by Michael Minter | 17-06-23
Lots of interesting charts in this article. The warmer start to winter points to an ominous sign of what’s to come, as 2023 threatens to be the hottest year ever recorded. Australia has had an unseasonably warm start to winter which, experts warn, may be an ominous...
by Michael Minter | 09-06-23
Background Lake Eildon is currently close to full capacity. This can largely be attributed to the higher than average rainfall stemming from three consecutive La Niña events and a negative Indian Ocean Dipole. Last year (2022) was only the third time since records...
by Michael Minter | 07-06-23
A bit has been happening since our last newsletter mailout. Only a handful of Victorian regional towns have neighbourhood battery storage, so wouldn’t it be good for Yea to join their ranks? Our feature, ‘The $42 million neighbourhood battery initiative...
by Michael Minter | 14-11-22
Photo by icon0.com: https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-mosquito-on-person-s-skin-169357/ Health authorities have issued a fresh alert for a flesh-eating ulcer in Victoria, with one doctor warning soaring mosquito numbers could play into the number of infections...
by Michael Minter | 04-11-22
What a month! I have attempted to get an overall average rainfall for October in the Yea township. From the Yea Community Group and others I received twelve manual readings. I removed the extremely high and low recordings. I was then left with six that only had 12mm...
by Michael Minter | 28-09-22
Photo by Karolina Grabowska: https://www.pexels.com It’s a problem facing regional communities across the country, and it’s getting worse. Rural Doctors Association of Australia president Megan Belot said the loss of GPs was more dire in regional areas...
