iT STINKS

EPA Pollution Watch Line on 9695 2777.


CALL if you smell anything that makes you sick!


Latest indication is that it is NOT ANL but a strawberry farm nearby.

LATE EXTRA:
The EPA rang me last night to tell me that the smell was coming from a farm in Killara Rd.  No legal action will be taken this time against the farmer.

No plan, no land. What now?

No plan, no land. What now?

To read the full story click on the TITLE above.

Comment:  

What now?

I predict higher density housing, smaller block sizes and higher buildings on land inside the UGB.

Coming to a suburb near you soon!

Read the comments I made yesterday as well.

Regards

Mario Galteri

EPA Notice of Public Conference – Australian Native Landscapes Pty Ltd Works Approval Application WA67145

EPA Victoria is considering works approval application WA67145 from Australian Native Landscapes Pty Ltd relating to their existing composting facility at 527 – 529 Maroondah Hwy Coldstream VIC 3770.

EPA will invite interested parties to attend an independently chaired public conference held pursuant to section 20B of the Environment Protection Act 1970.

Public Conference Details

Date: Monday 15 March 2010

Time: 5:30pm – 9:30pm

Place: Mount Lilydale Mercy College

Centennial Hall

120 Anderson Street

Lilydale VIC

Melways References: 38 G3

To read the full story click on the TITLE above.
 

As there is community interest in this works approval application, EPA is committed to seeking comments from the community to assist the decision-making process. Details of the work approval application will be provided at the conference.



Any parties who made submissions by the closing dates will be invited to attend and will have the opportunity to present their concerns at the conference. Any member of the public who has not made a submission may attend the conference as an observer.


Shire of Yarra Ranges will also run their community consultation around planning permit queries at this session.


The application documents are available in the library section of this webpage and information relating to the application and the conference is also available on EPA’s website, www.epa.vic.gov.au


For enquiries and to register your attendance please email community.engagement@epa.vic.gov.au or contact Gary Laidlaw at EPA on (03) 9695 25

Read what has been written on the EPA site by residents  CLICK HERE

Forget Expanding Coldstream

Read this article 

by JASON DOWLING AND DEWI COOKE the AGE 25/2/2010

and see if you come up with the same view as me.

Mario's prediction: 

Forget Expanding Coldstream, expect more dual occs.

Now that expansion of the UGB is dead I predict that Coldstream will not grow in any direction outside its UGB, however, I predict that new houses will spring up in the estate.  Since there is no land left then look for a flood of dual occs in the area.

Blame all levels of government for this, stating with the local SYR council and then all political parties in the State system, Labour, Liberals and Greens.

Tell your kids that they will probably never be able to afford a house as house prices are expected to rise because of the shortage of land.  

I know people who save enough for a deposit and while they save, the deposit amount increase because of the rapid rate in house and land prices.  They can never achieve a deposit as the deposit required just gets bigger and bigger.

I also predict more high rise developments and I would not be suprised to see high rise appartments in Chirnside Park and Lilydale soon.

What I find amazing is that the Yarra Ranges is only about 5% residential the rest (95%) is rural or forest.

BAILLIEU BIDS UP FIRST HOME PRICES FOR YOUNG FAMILIES

Ted Baillieu has again shown contempt for Victorian families and Victorian jobs by voting down the Brumby Labor Government’s plans to provide affordable housing choice to Victorian families.

Planning Minister Justin Madden today said Mr Baillieu’s decision to vote down the Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution had the potential to inflate house prices by up to $30,000.

 “Mr Baillieu is completely out of touch with Victorian families – and now has chosen to make it harder and harder for young families to buy their first home,” Mr Madden said.

Comment:  GUYS, get your act together, while you argue our kids suffer!

How do you expect them to buy a house soon?

To read the full story click on the TITLE above.

Justin Madden faces Planning Backlash

“Labor is in a planning panic. They just can’t get planning right in Victoria,” Mr Guy said.

Mr Guy cited these recent examples of Labor’s planning incompetence:

· First Labor opposed urban sprawl, and then it bragged about another 90,000 lots
· First Labor opposed urban high rise, then it allowed 38-floor towers in the suburbs
· First Labor stated the Urban Growth Boundary was for keeps, and then it expanded it by an area a third of the size of Adelaide
· First Labor supported third-party rights of appeal, then it planned to scrap them – and now Labor claims those rights are safe again.




To read the full story click on the TITLE above.

Coldstream Hills

 Around 2,000 native plants will be planted in the Yarra Valley in a bid to help protect and provide habitat for Victoria’s threatened wildlife emblems, the Helmeted Honeyeater and Leadbeater’s Possum. 

Yarra Valley winery Coldstream Hills has given Yarra4Life $20,000 to protect and revegetate habitat for the two endangered species near its winery.  Yarra4Life is a project that aims to improve the health and resilience of the Yarra Valley’s wildlife and natural environment through local partnerships.  

To read the full story click on the TITLE above.

Warrandyte Festival

The Warrandyte community hosts their annual festival from Friday 19 to Sunday 21 March 2010.

Join locals on the banks of the Yarra for a 

duck race, 

billy cart derby, 

great live music and fabulous festival fare. 

The kids will be entertained all weekend while adults enjoy the swinging sounds of vibrant bands and catching up with friends.

Vote ends plan to extend city limit

Ref:   SARAH-JANE COLLINS              February 24, 2010   THE AGE

To read the full story click on the TITLE above.

 

THE state government has scrapped plans to expand Melbourne's outer limits after a tax on land sales in growth areas was defeated in the upper house last night.

Planning Minister Justin Madden told Parliament that without the tax the government was not prepared to move the boundary, which would free up more land for development.

''We've made it very clear, time and time again, it would not be responsible to move the Urban Growth Boundary without being able to fund that infrastructure,'' Mr Madden said.

He accused the Liberals, Nationals and Greens - who used their combined numbers to defeat the bill - of pushing up house prices by reducing ''the market's ability to meet housing demand''.

Comment:  Will Coldstream ever expand?

Waste Wars

THE legal battle to stop a waste transfer station in Lilydale continues with a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal hearing adjourned until May.

The proposed site of the transfer station is on the same road as the controversial Coldstream Compost facility that has attracted scores of complaints from nearby residents about the odour.  

To read the full story click on the TITLE above.

Comment:  Going to be a busy time for the EPA, SYR, VCAT and residents.

Coldstream shooter Craig Henwood

 To read the full story click on the TITLE above.

Lining up with Henwood next weekend will be Olympic gold medallists Russell Mark (1996), Michael Diamond (1996 and 2000) and Suzy Balogh (2004), as well as bronze medallists Adam Vella (2004) and Deserie Baynes, then known as Huddleston (1996). 

The club is opening its doors to spectators – clay target enthusiasts or members of the general public keen to see what the sport is all about – for what promises to be a highly competitive display of shooting.

Be Part Of History

Below is an e mail from Kerry Rollins asking for you to help record history.
Please help if you can.



Good afternoon,


I am contacting you in relation to a project the Regional Museum is conducting called Memory Bank. We are inviting all members from all communities from the Yarra Ranges region to take the opportunity to participate in this exciting project to have their images included and become a part of history!

The memory bank is a digital museum collection in the making! Our theme is "My Life, My Yarra Ranges" 1950 - 2010. It could be about anything.

The photos are scanned and the stories recorded. As we collect photos and stories, the museum builds up a fantastic visual record of the regions life and times. These images will be stored in the museums photographic collection.

We will be conducting a Memory Bank collection session at the Coldstream Community Centre on the 16th March 2010 1.30pm - 3.0pm. The session is open to everyone.

I was wondering if you include this on your website for Coldstream, it would be appreciated.

I would also love to hear any suggestions you might have for any group that meet in the Coldstream area and might be interested in this project.

Thanks for your time.


Regards,

Kerry Rollins Museum Assistant               Yarra Ranges Regional Museum
P: (03) 9294 6313              F: (03) 9294 6322
E: K.Rollins@yarraranges.vic.gov.au

State Government considering $50 bin tax to make Victoria a green mecca

• John Ferguson
• From: Herald Sun
• February 19, 2010
•  

THE Government has backed down from plans to charge Victorians an extra $50 rubbish tax to make the state greener.

Households were to face a radical $50 garbage tax under plans to make Victoria a green mecca.

The hi-tech centres would sift green waste from hard rubbish and create renewable energy and compost on a grand scale.

The idea for the garbage tax is part of the $10 million Victorian Advanced Resource Initiative, which aims to better deal with food and garden waste.

Mr Jennings said the research would enable the Government and local governments to make informed decisions about introducing new waste management technology.

To read the full story click on the TITLE above.

Comment: Let's hope they don't repeat the ANL @ Coldstream  experiment in any other location.

Welcome to Coldstream

Purple Mist Hairdressing has just moved into the shop across from IGA.
Good luck and I hope you have a long stay in Coldstream.

Regards

Mario Galteri

FSL and Insurance

IAG blames fire levy for blowout 

  February 17, 2010 12:00AM 

INSURANCE Australia Group says it has been forced to add $235 million to the cost of its policies because of the "inequitable" fire service levy.

The general insurer's chief executive, Michael Wilkins, has called for a fairer system under which instead of "slugging" only people who take out home and contents, and business, insurance, all property owners would share the responsibility for funding fire services.
Insurance companies in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania have to contribute to the funding of fire brigades at the beginning of each financial year.
Mr Wilkins said that after the Victorian bushfires last year, the cost of this funding for insurers had risen significantly, forcing premium rates to rise.
Suncorp said the fire service levy accounted for 20 per cent of the cost of its metro home insurance policies in NSW and Victoria.
For rural properties in Victoria, it can be as high as 31 per cent of the base premium.
Last financial year, IAG, which raised premium rates by about 5 per cent for home and motor insurance, added $235m to the cost of its home and contents, and business, policies to cover its contribution. The $24 billion general insurance industry has been campaigning to get rid of the controversial tax, claiming it contributes to Australia's high level of under-insurance due to the impact on premiums.... 
In its submission to the Henry tax review, the Insurance Council of Australia said determining how much to add to premiums to account for the contribution was difficult and often led to under- or over-collection by insurance companies.
The amount insurers contribute to fire services is based on their market share of the total "deemed" premium pool for the year ahead.
The concept dates back to when insurance companies had their own fire brigades, which would rescue a home only if the owner held a policy with them.
Data collected in 2007 by the Insurance Council of Australia showed that insurance taxes in NSW and Victoria, including the fire service levy, goods and services tax, and state government stamp duties, could add more than $40 for every $100 of premium on a metro home insurance policy.
"We think these are regressive taxes that actually lead to non-insurance and under-insurance because of the burden that they place on the cost of insurance," Mr Wilkins said.
The Australian Financial Centre Forum, a government-appointed panel, has recommended all state taxes and levies on the general insurance sector be abolished to help address under-insurance in Australia.  - The Australian

Justin Madden - 2010 Statement of Government Intentions

Click here to hear Justin Madden  talk on Victoria's growth.

Managing Growth, Protecting Liveability

Victoria has had a strong decade of economic and population growth that has seen the State also grow in both confidence and pride.

People from across Australia and around the world have been attracted to a strong economy and a great place to live. They have brought with them new skills, created new jobs and enriched our vibrant way of life.

But this growth has also brought significant new challenges. A larger population has stretched our infrastructure, services and resources. We need new ways to accommodate and manage this growth, while still moving forward and delivering our commitment to fairness and sustainability. Making Victoria the best place to live, work, invest and raise a family remains the driving force of the Government’s policies and actions.

Managing Victoria’s population growth through planning that links the way we use land with our transport networks and infrastructure development will ensure that our communities are liveable and connected in the long term.

Development decision anger heads to VCAT

By Kath Gannaway

16th February 2010 02:00:36 AM

To read the full story click on the TITLE above. 
 

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THE Coldstream Action Group (CAG) has started proceedings at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) to have planning approval for a number of dual occupancy developments overturned.

CAG members were outraged when Yarra Ranges Council approved five dual-occupancy applications for properties in Coldstream’s housing estate in November.

The decision came after the group had presented the council with a petition signed by 596 residents opposing the infill developments.

Mayor Len Cox said at the time the shire would back its decision against any action taken by the residents through VCAT.

Members of the group met with opposition planning spokesman Matthew Guy and Evelyn MP Christine Fyffe to raise the issue not only of what they said was an inappropriate overdevelopment of the estate, but also of the potential for more land to be opened up to development to meet the growing need for housing.

“Clearly the residents live in Coldstream because they like living a certain way and they want to preserve that way of life for future generations of their families.

“It is an area rich with family links,” Mr Guy said. He said the current push for overdevelopment in areas such as Coldstream were caused by unplanned population growth.

“The heart of the issue is that there has been a lack of planning on the part of the State Government.

“They have failed plan for the sizeable increase in Victoria’s population which has added to pressure to overdevelop areas,” he said.

Mr Guy said while dual occupancy planning permits were often challenged by communities, Yarra Ranges Council’s decision did not reflect the level of community concern.

Ms Fyffe said the approvals opened the door for other developers to subdivide more blocks.

Looking at alternative solutions, Ms Fyffe said there was room to look at a review of the existing Coldstream township boundaries.

“We need to be looking at extending the boundaries of the Coldstream township so that it can comfortably accommodate more residents,” Ms Fyffe said.

She added a caution, however.

“We must remain mindful that it is vitally important we save valuable and productive rural land.

“We certainly do not want to see the kind of development that has occurred on farming land in Berwick and Pakenham,” Ms Fyffe said.

CAG spokesman Guy Walker said the group had looked at options for getting the urban growth boundary changed.

“We are in full support of another estate – we don’t want infill,” he said.

Yarra Ranges Council is currently exhibiting the Green Wedge Management Plan in relation to priorities for the municipality’s rural areas.

Council communications manager James Martin said the plan sets out a vision for the green wedge with agriculture, conservation and landscape values the highest priority and tourism and rural living secondary.

“While the Green Wedge Management Plan is not focused on changes to the urban growth boundary, community members are welcome to make their views known in relation to this,” he said.

He also said Coldstream was not an area identified in the council’s housing strategy, adopted in May, for infill development.

“Council is seeking the planning minister’s approval to exhibit a draft housing scheme amendment that, if accepted, would limit dual occupancies in areas such as Coldstream to a minimum lot size of 1000sqm,” he said.


A related story can be read here as well also written by Kath.

  Winery cheers 

A MINISTERIAL planning amendment to Yarra Ranges Planning Scheme has paved the way for a more than $50m expansion of Balgownie Estate in Dixons Creek.


Planning Minister Justin Madden approved the amendment C100 in December removing impediments under the state planning scheme to the green wedge developmen

Mums to the rescue

To read the full story click on how two mums have worked so hard to change the way we think about and act in bushfire prone regions on the TITLE above.

The Dandenong Ranges Community Bushfire Group was established following a discussion of friends, including two local women, Jo Hirst and Mel Gajdek, members of a Mum’s group in Sassafras. As residents of the Dandenongs, we “dodged a bullet” on Black Saturday - it could have been the Dandenong Ranges communities which were no longer standing.

Well done Jo Hirst and Mel Gajdek

Speed Limits through Townships in the Shire

Speed Limits through Townships in the Shire
YARRA RANGES SHIRE COUNCIL MINUTES – 09/02/10 10

Throughout the municipality there are varying speed limits on our roads that are

determined based upon criteria established by VicRoads. Over recent years continued

advocacy has occurred with VicRoads, on behalf of the community, for lower speed limits

through township centres. Whilst VicRoads has supported speed limit reductions for a

number of areas, the townships of Belgrave South, Coldstream, Montrose, Millgrove, Mt

Evelyn, Mount Dandenong, Selby, Tecoma, Wandin North, Woori Yallock and Yarra Glen

presently have a speed limit of 60 km/h through the shopping precinct. VicRoads have

previously been refused a lower speed limit for these townships on the basis of them not

meeting criteria associated with their speed limit guidelines.

VicRoads criteria for a lower speed limit in rural and outer metropolitan town centres

require:

· There is continuous and directly abutting, predominately retail development on both

sides of the road for not less than 200m (or majority of car parking is on the opposite

side of the road);

· There is frequent movement of pedestrians across the road;

· There is kerbside parking resulting in frequent parking manoeuvring;

· There is support from the local community and municipal Council; and

· There are any pedestrian casualty crashes.

It is considered that the inconsistent approach for providing safer and lower speed limits

for shopping centre precincts within township centres creates confusion for motorists who

do not readily distinguish between the need to slow down in one township compared to

others.

It is therefore recommended that Council write to the Minister for Roads and Ports seeking a review of the VicRoads speed limit guidelines such that consideration is given to improving safety within all township centres throughout the municipality.

Moved: Cr Dunn

Seconded: Cr Warren

That:


1. Council writes to the Minister for Roads and Ports, The Hon Tim Pallas, with a copy
to local MPs, to request a review of the Vic Roads guidelines for outer metropolitan
townships as this criteria does not take into account the specific safety needs and
infrastructure constraints for communities in the Shire of Yarra Ranges.


2. The review particularly takes into account the townships of Belgrave South,
Coldstream, Montrose, Millgrove, Mt Evelyn, Mount Dandenong, Selby, Tecoma,
Wandin North, Woori Yallock and Yarra Glen which have not previously qualified for
a 50km/h speed limit under the current guidelines.


The motion was carried

Letter From the Shire

Did you get a letter from the Shire regarding 

an AMENDED PLANNING PERMIT?

IT APPEARS THAT ANL WANT 

AN AMMENDMENT TO THE SITE LAYOUT, 

CONSTRUCTION OF IN-GROUND AERATION FACILITIES

A GREEN WASTE STORAGE BUILDING

HOLDING BAY AND BIOFILTERS

AND CHANGES TO THE TROMMEL BUILDING.

Contact the Shire Planning Office on 9294 6222 if you want to know more!

Mayor Cox responds

Below is a letter from Mayor Len Cox in relation to the proposed planning scheme amendments as the scheme appears to say one thing but the councillors have decided differently.

Remember:  "It's now over 'till the fat lady sings!"

FSL makes Victoria a WORLD JOKE

FIRE SERVICES LEVY
BBC sends NIBA comments around world
by John Heath InsuranceNewsAustralia.Com

THE BBC RADIO news service has sent comments about Victoria’s exorbitant fire service levy around the world.

The BBC news picked up on comments from Noel Pettersen, NIBA chief executive, about the high cost of the fire services levy on insurance policies in the state of Victoria in an interview with an ABC television news reporter and broadcast the remarks on its international service.

The interview came on the anniversary of Victoria’s devastating Black Saturday bushfires that caused the deaths of 173 people, razed some 2500 homes and many other buildings and cost about $1.1 billion estimated by the Insurance Council of Australia.

On the prime time 7pm ABC TV news service Mr Pettersen explained how the high cost of the FSL – sometimes doubling the cost of the insurance premium – obviated people taking out insurance or under-insuring.

The segment followed comments from an insured in one of the ravaged townships about the needs for insurance and the problems of cost negating some people taking out cover.

The comments also followed emailed complaints to media from insureds in the fire regions about the home and contents premiums rising.

One man, unnamed, was reported by the Melbourne Herald Sun complaining that his house and contents premium had increased by 18%.

But the same report was headlined “Bid to axe fire service levy” saying “Australia’s peak insurance body is putting pressure on the Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission to axe the fire service levy”.

It quoted from the Insurance Council’s 2nd submission to the commission in January.

The high taxes and charges in property insurance in Victoria add 84% on Victorian country and commercial insurance basic premium up to123% when GST and stamp duty were applied.

FIRE SERVICE LEVY >>> VIDEO

CLICK Here to see a video of the Levy discussed.

It shows a few places in the Yarra Ranges and one of our local CFA's.

Source:	7pm TV News VIC
Published:	Saturday, February 6, 2010 7:55 AEDT

UGB

Comment

Right on!

Fire Service Levy attacked AGAIN!

Bid to axe fire service levy
Caroline James
From: Sunday Herald Sun Feb 7th 2010

AUSTRALIA'S peak insurance body is putting pressure on the Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission to axe the fire service levy.

The Insurance Council of Australia this month made its second submission to the commission, "calling for the abolition of the FSL", which is added to all house insurance premiums.
ICA spokeswoman Sandra Van Dijk said Victoria's FSL represented almost 80 per cent of total home insurance fees.
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade and the Country Fire Authority "rely on insured consumers for the bulk of their funding" via the levy, the submission stated.
"We think the current (fire services) funding model is not fair," Ms Van Dijk said.
"It is paid for by everyone (who has home insurance) and only a few benefit.
"So we have put forward alternative models including the fact that most state governments have moved to systems where fire and emergency services' levies are collected through charges on property value rather than insurance premiums."

To read the full story click on the TITLE above.

Comment:  this will become an election issue!

ANL, SYR, EPA, VCAT and Coldstream Residents again!

To read the full story click on the TITLE above.

When you click on this page you will be able to click on a report by GDH.  This report is 447 pages!  Click here to download it!


But wait: there's more!

Australian Native Landscapes (ANL)



EPA has received a Works Approval application from Australian Native Landscapes (ANL) to upgrade their composting facility at 527-529 Maroondah Highway, Coldstream.


In their own assessment of impacts, ANL has chosen the AERO-SORB® process to achieve maximum reduction in odour emissions; to be technically, logistically and financially feasible; and to be a proven technology that has been used for similar applications.

 ANL has contracts with the Cities of Manningham, Knox, Whitehorse and the Shire of Yarra Ranges to process kerbside collected green waste into compost products. The former Eastern Region Waste Management Group (trading as Least Waste), a predecessor of the Metropolitan Waste Management Group (MWMG), awarded the contract to ANL. MWMG is responsible for coordinating municipal waste management activities across Melbourne. If composting did not exist green waste would be sent to landfill.



AND MORE:
THERE IS AN ON LINE FORUM AT THE EPA WEB SITE  Click to read and ADD COMMENTS.
I wonder who "Stink Killer" is?

AND MORE:
Australian Native Landscapes (ANL)  Ckick to go to the source.



Update - January 2010


EPA received a works approval application from Australian Native Landscapes (ANL) on 24 January 2010 to upgrade their composting facility at 527-529 Maroondah Highway, Coldstream.


This follows VCAT mediation. Proposed works include a receivables shed, aerated covers on all windrows piles and emissions treatment via bio-filters. The works approval is being advertised in the Herald Sun on Wednesday 3rd February 2010 and in the Lilydale and Yarra Ranges Leader and Yarra Ranges Journal on Monday the 1st February. If you wish to view the application online and provide comment go to www.epaapprovals.com.au or you can also provide comment at EPA’s works approval page.


The comments period will end on 24th February 2010. ANL will be running two open house sessions at the Coldstream site to inform interested parties about the intended works. The dates and times for these sessions are as follows:




•Session 1: Sunday 14th February, 10 am to 12pm.


•Session 2: Wednesday 17th February, 5 pm to 7 pm


EPA will hold a conference (under section 20B of the Environment Protection Act) in March allowing interested parties who have commented on the works approval the opportunity to ask questions to ANL with regards to the works approval application and to further explain any concerns to EPA.

Comment:
Busy times ahead!
 

Vic Parliament must fix the planning system

Fixing the State’s outdated and complex planning system should be the number one priority as State Parliament reconvenes today, according to the Master Builders Association of Victoria.





Executive Director of Victoria’s peak building industry group, Brian Welch, said managing the State’s booming population and housing affordability crisis will require an overhaul of the planning system.


"Victoria’s planning system must be made responsive to Melbourne’s needs. At present, it takes 18 weeks to secure a residential planning permitand five years to secure development ready land on the urban fringe of Melbourne.
 
To read the full story click on the TITLE above.

Colstream Weather Report Jan 2010

Average temperature = 19.7°C


Average humidity = 63%

Average dewpoint = 11.0°C

Average barometer = 1012.3 hPa

Average windspeed = 3.6 km/h

Average gustspeed = 6.4 km/h

Average direction = 0° ( N )

Rainfall for month = 60.6 mm

Coldstream Average = 49.0 mm

Rainfall for year = 60.6 mm

Maximum rain per minute = 4.2 mm on day 18 at time 22:56

Maximum temperature = 43.8°C on day 11 at time 16:42


Minimum temperature = 6.7°C on day 23 at time 06:35

Maximum humidity = 97% on day 18 at time 05:28

Minimum humidity = 9% on day 09 at time 13:25

Maximum dewpoint = 19.6°C on day 01 at time 12:21

Minimum dewpoint = -1.0°C on day 22 at time 15:56

Maximum pressure = 1019.3 hPa on day 14 at time 10:04

Minimum pressure = 1000.5 hPa on day 22 at time 20:51

Maximum windspeed = 25.9 kmh from 203°(SSW) on day 12 at time 15:50

Maximum gust speed = 48.1 km/h from 360°( N ) on day 22 at time 15:55

Maximum heat index = 42.0°C on day 11 at time 16:42

Avg daily max temp :28.4°C

Avg daily min temp :12.0°C

Growing degrees days :292.2 GDD

Total windrun = 2690.4km

Maximum Fire Danger Index was 41 on day 11 (Very High)

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Daily rain totals

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03.4 mm on day 1

00.2 mm on day 2

00.8 mm on day 12

02.6 mm on day 16

36.6 mm on day 17

09.4 mm on day 18

00.2 mm on day 19

00.4 mm on day 22

07.0 mm on day 31





Robert Bethell