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RNZ News
01-07-2025
- Climate
- RNZ News
Emergency warnings and evacuation orders in place across NSW coast, after damaging rain and winds
By Anton Rose , Isabella Ross , ABC The tree fell onto the front part of the vehicle in Cranebrook, narrowly missing the driver. Photo: ABC News Several regions across the state are being warned to take shelter and almost 30,000 people are without power after a severe weather system battered parts of NSW overnight . The SES has issued warnings for those around Burril Lake, near Ulladulla, to seek shelter after downpours have caused significant rises in waterways there. About 200 properties are impacted with floods reaching above floor level in homes, NSW SES said. Others in Sanctuary Point, near Jervis Bay, have been warned to move to higher ground after hazardous flooding has made it unsafe to evacuate. Evacuate now alerts have also been issued on the Central Coast by the SES after severe coastal erosion in Wamberal and The Entrance. So far, seven emergency warnings remain in place along the NSW coast. Almost 30,000 people are waking up on Wednesday morning to widespread outages. Multiple providers are reporting disruptions across their networks from Newcastle to as far south as Batemans Bay on the South Coast. According to their own figures, Endeavour customers appear to be the most impacted, with 17,000 homes without power. The SES on scene after a boat with people on it came loose in Kiama overnight. Photo: Supplied: NSW SES NSW SES crews have responded to more than 2,320 incidents since the start of this event, including floodwater rescues around the South Coast. The falls topped at more than 200mm in Ulladulla overnight, with flood rescue crews responding to a series of requests for help in Shoalhaven. "These incidents are a timely reminder that roads are slippery, and conditions can become dangerous quickly," SES Acting Assistant Commissioner Allison Flaxman said. "Please never drive, walk or play in floodwaters. If you do come across a flooded road, turn around and find an alternative route." NSW SES crews have responded to more than 2,320 incidents since the start of this weather event. (ABC News: Nabil Al-Nashar) Photo: ABC News: Nabil Al-Nashar Overnight, a motorist was taken to hospital after a large tree fell, bringing down high-voltage power lines in Cranebrook. On arrival at the scene, crews found the the tree lying on the roadway with a damaged vehicle nearby, the driver sustaining minor injuries. The severe conditions also brought trees down onto power lines and railway tracks at the foot of the Blue Mountains in Lapstone. Major train delays and power outages occurred following the damage. - ABC
Daily Mail
01-06-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Heartbroken family of Dannielle Finlay-Jones reveal the one change that could've saved their daughter after she was killed by her Bumble match
The family of a woman who was killed by a man she met on Bumble claim tougher bail and AVO laws might have meant their daughter would still be alive today. Jacky Finlay-Jones refuses to say the name of the man who murdered her only daughter, Dannielle, at her friend's home in Cranebrook, western Sydney, on December 18, 2022. The 31-year-old had been on just three dates with Ashley Gaddie, 33, when he brutally assaulted her before fleeing to the Blue Mountains, where he was found on a cliff two days later. Although Dannielle didn't know it at the time, Gaddie had five AVOs taken out on him by five different women and was on bail for a domestic violence offence when he killed her. Dannielle met Gaddie on a dating app. He only had to give his first name before having access to thousands of women, despite his history of gendered violence. Ms Finlay-Jones and her son, Blake, on Sunday said they've struggled to move forward in life when domestic violence is still such a prevalent issue in Australia. 'As much as we have hoped and prayed that we were the last person this would ever happen to, that things would change, there has been over 100 deaths last year, the numbers are going up and it's just devastating,' Ms Finlay-Jones told 'Danni would still be here if there had been stricter bail laws for repeat offenders and tougher rules around AVOs. In her case the man, we don't use his name, had five AVOs taken out on him by five different women.' Blake, who was due to meet Gaddie over Christmas lunch, said Gaddie's existing AVOs would have been a massive 'red flag' for the family, had they known about them. Worsening the family's situation was the death of Gaddie, who was found unresponsive in his cell in April 2024. His death meant Dannielle's murder would not be heard in court and Gaddie 'will always to the outside world be known as the accused'. Now, the Finlay-Jones family has to wait through a backlog of cases before the coroner can reach Dannielle's. 'We understand a small wait, but it has already been one year since the accused took his own life, one year of your lives are still in a holding pattern, one year of any recommendations that may have helped other domestic violence victims come out of the inquest wasted due to the time delay, the wait is just horrible, it is almost like they have forgotten the victim's family and friends,' Ms Finlay-Jones said. The frustrated mother said it's unfair for her family, and other victims', to be forced to live in 'limbo' while domestic violence continues to rule headlines. 'These men have a pattern, they are charming, the love bombing, then the controlling, and then the escalation,' Blake said. 'It's almost like a hate crime, like a woman's hate crime and there he is on the end of an app. Swipe the wrong type of situation, a murder waiting to happen.' Ms Finaly-Jones believes the only way her family will get closure will be with a coronial inquest with recommendations on how to prevent further deaths. NSW Local Courts confirmed no dates have been set for a coronial inquest into Dannielle's or Gaddie's deaths. Attorney-General Michael Daly said 'the NSW Government is working to strengthen the coronial system'. 'Funding worth $18 million for the Bondi Junction inquest has allowed an additional magistrate to be appointed. This ensures other inquests and inquiries can continue to progress,' he said. 'We have also made it harder for accused serious domestic violence offenders to get bail and ensured those who are bailed are electronically monitored by Corrective Services.'
News.com.au
18-05-2025
- Health
- News.com.au
Teenager hospitalised after falling off e-bike in Cranebrook, Sydney
A teenager has been flown to hospital after suffering head injuries following an accident on an e-bike in a major city. A teenager has suffered head injuries following an e-bike accident in Greater Western Sydney. Paramedics were called to Cranebrook after reports a teenager had fallen off an e-bike on Saturday about noon. A CareFlight helicopter was called to transport the teenager, who sustained head injuries as a result of the fall. A specialist doctor and paramedics provided critical care to the teenager at the scene before he was flown to Westmead Hospital. The teenager remains in a stable condition.
