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Road blocked off in Arncliffe with hazmat officers, but authorities refuse to comment on whether nuclear material was found at the address
Nothing yet to suggest people should be too worried, "nuclear isotopes" is extremely vague (it could be a harmless quantity and/or low activity isotope). Albeit evacuating the neighbours sounds interesting.
Hopefully not someone who has imported 3 tonnes of health bracelets.
School minibus carrying children rolls over in Richmond crash, no major injuries reported
The bus with school children was travelling along Windsor Road in Richmond when it became involved in a cra...
Sydney boy missing for almost a month as police appeal for public help
Tyler Mason, 14, was last seen in Campbelltown on July 6 and has not been found since failing to return to his Camden home.
The cycleway was to run from Taylor Square to Centennial Park along Oxford Street. It is now facing an assault of opposition from locals, including high-profile politicians and small business owners.
Inside Australia's home building and housing crisis—and the dodgy developers that corporate regulators don't touch.
Inside Australia's home building and housing crisis—and the dodgy developers that corporate regulators don't touch.
Really interesting episode of the ABC's Four Corners program this week: https://youtu.be/JwqdvttDwUI
Along with the ongoing issues the building industry is facing, including skills and product supply shortages, the episode looks at a dodgy Sydney-based development firm the corporate regulators haven't touched.
"Dyldam was once a towering force. Its apartments still line the streets and light up the skyline of western Sydney.
"But for more than a decade, the Dyldam group has left a trail of misery behind it that includes bankrupt businesses, unpaid taxes, tradies denied payment for work they've done, suppliers ripped off, and anguished apartment buyers stuck with defective buildings — one built so badly it posed a hazard to human life.
"Time and again, a litany of potential law-breaking has been identified by those brought in to clean up the mess left by busted Dyldam companies.
"Yet, for years the corporate regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), took no action."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-17/dyldam-apartments-fayad-construction-four-corners/102598590
\#housing #property #urbanism @sydney @urbanism @fuck\_cars @australia #business #auspol #nswpol #HousingAffordability
Minor train timetable changes in July (T1 Western and Central Coast & Newcastle lines)
On Saturday 8 July 2023, minor timetable adjustments are being made to some train services on the T1 Western and Central Coast & Newcastle lines.
Little heads up regarding disruptions to Sydney trains on the T1 Western and Central Coast & Newcastle lines as work is done. This begins on Saturday, the 8th of July, 2023.
Be sure to check on the Trip Planner page before trips, or check on your favourite app of choice (my personal favourite is Tripview )
How much for moving with removalist?
Going to move next week, what is a fair rate recently from your experience?
Any suggesting on a good and affordable moving company?
Went up Lockeys Pylon on Sunday
I’ve been in Sydney for 12 years now and we’re up the Blue Mountains all the time. I’ve been putting off the Lockeys Pylon walk because there’s just so much else to see and do, but yesterday was the day.
And it was a beautiful perfect sunny winter day. So little haze that you could see the CBD towers. And I do love this side of the Grose Valley. Heaps of flowers out, with new wattle just coming in too.
The walk was great, but I think Dr Dark’s cave is my favourite spot in that area.
@Wiggles good pick up. I was out by a factor of 1000. I should have double checked. But even if is not so compelling, it's still a technology that has the possibility to make a huge impact. EV storage is only going to increase.
There are V2G chargers on the market now, but it's illegal to connect them to your home outside SA.
There should be no impediment, particularly when state governments start talking about relying on home storage for grid stabilization.
@Wiggles Australian electricity use in 2020 was 265,232 GWH for the year. That's 726 GWh / day. If we take 12 h of daylight, during which time solar generation is providing power, (and recharging batteries), we can say we need 1/2 the daily amount for overnight storage, or 363 GWH.
If we say each ev has 60kWH of storage, that means we need 6050 cars, or 18150 cars if we only use 1/3 of the battery charge.
There are 20,000,000 cars in Australia (20 million). That's enough to cater for Australian daily energy storage needs 1100 times over, assuming a conservative 1/3 of the stored energy capacity is used.
So I dispute your conclusion that here has to be v2g charging points every where.
As per the above, if only 1 in 1100 cars (<0.1%) had a V2G connection at home, that would provide enough for Australian energy storage self sufficiency
Its a fucking no brainer. So why is south Australia the only state that allows V2G connections to the grid?
#V2G #Australia
@WaterWaiver Not perfect, but I've been noticeably cooler wearing a wet towel.
So thanks, great suggestion 😊
@WaterWaiver Thanks for the tip ☺️
I'm trying it with a towel — let's see how it goes...
@WaterWaiver Just to clarify: by "putting it on", are you suggesting putting the wet t-shirt or towel over the fan? Or wearing it?
@WaterWaiver Ugh! It's far too hot!
Right now I'm sitting in front of the fan in just my bra and undies, and I have no plans on moving anywhere.
The joys of working from home...
@sydbot Happy Tuesday, I hope you're all keeping cool and staying well hydrated...
@maniacalmanicmania @No1 The only problem is that it melts by the time you get back from the supermarket 😔
Great reporting by reneweconomy here: https://reneweconomy.com.au/moving-beyond-baseload-nsw-turns-to-consumers-and-local-storage-to-fill-eraring-gap/
@Wiggles if they are going to rely on consumer storage, the state governments of Australia should really pull their fingers out with V2G technology. An EV typically has at least 3x the storage of a fixed home battery, 60kWH vs 20kWH. So if they really want consumer storage to work, it needs to be accessible. At the moment South Australia is the only state where V2G technology is certified for connecting to the grid. #V2G
Just woke up. Closed my window. It looks so thick out there, won't be surprised if we get a health warning soon.
EDIT: Nose actively hurts breathing this stuff. Might take a while to get back to sleep.
Nearby Earlwood surprisngly doesn't seem that bad, but Lidcombe is "Very Poor". Damn poors and very poors messing things up again, they're always up to something.
I'd try asking in !cars@aussie.zone if no one pipes up here. Good luck.
Fucking google. Trying to take everything from us
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