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Brian Roach
Have you ever wondered why our local bushland does not significantly suffer during extreme weather conditions? In the past, we have had virtually no rain and some very hot days and yet the trees and shrubs in the bush didn’t seem to care. All the while, many of the plants in our gardens just turned up their toes. In the main, it’s all about roots. I’m fortunate to have a nice boat and I spend quite a bit of time in Cowan Creek and Broken Bay. I never tire of looking at the landscape surrounding this wonderful waterway with dense shrubbery and trees flourishing between great swathes of sandstone. So, how do these plants cope with extreme conditions? The multitude of different plants in the bush burst into flower and then, all going well with the pollination process, scatter the resulting seed all over the place. To coin the old biblical story, some fall on rocky ground and wither away. Some fall among other bushes and can’t compete. But some fall on fertile ground
A British businessman and his family were killed in a horror Sydney seaplane crash after a poisonous exhaust leak left the pilot disorientated and confused.
The chief executive of the world s largest contract catering company Richard Cousins, his two sons, fiancée and her 11-year-old daughter were instantly killed when a 2017 New Year s Eve sightseeing trip in Australia ended in tragedy.
The pilot 44-year-old Gareth Morgan also died when they plunged into the Hawkesbury River off Jerusalem Bay, after picking the family up from an exclusive restaurant.
An inquest heard how the experienced pilot of the de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver plane carrying the five Britons was left confused, disoriented and visually disturbed by poisonous carbon monoxide fumes that had leaked into the cabin.
ATSB releases final report into 2017 Sydney seaplane crash at Jerusalem Bay
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JanJanuary 2021 at 5:26am
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Air crash investigators say photos taken by a passenger of a doomed seaplane played a crucial role in piecing together the moments before it plunged into a creek north of Sydney.
Key points:
Small cracks in the plane s exhaust collector ring released gas into the cabin
The ATSB recommends all small planes be fitted with carbon monoxide monitors and flight recorders
of up to $50,000
The Lower Colorado River Authority is offering grants of up to $50,000 for community projects throughout its wholesale power, water and transmission service territory including Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties.
Applications for the next round of Community Development Partnership Program grants will be available online in January and must be submitted by midnight Jan. 31. Most grants are for $25,000 or less, but each grant cycle includes awards of several grants of up to $50,000.
Eligible organizations include volunteer fire departments, emergency responders, local governments, schools, libraries, civic groups, museums and other nonprofit organizations. Applicants requesting more than $5,000 in grant funding must supply matching funds of at least 20% of the total project cost.