Here's what you need to know this morning.
Total fire ban in NSW
The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has declared a statewide total fire ban from today until midnight on Saturday.
Hot and windy conditions are expected at many locations around the state in that period, with temperatures over 45 degrees Celsius forecast.
The RFS said it was expecting weather conditions to deteriorate and complicate fire fighting conditions this week.
More than 700 homes have already been destroyed by bushfires in NSW this season.
$735m contract awarded to build new Sydney Football Stadium
The NSW Government has awarded a $735 million contract to John Holland to build the new Sydney Football Stadium.
The stadium will be complete in time for the 2022 NRL Grand Final and will cost an estimated $828 million.
"While the estimated total cost for this build is higher than what we originally anticipated, it is much better value than what we would have achieved had we not gone back to the market," Premier Gladys Berejiklian said.
Meanwhile, Minister for Planning Rob Stokes confirmed the project had received planning approvals.
Elderly woman dies after truck crash
A man has been charged after 96-year-old woman was struck and killed by a tipper truck on Sydney's northern beaches yesterday morning.
Around 9:30am on Tuesday, emergency services were called to a street on Belrose after reports an elderly woman was involved in a pedestrian crash.
Despite their efforts, the 93-year-old died at the scene.
A Frenchs Forest man, 53, was charged with negligent driving occasioning death and not reverse vehicle safely and will face Manly court today.
Christmas drinking warnings for parents
A study has found even children who were given even "sip" of booze were more likely to develop toxic drinking habits as they grew older.
The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) said it was conventional wisdom among parents that giving their underage children was a safe way to introduce them to drinking.
But the centre has published the results of an ongoing study about parental supply of alcohol — so far tracking 1,927 children from Year 7 to Year 12 — which indicated otherwise.
NDARC researchers said there was no benefit to supervising children's alcohol consumption and it was instead likely to increase how often adolescents drank.
Teacher charged over alleged grooming of teenager
A teacher in the state's west has been charged over the alleged sexual grooming of one of his pupils.
Police acted on reports a 14-year-old boy had received sexually inappropriate messages and images from a man through social media.
A 32-year-old man was arrested at a home in the state's Central Tablelands yesterday and was charged with groom child for unlawful sexual activity.
The man was granted strict conditional bail.
Wednesday's weather
Mostly sunny. Areas of smoke haze.| Min. | Max. | |
|---|---|---|
| CBD | 17 | 27 |
| Parramatta | 14 | 31 |
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Sydney news: Total fire ban in place as temperatures set to hit over 45 degrees - ABC News"
Post a Comment