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ESU completes sale of 3.7MW installations beating UK FiT – PV
Europe Solar Utility (ESU) has announced the sale of one of the last solar PV installations to be completed under the UK’s previous feed-in tariff, to an undisclosed investor. The three installations, which total 3.7MW, have been built on land owned by water regulator Thames Water. The area is equivalent to ten football pitches and [...]
Read More >>River Thames body was man in his 40s
River Thames body was man in his 40s By Becky Middleton February 21, 2012 A BODY found in a Sunbury stretch of the Thames at the weekend is thought to be that of a man in his 40s from the local area. Residents living near Sunbury Court Island expressed their horror after firefighters pulled the [...]
Read More >>Sunbury crossing plan still in limbo
WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. A THIRD rail crossing in Sunbury is back on the agenda. At the Hume Council meeting last week, Cr Jack Ogilvie said money had been put aside for a number of years for the crossing, which would provide alternative access [...]
Read More >>Sunbury rail: Crossing plan still in limbo
WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. A THIRD rail crossing in Sunbury is back on the agenda. At the Hume Council meeting last week, Cr Jack Ogilvie said money had been put aside for a number of years for the crossing, which would provide alternative access [...]
Read More >>Storms bring blackouts to city
A Metro spokesman advised passengers to check the company’s website and Twitter for any updates. The temperature today fell short of the predicted maximum of 34 degrees, climbing to only 27 degrees, where it remains. At the airport the mercury rose as high as 33 degrees. Duty forecaster Gina Lawrie said the cooler weather would [...]
Read More >>Our grassroots food revolution
Annie Smithers, who runs a bistro that bears her name, has lured patrons from all over to her French-inspired Piper Street restaurant in Kyneton. Ninety per cent of the produce she cooks is sourced from her 4000 square metre home garden in nearby Malmsbury – an idea that stemmed from her friend and mentor, Stephanie [...]
Read More >>Storms bring blackouts to city
A Metro spokesman advised passengers to check the company’s website and Twitter for any updates. The temperature today fell short of the predicted maximum of 34 degrees, climbing to only 27 degrees, where it remains. At the airport the mercury rose as high as 33 degrees. Duty forecaster Gina Lawrie said the cooler weather would [...]
Read More >>Storms bring blackouts to city
A Metro spokesman advised passengers to check the company’s website and Twitter for any updates. The temperature today fell short of the predicted maximum of 34 degrees, climbing to only 27 degrees, where it remains. At the airport the mercury rose as high as 33 degrees. Duty forecaster Gina Lawrie said the cooler weather would [...]
Read More >>HAVE YOUR SAY: Homes even easier to buy
SUNBURY is still one of Melbourne’s most affordable suburbs, according to the Real Estate Institute of Victoria. Sunbury and Craigieburn made the top 10 list of affordable houses in the December quarter, coming in at No. 10 and No. 6 respectively. Sunbury dropped by 4.1 per cent in the December quarter from $365,000 to $350,000. [...]
Read More >>Storms bring blackouts to city
Send us your wild weather photos: email scoop@theage.com.au Peak-hour commuters could brave large hail stones, flash flooding and high winds on their way home this afternoon with severe thunderstorms already rolling through the city and hitting the southeast. Thousands of people have been left without power as lightning strikes blackout homes and businesses, including 8000 [...]
Read More >>Storms bring blackouts to city
A Metro spokesman advised passengers to check the company’s website and Twitter for any updates. The temperature today fell short of the predicted maximum of 34 degrees, climbing to only 27 degrees, where it remains. At the airport the mercury rose as high as 33 degrees. Duty forecaster Gina Lawrie said the cooler weather would [...]
Read More >>Our grassroots food revolution
Annie Smithers, who runs a bistro that bears her name, has lured patrons from all over to her French-inspired Piper Street restaurant in Kyneton. Ninety per cent of the produce she cooks is sourced from her 4000 square metre home garden in nearby Malmsbury – an idea that stemmed from her friend and mentor, Stephanie [...]
Read More >>Our grassroots food revolution
Annie Smithers, who runs a bistro that bears her name, has lured patrons from all over to her French-inspired Piper Street restaurant in Kyneton. Ninety per cent of the produce she cooks is sourced from her 4000 square metre home garden in nearby Malmsbury – an idea that stemmed from her friend and mentor, Stephanie [...]
Read More >>Thunderstorms, flooding hit Melbourne
Large thunderstorms have caused flash flooding, fires and widespread damage across Melbourne, leaving thousands of residents without power. The storms have flooded homes in Footscray, Malvern and Lilydale in the outer east, and a man in the inner west suburb of Footscray was rescued from his car this evening after being stranded by flash flooding. [...]
Read More >>Marilyn I. Davis
Marilyn I. Davis, 81, of Odell, died at 7:03 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Duffy-Baier-Snedecor Funeral Home, Odell, with Pastor Patricia Morton officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Pontiac, at a later [...]
Read More >>Four Sunbury homes burgled in one day
POLICE are again warning residents to keep their doors and windows locked after a spate of burglaries in Sunbury this week. Four homes around the Ashfield estate were burgled on Monday, Sen-Constable Jason Connor said. “They haven’t actually been break-ins, they’ve been unlocked houses,” he said. “They’ve been opportunistic. “It’s a reminder to lock your [...]
Read More >>Law may get tougher
By Rick Dandes The Daily Item SUNBURY — Suspects convicted twice of copper thefts would face harsher penalties under legislation approved last week by the state House. At least five thefts of copper were reported in the Valley in 2011, including 6,200 pounds allegedly stolen by a Watsontown man in April from a Bucknell University [...]
Read More >>Creativity clicks for Legos builders
By Marcia Moore The Daily Item BLOOMSBURG — Given 800 Legos and 45 minutes to create any type of structure, Valley children demonstrated their talents at the Central Susquehanna Builders Association Legos competition on Saturday. Jackson Milinovich, 7, of Sunbury, used up all the time and many of the Legos he was provided assembling an [...]
Read More >>My design London: Paul Middlemiss
My design London: Paul Middlemiss WHERE I LIVE St Margarets, squeezed between Richmond and Twickenham, in a classic mid-terrace Victorian house. WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT The area is a chilled-out family spot, practical for Heathrow — which is my second home — and close to wonderful parks, the Thames and interesting places such as [...]
Read More >>St. Andrews Hosts The Next Winter Festival
Ah, music festivals. Those wonderful summer weekends spent outdoors, listening to lots of great bands while soaking up the sun (or rolling in the mud). They’ve been going on since the ’60′s, and not much has changed. Until lately, that is. It seems music festivals are taking over the winters in the Maritimes, too. Halifax [...]
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