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'Basically the fire on French Island did move very rapidly yesterday ... we basically got large air tankers in there quickly ... we actually had to take fire trucks across on a barge,' Deputy Emergency Management Commissioner Chris Stephenson said. … [Read more...] about Woolworths supermarket roof collapses and trees are ‘shredded’ as huge golf ball-sized hail and torrential rain smash Melbourne – before thousands are told to take shelter

Residents from areas of Victoria took to social media to share images of hailstones as big as their hands on Sunday (pictured). More hail is expected in Victoria's east on Monday  … [Read more...] about First the bushfires, now flooding: Chilling warning issued to bushfire-ravaged communities as thunderstorm rolls through with heavy rain and hail

“I put the heaviest items in the front tub so that they come out first onto the belt and then I distribute the heavy things evenly into the two tubs after they’ve been swiped through the register,” she explained. … [Read more...] about Mum’s clever Aldi hack that takes the stress out of packing shopping

Although she praised the agreement as positive for both the couple and the royal family, Ms Junor said: 'The British public have lost out because these are two fantastic people who sprinkle fairy dust wherever they go and we are going to miss that, but clearly it was not making them happy.' … [Read more...] about Prince Charles ‘will fund Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new life out of his own investment income for a year’ – but his friends warn the Sussexes this pot of cash is ‘not inexhaustible’

Flash floods cut the M1 Motorway at Helensvale for almost seven hours on Saturday as debris blocked the drains and emergency workers struggled to pump the water clear. … [Read more...] about Flash flooding, mass power outages and theme parks underwater: Australia’s east coast is devastated by ‘once every 100 years’ storm – as super cell moves towards Sydney