One of the world’s biggest and most luxurious cruise liners has dropped anchor in Batemans Bay, bringing with it plenty of wealthy passengers.
One of the world’s biggest and most luxurious cruise liners has dropped anchor in Batemans Bay, bringing with it plenty of wealthy passengers.
But some local environmentalists fear the ship, The World, could damage the fragile ecosystem of Batemans Marine Park.
The World boasts ”privileged access to the best in travel” and charges accordingly. The cost of one of its 165 apartments ranges from $1300 to $4750 a night. The 200-metre ship, registered in the Bahamas, arrived in Eden on Sunday before sailing to Batemans Bay on Monday. It is due in Jervis Bay, which is also a delicate marine park, tomorrow.
Heavy rain to soak east coast of Australia for rest of week
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Australia weather: Trough brings strong, colder winds to New South Wales and Victoria
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There are marine strong wind warnings in place for East Gippsland, Victoria, Queensland s South East Gulf of Carpentaria, Torres Strait, Peninsula Coast, Cooktown Coast and Cairns Coast, the NSW Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts, the Top End s Roper Groote Coast and Tasmania s Upper East, Lower East, South East and South West coasts.
While the cold front, which made its way in from the Bight over the weekend, is bringing brisk winds, showers and even snow in some regions, a high is keeping other areas like Perth and Darwin dry with frost in the south and eastern inland area.
The icy mornings are thanks to a cold front moving in from the Bight.(9News)
Sunny, mild-to-warm temperatures are predicted for Queensland s southeast.
There will be a clearing shower and very warm temperatures in the state s northeast.
Meanwhile, it will be sunny, warm in the northwest and mostly sunny, cool-to-mild in the southwest.
In the Northern Territory, conditions will be mostly sunny, very warm in the north. Windy, warm over the interior. Mostly sunny, cool-to-mild in the south.
In South Australia, residents in the southeast and central can expect a mostly sunny, cool-to-cold day.
A clearing shower, mild-to-warm in the west. Mostly sunny, cool-to-mild in north.
In Western Australia, the weather will be mostly cloudy, mild-to-warm in the southwest. Mostly sunny, cool-to-mild in the south. Mostly sunny, hot in the north.