Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Wollongong Coals says water fears 'outdated' and other top stories.

  • Wollongong Coals says water fears 'outdated'

    Wollongong Coals says water fears 'outdated'
    WaterNSW has warned the expansion of the Russell Vale longwall operation could lead to an “unacceptable” loss of water in the nearby catchment area. Water loss fears: Part of the Sydney and Illawarra catchment areas at Cataract Dam. Picture: Ben Langford.Wollongong Coal has moved to hose down reports that the environmental costs of its proposed mine expansion could outweigh the company’s royalty payments to the NSW Government.In a letter to the NSW Planning Assessment Commission, ..
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  • Wollongong Coals says water fears 'outdated'

    Wollongong Coals says water fears 'outdated'
    WaterNSW has warned the expansion of the Russell Vale longwall operation could lead to an “unacceptable” loss of water in the nearby catchment area. Water loss fears: Part of the Sydney and Illawarra catchment areas at Cataract Dam. Picture: Ben Langford.Wollongong Coal has moved to hose down reports that the environmental costs of its proposed mine expansion could outweigh the company’s royalty payments to the NSW Government.In a letter to the NSW Planning Assessment Commission, ..
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  • Light rail link to Green Square among nation's 'top priorities'

    Light rail link to Green Square among nation's 'top priorities'
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Light rail flythrough for CBD and south-east A flythrough showing the new and upgraded light rail planned for Sydney's CBD and south-east suburbs by Transport for NSW. Vision: Transport for NSW PT1M33S 620 349 The Turnbull government's top infrastructure adviser has put the need for better transport links between Sydney's CBD and Green Square among the country's top infrastructure priorities.In heaping pressure on state and federal governments, I..
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  • Salt: 300k to call Townsville home

    Salt: 300k to call Townsville home
    Bernard Salt. Picture: SuppliedTOWNSVILLE’S    population will boom to more than 300,000 people of culturally diverse backgrounds by 2050, according to leading social ­demographer Bernard Salt.Mr Salt, right, also predicts families will be larger and that more people will start their own businesses.The future of the city will be dicussed at tomorrow’s Redefining Townsville forum, with visions of a revitalised CBD and greater regional growth on the table.Mr Salt, one of the speakers, said he saw ..
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  • Experts Respond To ABC Catalyst's Claim That WiFi Could Be ...

    Experts Respond To ABC Catalyst's Claim That WiFi Could Be ...
    A recent edition of the ABC’s Catalyst programme looked into the issues of the health effects of electromagnetic (EM) radiation. The episode “takes a closer look at the link between mobile phones and brain cancer, and explores whether our wireless devices could be putting our health at risk”. Dr Devra Davis stated on the show, “With respect to mobile phones and brain cancer, the reality is every single well-designed study ever conducted finds an increased risk of brain cancer with the heaviest..
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  • Fairy Meadow man in court over crane stunt

    Fairy Meadow man in court over crane stunt
    Police say the daredevil who illegally scaled a crane on Australia Day was a 20-year-old from Fairy Meadow. A daredevil accused of scaling a 12 storey-high crane in Wollongong’s CBD just after sunrise on Australia Day has been identified in court as Fairy Meadow man Corey Tupou.The 20-year-old is alleged to have climbed up the structure on the Stewart Street worksite just after 6.30am, before walking without a safety harness along a chain stretching between the body of the crane a..
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  • On with the show

    On with the show
    Bianca Dye is back on the Gold Coast airwaves on Gold FM. Photo: Kit WiseSHE may joke she’s a Queen Bee, but Bianca Dye is totally Type A.Ambitious with a side of anxious, she’s totally open about her feelings and flaws — and it’s why she’s set to rule the radio waves.Whether she’s talking about tackling her bucket list or her trials starting a family, her sincerity is the signature of her success — and after 20 years in the business, she couldn’t be happier to be back where she began.Bianca Dye..
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  • Company to claim back $60k after employee stole $200k

    Company to claim back $60k after employee stole $200k
    A ROCKHAMPTON company could be entitled to claim more than $60,000 after an employee siphoned $211,000 of company funds into a bank account which her husband also had access to. A district court judgment was delivered at Rockhampton on Tuesday following a civil case between Zebra Wrecking Company Pty Ltd and two former employees - married couple Shannon Peta Parry and Wayne Lee Parry. Mrs Parry was convicted of fraud in October last year after she stole $211,000 from the business betwee..
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  • Drug dealer's wife begged him to stop selling

    Drug dealer's wife begged him to stop selling
    A HODGSON Vale father of two who had given up drugs after being arrested for trafficking meth and marijuana almost two years ago, hugged his teary wife goodbye before he was led out of the courtroom to the cells. Ashley Wayne Heit was sentenced at Brisbane Supreme Court yesterday for trafficking drugs about 57 times during a six-month period. The 33-year-old carpenter was also charged with possessing about 2.7kg of marijuana and about 425g of meth that police discovered when they search..
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  • One step closer to 3D-printing a human bone

    One step closer to 3D-printing a human bone
    Humanity is one step closer to being able to print 3D replicas of a person’s bones ready for a surgical transplant, following the invention of a new bioprinter that creates human tissue from scratch. Scientists in the United States have created a new integrated tissue–organ printer (ITOP), which can produce structurally sound tissues in any shape desired. In a paper published in Nature Biotechnology today, the researchers demonstrate how the bioprinter can create human-scale mandible bone, ear-..
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  • Hardened Hawks can make NBL title history

    Hardened Hawks can make NBL title history
    The questioned lingered, can the class of 2016 emulate the championship winners of 15 years ago? JUST after Christmas, title-winning Hawks great Glen Saville caught up with old friend, teammate and free throw hero Damon Lowery.Glory days: Mat Campbell, coach Brendan Joyce and grand final series MVP Glen Saville raise the 2001 NBL championship trophy in Townsville. Picture: ROB PEETIt didn’t take long for the scrap books to come out, a seemingly endless catalogue of memories about ..
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Valentine's Day date 'from hell' ends in tears for Wollongong couple .Doing This Will Brick Your Apple iPhone 6 .
Former uni leader gives $1.3 million to education .Wollongong man refused bail on synthetic cannabis supply charges .

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