Resort operators in NSW and Victoria insist the muddy start to the season is not unusual and does not suggest coverage will remain low.
Beachgoers,boaties and fishers have been urged to stay away from the NSW coast amid a one-in-100 year swell warning for the weekend.
A man has been struck by lightning near Wollongong as Sydney expects between 70 and 100 millimetres of rain this evening and into tomorrow morning.
Extreme weather events cost $3.5 billion in insured losses as hailstorms lashed Australia in 2025,more than five times higher than the previous year.
The State Emergency Service has responded to over 1600 calls for help as intense rainfall sweeps across coastal NSW.
A short-lived coastal storm will bring waves as high as four metres to the Sydney,Illawarra and South Coast,prompting a hazardous surf warning.
The worst heatwave since 2020 began in the far west and has yet to leave the east.
As the first heatwave of the summer kicks in,prepare for sweaty,sleepless nights. After sweltering days,both Melbourne and Sydney will still have 23 degrees at midnight.
A wall of heat is moving from the north-west coast of Western Australia across the continent,bringing the first heatwave of the summer to Sydney and Melbourne.
The tribute will feature 15 boats of the race fleet to commemorate the 15 lives lost during the terror attack at Bondi.