Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide

[Rumpig]

sad to hear that 3 people have died in the Dungog flooding...seeing houses wash away like that reminds me of what the Lockyer Valley copped a few years back killing 17 people i think it was.

[JohngQld447]

We stayed at Riverwood Downs back in March and went to Dungog to pick up some extra supplies. What a really great rural town. Recognised some parts that were shown on the news tonight, it's just so hard to believe. Mother nature showing who is boss once again.

Has anyone heard how Riverwood Downs is fairing. I dare say the placid, quiet stream that goes through there isn't it's normal self.
John

[woolgoolgaoffroad]

and here I am just an hour north of Buladelah- blue skies all day.

[gclan]

where are you?? on the moon?

May as well have been

[speewa158]

ls anybody in NSW on line & able to post pics 
                   We like pics 
                                Stay Safe

[Bird]

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-storms-heavy-rain-and-winds-pound-nsw-for-third-day-20150422-1mqam6.html

I'd hate to have been on the cruise ship stuck off the heads for best part of  2 days!!
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-carnival-spirit-allowed-to-enter-sydney-harbour-20150422-1mqe54.html

It was forced to stay outside Sydney Heads overnight in rough conditions. Waves reached 15 metres at the peak of the storm, and passengers on board were feeling "very queasy".

[jayjay]

Spoke via phone to my Dad last night- who is only another 20 mins up the road from Stroud- fine day yesterday- "could have dried the washing!" 
Yet flooding and devastation only 20 mins away!! Bizarre, eh??!

[tk421]

The cronulla seafront has a waterfall.  http://www.theleader.com.au/story/3028078/high-tide-at-zimzala-last-night-was-really-high/?cs=1255

We live in Sydney, and I just spent the morning dealing with my new water feature and bailing out the neighbour's front room...

[Bird]

Tossers putting others at risk... Water this deep and flowing that fast



Wow!




Buff out?


FAWK!

[HoMErMY12]

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-storms-heavy-rain-and-winds-pound-nsw-for-third-day-20150422-1mqam6.html

I'd hate to have been on the cruise ship stuck off the heads for best part of  2 days!!
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-carnival-spirit-allowed-to-enter-sydney-harbour-20150422-1mqe54.html

It was forced to stay outside Sydney Heads overnight in rough conditions. Waves reached 15 metres at the peak of the storm, and passengers on board were feeling "very queasy".

We flew over from Adelaide yesterday (luckily our flight wasn't cancelled) to board that boat for a holiday.

I feel for all the people on board, but from all reports I've heard the crew were excellent and very professional.

On a selfish note, I'm glad it's in, I'm looking forward to getting on board today :-)

Homer

[tk421]

On a selfish note, I'm glad it's in, I'm looking forward to getting on board today :-)

Homer

Hope they've cleaned all the puke up from the seasick passengers before you get on:  "Most people have just been vomiting for the last two days. I did a load of laundry last night and there were people coming through just washing vomit out of their clothes."

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-carnival-spirit-allowed-to-enter-sydney-harbour-20150422-1mqe54.html

[robbo1172]

Tossers putting others at risk... Water this deep and flowing that fast


But they have the magical, mythical green P plate to keep them safe.

Plenty of photos on the Newcastle Herald website here

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3027583/cyclonic-lashing-shakes-us-to-the-core/?cs=305#slide=1

We're at East Maitland but survived it all pretty well.

A brand new caravan, maybe 6 weeks old was flattened by a tree a few streets up, but these things are only possessions.

Three lives lost so far and more still missing...

If anyone in the area needs any help, warm showers, bedding etc please sing out, only too happy to help...

Robbo

[Clouty]

Not bad from the boys in the CFA
http://youtu.be/3h3_IZWhX0g

[Bird]

Not bad from the boys in the CFA
http://youtu.be/3h3_IZWhX0g

yea that was last time and they got boned by the FC when it came out
but impressive none the less

[Clouty]

yea that was last time and they got boned by the FC when it came out
but impressive none the less

Cheers mate..
I just saw it on stalkbook..

[gclan]

Here are some from Cessnock's main street up near the Royal Oak Hotel and the Performing Arts Centre (not my photos)

[scarpsD40]

Wow, I used to call on that Mitre10 store and old owners in my hardware rep days. Amazing pic

[gclan]

Here are a couple hubby took at Chinaman's Hollow, Abermain, Weston and the road out past the dam at Richmond Vale when he was trying to get home from Newcastle.
There was no chance he was going to risk drowning another 4wd (not to mention himself), so these obstacles turned his 45 min trip into a 2.5 hour trip.

[robbo1172]

Just want to mention again if anyone needs a hot shower, dry bedding or a home cooked meal, even just somewhere to charge your phone, always welcome here (East Maitland).

Stay safe, Robbo.

[Bird]

Just want to mention again if anyone needs a hot shower, dry bedding or a home cooked meal, even just somewhere to charge your phone, always welcome here (East Maitland).
Stay safe, Robbo.

Top work bloke...

[Ben.Archer]

Thankfully our camper all the camping gear has been put to use making us comfortable as we have had no power since Monday so the camper trailer, is really coming into it's own.

Three power poles just snapped like twigs bringing down around 100m of wires, Ausgrid say it likely won't be until Sunday / Monday till we will be reconnected; so we are just treating the house like a really big camper trailer.

We currently have our genny and solar charging the batteries and through the inverter then running our freezers and a few low current devices (chargers, laptops etc...).  The Auspig purchased last weekend at the camping show is getting flogged for cooking as is the webber.

So far the novelty or having to make do isn't running too thin, but best of all my wife has finally stopped complaining about how much camping gear we have :-)

[Bird]

So far the novelty or having to make do isn't running too thin, but best of all my wife has finally stopped complaining about how much camping gear we have :-)

while the iron is hot, recommend many more things you *NEED*

[Ben.Archer]

while the iron is hot, recommend many more things you *NEED*

I think I may have pushed that one as far as I can - I "magically" bought out our the OzPig I purchased at the camping show whilst she was taking the kids to the loo and had been hiding in the back of the car.....

[Bird]

I think I may have pushed that one as far as I can - I bought our the OzPig I bough at the camping show whilst she was taking the kids to the loo and had been hiding in the back of the car.....

[scarpsD40]

Thnx SEQ Swaggers for taking the weather this weekend so it's fine and sunny for our southern aus swap meet;D