Archives: 2007 December

Leading Yachts Well Out to Sea
The leading yachts in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007 are well out to sea off Stanwell Park Beach at three hours into the race.

Skandia, running third in line honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007
Leading the line honours field is Wild Oats XI, second place is […]

Possible rough weather for the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, south of Eden

City Index Leopard skippered by Mike Slade

The AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY has issued a HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING predicting gale force winds for south eastern Victorian ocean waters.
Northwest winds of 30/40 knots within about 300nm east of cold front. Very rough
seas. Heavy swell.
City Index […]

Bermagui, Tathra, Merimbula, Pambula and Eden - Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
An hour and a half into the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007 Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats XI is the leading vessel.

Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats XI
The fleet should pass the Sapphire Coast on the way south to Hobart some time on Friday.
With a […]

Christmas Message
THE LODGE, CANBERRA
24th December 2007
Kevin Rudd - Prime Minister
Therese and I and our family would like to wish all Australians a wonderful Christmas this year. Christmas is a time for reflection, it is a time for celebration, it is a time for giving, it is a time for our kids and for our grandkids. […]

Related Material
COAG Press Conference

Media Statement with COAG participants
20th December 2007

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) held its 20th meeting today in
Melbourne. In addition to the Prime Minister, Premiers, Chief Ministers and the
President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), Commonwealth
and State and Territory Treasurers also attended.

COAG recognised that there was a […]

PRIORITY
Coastal Waters Wind Warning
For all NSW Waters, including Sydney Closed Waters
Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Friday 21 December 2007
Synoptic situation
A cold front, and its associated rain band, that are over the southwest of the state today will progress northeastwards overnight and on Saturday. Northerly winds are expected to strengthen this afternoon in the south, […]

IDN28500
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
NSW
Top Priority for Immediate Broadcast
NSW and ACT SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
Damaging Winds, Flash Flooding
For people in
Central West Slopes and Plains, Central Tablelands, Illawarra
Southern Tablelands, ACT, South Coast, South West Slopes, Riverina and Hunter
Issued at 2:40 pm on Friday 21 December 2007
Synoptic Situation: 12:00 noon EDT Friday
A deep low pressure system is expected […]

December 21, 2007: The Acting Group Manager, Planning Development and Environmental Services Tony McDermott announced today that the exhibition of the draft Merimbula Structure Report has been extended to January 18, 2008.
“Whilst Council has been limited by timelines imposed by the State Government it is considered necessary to allow more time for submissions during this […]

Friday, 21 December 2007 NSW Minister for Health.
The NSW Government has more than doubled the money available for nursing scholarships.
The NSW Minister for Health, Mr Craig Knowles, told Parliament today that the increase in funding for scholarships will benefit hundreds of students, especially in rural and remote areas of NSW.
“The Rural Undergraduate Scholarship Fund for […]