I wonder how much the fireworks in big cities bring in money wise I know people always justify the royal family as bringing tourists to London which I’ve always cynically wondered about but there’s always loads of people at the new year celebrations.
Aussie here, our PM is just SMH full stop.
Not sure which area you're in in Australia... it's such a catastrophe! Wish there's more everyone can do to help
I understand these bushfires are part of nature - but this is something else! It is so scary and sad.
I'm in Queensland so not anywhere near the fires, but it's so heartbreaking
just feel so sorry for all the people and animals effected.
) Imo Australian Aborigines should be in charge of Australian environmental policy, they’ve been successfully managing these conditions for thousands of years. But no, let’s have highly flammable hedges in the cities, so that little teenage arsonists can cause a disaster every summer, ugh.
I hope you and your baby are doing well and staying safe, Sandra, and that the rain comes soonUnfortunately our government listened more to global warming activists instead of indiginious Australians and refused to do any back burning and controlled bush fires, which could have prevented this tragedy.
Having said that, it's been so dry for so long, that the conditions for fires is perfect. We desperately need rain (we had some on Christmas day in the sunshine coast, was beautiful). Unfortunately though it's just so hot and dry and we are getting many dry storms, so the lightning from those is causing many of the fires too....as well as bloody arsonists (it was teenage arsonists who'd caused the fires in noosa near where I am).
Our PM is as much use as a chocolate teapot, even now he's still trying to save face like he's on a wild PR promotion rather than help. Thankfully other countries are sending their fire fighters to help us, because lord knows what'd happen otherwise. And the amazing generosity from across the world has bought many of us Aussies to tears. We can never thank you enough
Where I am, we aren't even suffering direct impact from the fires, but seeing what is happening further south is devastating. I feel so inferior and helpless. I just want to open up my home to the people and the animals.
But honestly, for all of you donating, raising awareness or even just having Australia in your thoughts, we do thank you. It's currently 4.30am on Sunday morning, I'm watching the news as am having bad Braxton Hicks (or is this real labour?!?) and our news reporters are crying live on air because of the overwhelming generosity of the gorgeous people in the world who hold our country in their thoughts
I also live on the Sunshine Coast! What a crazy small world!Unfortunately our government listened more to global warming activists instead of indiginious Australians and refused to do any back burning and controlled bush fires, which could have prevented this tragedy.
Having said that, it's been so dry for so long, that the conditions for fires is perfect. We desperately need rain (we had some on Christmas day in the sunshine coast, was beautiful). Unfortunately though it's just so hot and dry and we are getting many dry storms, so the lightning from those is causing many of the fires too....as well as bloody arsonists (it was teenage arsonists who'd caused the fires in noosa near where I am).
Our PM is as much use as a chocolate teapot, even now he's still trying to save face like he's on a wild PR promotion rather than help. Thankfully other countries are sending their fire fighters to help us, because lord knows what'd happen otherwise. And the amazing generosity from across the world has bought many of us Aussies to tears. We can never thank you enough
Where I am, we aren't even suffering direct impact from the fires, but seeing what is happening further south is devastating. I feel so inferior and helpless. I just want to open up my home to the people and the animals.
But honestly, for all of you donating, raising awareness or even just having Australia in your thoughts, we do thank you. It's currently 4.30am on Sunday morning, I'm watching the news as am having bad Braxton Hicks (or is this real labour?!?) and our news reporters are crying live on air because of the overwhelming generosity of the gorgeous people in the world who hold our country in their thoughts
Fellow local tattler
this has made me happy! I was back home in England for 3 weeks over Christmas so I missed the rain here, but I honestly can’t remember the last proper rain we had. The bit of hailstone (or rather large, depending on how you look at it) that hit in December is the last bit of ‘rain’ that I remember! My phones telling me that in Aroona we have a 50% chance of rain from 1am-9am tomorrow, so fingers crossed!!Fellow local tattler
Hopefully we will get some more rain soon. The stuff we had at Christmas was a god send but we definitely need more hey XX
Oh Sandra this is so emotional.... please stay safe and I wish you all the very best with your labour and wee baby. Good luckUnfortunately our government listened more to global warming activists instead of indiginious Australians and refused to do any back burning and controlled bush fires, which could have prevented this tragedy.
Having said that, it's been so dry for so long, that the conditions for fires is perfect. We desperately need rain (we had some on Christmas day in the sunshine coast, was beautiful). Unfortunately though it's just so hot and dry and we are getting many dry storms, so the lightning from those is causing many of the fires too....as well as bloody arsonists (it was teenage arsonists who'd caused the fires in noosa near where I am).
Our PM is as much use as a chocolate teapot, even now he's still trying to save face like he's on a wild PR promotion rather than help. Thankfully other countries are sending their fire fighters to help us, because lord knows what'd happen otherwise. And the amazing generosity from across the world has bought many of us Aussies to tears. We can never thank you enough
Where I am, we aren't even suffering direct impact from the fires, but seeing what is happening further south is devastating. I feel so inferior and helpless. I just want to open up my home to the people and the animals.
But honestly, for all of you donating, raising awareness or even just having Australia in your thoughts, we do thank you. It's currently 4.30am on Sunday morning, I'm watching the news as am having bad Braxton Hicks (or is this real labour?!?) and our news reporters are crying live on air because of the overwhelming generosity of the gorgeous people in the world who hold our country in their thoughts
