shift the 70% to drought affected areas? Any type of infrastructure?

 

[wendog33]

Its not all bad news...


House Floating Down Sydney Street Sells For $3 Million

An un-renovated terrace in Marrickville (at the time of writing) has sold for $800,000 over its reserve.

Billed as having good bones with plenty of scope for improvement (STCA), the three-bedroom home was said to be in need of a new kitchen and bathroom, as well as new foundations and land.

“You won’t find a 3-bedroom terrace in Sydney for less than this,” real estate agent Hugo Tarnby told bidders, as they swam to keep up with the property.

The home, which started in the sought-after suburb of Enmore, before floating to Marrickville and then Tempe, was at times close to shops, public transport and other amenities.

“It’s close to everything, eventually,” Tarnby said. “It has 360 degree absolute waterfront views. Don’t let this one pass you by. And I mean that very literally”.

Successful bidders Jo Granton and Jeremy Peach said they were ecstatic to finally get onto the property ladder. “It’s not perfect, but it’s got great potential. Of course we would’ve loved a house that was connected to the ground, but this is Sydney! You can’t have everything.”

On the news it said it was night before their wedding...those poor buggers and they've lost everything. I assumed house too but later on they interviewed their "landlords" so not sure on the house ownership.

Be heartbreaking.

Shades of Toowoomba main street and the cars. Just unbelievable

 

[wendog33]

Don't we have anything place to shift the 70% to drought affected areas? Any type of infrastructure?

You think any of our 3 year cycle politicians would make that happen?

 

[Dogzof95]

You think any of our 3 year cycle politicians would make that happen?

Wow.... interesting, these useless pricks earn hundreds of thousands of dollars to sit around and fuck this country up, with all the resources we have available to them, how hard is to organise an infrastructure to combat these situations for the good of the country.

 

[wendog33]

Wow.... interesting, these useless pricks earn hundreds of thousands of dollars to sit around and fuck this country up, with all the resources we have available to them, how hard is to organise an infrastructure to combat these situations for the good of the country.

It's happened, happening, all over the country.

Taxpayer money wasted and nothing planned for the future.

 

[Dogzof95]

The other day the roads minister said all the profits they generate from fines goes into fixing our roads, hahahaha, fucking liar, our roads would have to be some of the worst in first world countries!

 

[wendog33]

The other day the roads minister said all the profits they generate from fines goes into fixing our roads, hahahaha, fucking liar, our roads would have to be some of the worst in first world countries!

Only State with decent roads is WA.

The rest have a series of lumpy, bumpy filled potholes, all joined together.

 

[CroydonDog]

Has anyone checked on @Kempsey Dog ?

Midnight evacuation orders as floods worsen, river threatens to burst

Residents of Sydney and the NSW mid-north coast have been given middle-of-the-night evacuation orders as rivers in the state threaten to burst their banks.

www.news.com.au