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Tropical Cyclone Megan upgraded to category three
Tropical Cyclone Megan has been updated to category three as it continues to move southwest.
The cyclone is now lying southeast of Groote Eylandt, a small island in the Northern Territory, and is expected to strengthen further before crossing the south-western Gulf of Carpentaria coast on Monday between Nathan River and the Northern Territory/Queensland border.
The latest update from the Bureau of Meteorology said the cyclone was moving at six km/h.
Gales with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 110 km/h are currently being experienced over parts of Groote Eylandt, and are expected to persist for the remainder of Sunday.
DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS in excess of 125 km/h are likely to develop about the southwestern Gulf of Carpentaria coast, between Nathan River in the NT and the NT/Qld border, from late this afternoon or overnight as Megan moves closer to the coast.
The VERY DESTRUCTIVE CORE of Megan, with wind gusts up to 220 km/h, is expected to cross the coast between Nathan River in the NT and the NT/Qld border during Monday.
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Rescued Ballarat miner in stable condition
A miner rescued after surviving a rockfall in an underground collapse that killed his colleague is on the mend in hospital.
The 21-year-old Ballarat man was rushed to the Alfred hospital in a critical condition hours after becoming pinned underneath fallen rocks at the Ballarat goldmine at Mount Clear on Wednesday.
On Sunday, a hospital spokesperson confirmed his condition was no longer critical.
This patient is in a serious but stable condition.
Bruthen man Kurt Hourigan, 37, died in the collapse, with heartbroken friends and family paying tribute to him on social media.
The collapse happened 500m underground and three kilometres from the mine’s entrance, forcing 29 other miners to take refuge in a safety pod before being brought to the surface.
Victoria police are preparing a report for the coroner while the workplace health and safety regulator investigate the collapse.
– AAP
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Boy dead after quad bike rollover
A 16-year-old boy has died after a quad bike rollover on a private property near Toowoomba, the Courier Mail reports.
Paramedics assessed the boy on scene in a critical condition at Darling Heights about 1.22am.
The forensic crash unit attended the scene. Police are preparing a report for the coroner.
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Man arrested after woman, 22, stabbed to death
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