Cootamundra, NSW

Cootamundra residents urged to evacuate due to dangerous Muttama Creek flash flooding

Cootamundra, NSW.  Source: Mattinbgn, Wikimedia Commons Residents of the NSW town Cootamundra have been ordered to evacuate after heavy overnight rain caused a local creek to flood. An aged care home and caravan park are among those properties evacuated. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, about 100 millimetres of rain has been recorded in the…

Parliament House, Melbourne

Treaty negotiation planning to begin in Victoria before First People’s Assembly elections

Treaty negotiation planning to begin in Melbourne ahead of First People’s Assembly elections.  Source: Luis Markovic, Wikimedia Commons Members of the First Nations Assembly of Victoria will meet in Melbourne this week to finalise planning for treaty negotiations. Treaty negotiations are set to begin after the assembly’s second general election in May. This treaty is…