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Investigation Report 2612

File No. ACMA2011/1101

Licensee Prime Television (Northern) Pty Ltd

Station NEN

Type of Service Commercial Television

Name of Program Prime Local News

Date of Broadcast 15 June 2011

Relevant Legislation

Clauses 38 (1) of Schedule 4 and 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992

Date Finalised 24 January 2012

Decision Breach of clause 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (captioning)

Investigation FindingThe licensee breached clause 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 in relation to the broadcast of the Prime Local News on 15 June 2011.

ACMA Investigation Report – Prime Local News broadcast by NEN on 15/6/11.

The complaintOn 15 June 2011, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (the ACMA) received a complaint regarding Prime Local News broadcast at 6pm that evening by the licensee of NEN, Prime Television (Northern) Pty Ltd. The complainant alleges that some news stories contained missing captions and other stories contained ‘non captioning information’.

The ACMA has investigated whether the licensee failed to provide a captioning service for the program thereby failing to comply with the captioning service provisions set out in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (the Act). The relevant provisions assessed include clauses 38(1) of Schedule 4 and 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the Act in accordance with section 1471 of the Act.

Relevant legislation

38 Captioning

Basic rules

(1) Subject to this clause, each commercial television broadcasting licensee, […] must provide a captioning service for:(a) television programs transmitted during prime viewing hours; and(b) television, news or current affairs programs transmitted outside prime

viewing hours.

‘Prime viewing hours’ are the hours between 6.00pm and 10.30pm each day.

Where clause 38 applies to a commercial television broadcasting licensee, then compliance with clause 38 is a licence condition for that licensee. Licence conditions applicable to commercial television broadcasting licensees are at clause 7 of Schedule 2 to the Act.

Relevantly, clause 7(1)(o) states:

(1) Each commercial television broadcasting licence is subject to the following conditions:[…](o) if clause 38 of Schedule 4 (which deals with captioning of television programs

for the deaf and hearing impaired) applies to the licensee – the licensee will comply with that clause;

ExemptionsThe requirement to provide a captioning service is subject to some qualifications. Under clause 38, licensees do not need to provide a captioning service where:

the program concerned involves live sport coverage that is subject to unscheduled extended coverage which displaces a news program;

the program is televised on an SDTV or HDTV multi-channel during the simulcast period, unless the program has previously been transmitted on the core/simulcast service;

the program is wholly or partly in a language other than English; the audio component of the program consists of music that has no human vocal content

recognisable as English; and the audio component of the program consists of incidental or background music.

1 Section 147 of the Act provides that a person may make a complaint to ACMA if it relates to a condition of a licence or a class licence.

ACMA Investigation Report – Prime Local News broadcast by NEN on 15/6/11. 2

Did any exemptions apply?

The exemptions outlined above do not apply to the broadcast of this program.

AssessmentThe assessment is based on submissions from both the licensee and the complainant. Other sources consulted have been identified where relevant.

Issue: Did the licensee provide a captioning service for the relevant television program?

Complainant’s submissionsThe complainant submitted:

I want to complain about extremely poor quality captions on Prime local news from 6pm tonight. ...

Whilst some portions of captioning on the half hour episode were adequate, there were a couple of stories where I had no idea what the story was about due to missing captions.

Also, there were two or three occasions where non-captioning information appeared on the screen along with the captions – I can’t remember the exact codes etc but they were things like ‘Intro VTR video...’ or similar type expressions, obviously meant to guide someone other than Prime TV viewers...

Licensee’s submissionsThe licensee submitted:

It is important to note that the enclosed recording is extracted from a digital logger system and while it demonstrates the existence of closed captions, it is not a true reflection of the timing and display characteristics of the closed captions embedded in the PRIME7 News broadcast. The nature of the logging system is such that the broadcast programming is captured faithfully, albeit at reduced quality due to the necessarily low bit-rates required to make digital logging of many individual broadcast streams viable in terms of storage capacity. The logger also records the closed captions, but the task of marrying the two files (program and captions) is a complex one, and for logging purposes only, a reduced quality recording produces significant artefacts not present in the actual broadcast stream. For example, the timing and line breaks in the logger display are not always as seen by our viewers; the position on screen of the captions is not as seen by our viewers; the colours and fonts are not as seen by viewers; and the pagination also is less reliable. These artefacts have been accepted in the logging task, since the perceived need for the logging service is not to monitor the correct operation of the captions, and not necessarily to replicate the full viewing experience, in much the same way a greatly reduced bit-rate and therefore vision quality is acceptable in the logging task. As can be seen from the enclosed and therefore vision quality is acceptable in the logging task. As can be seen from the enclosed logger extract, PRIME7 through the NEN licence area among others, does provide a captioning service in accordance with clause 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 and clause 38 of Schedule 4 to the Act.


FindingThe licensee breached clause 7(1)(o) as it failed to comply with clause 38(1) of Schedule 4 to the Act.

ReasonsA transcript of the broadcast together with corresponding captions is set out at Attachment A.

By way of general comment, it is noted that several errors were identified over the course of the whole program (as distinct from individual segments). The ACMA notes the following:

Consistent with the complainant’s submissions, captions unrelated to the audio were interspersed throughout the program, for example “VTR, VTR ENDS, VTR INTRO, PRIME7, INTRO CURSOR, Psn LIVE READ”.

In some parts, captions from a script of an apparently unrelated program appeared (for example, “Heteros. Will it be you? I’m, not”).

There were also several grammatical (including spelling and punctuation errors)

There were delays in the appearance of some captions

There was repetition of captions

There was no speaker identification

There were missing captions.

Even taking account the artefacts identified by the licensee, the ACMA notes that the errors identified by the complainant are evident in the broadcast provided and as such, were not all a result of the licensee’s logger display. Significantly, the licensee submitted that ‘the nature of the logging system is such that the broadcast programming is captured faithfully’. Accordingly, where the broadcast before the ACMA contained missing captions and/or grammatical errors, these would have been apparent to viewers.

News programming, by its nature, is divided into separate segments, each of which cover distinct and separate stories or reports. In this context, each segment is regarded as ‘the program’ for the purposes of this legislation. The ACMA assess whether the story covered by the segment in question would have made sense to a person relying on those captions. This process is undertaken by ACMA assessors who view each segment in real time without volume and with captions in place. ACMA assessors also compare the captions that are broadcast to the soundtrack of each of the broadcast segments. The ACMA has regard to all of the relevant quality indicators and, most importantly, the cumulative effect of their application. Importantly, they require the ACMA to assess captions in the context in which they appear. For example, live ‘news’ captions are not expected to be of the same standard as captions that are prepared in advance of a broadcast.

The 30-minute news program comprised 16 items. Looking at each item individually, the ACMA is satisfied that, at least for six of these items, a captioning service was not provided, as it was not of a quality that would have allowed adequate or meaningful access to a viewer. In two segments, the stories, almost in their entirety, contained missing captions.


Story 2:

The second story ran for 40 seconds and was about the flooding of Manning River.The story commenced with the sentence:

“The Manning region is on its way to being declared a natural disaster zone.”However most of this sentence was not captioned, where the captions commenced at “natural disaster zone”.There were missing captions later in the story where the excerpt:

“This playground becoming a water wonderland. Council was told to remove this pontoon. They didn’t, and it floated away”

was captioned as:“This playground becoming a water it floated away”.

The segment also contained grammatical errors (“resembed” instead of “resembled”) and some delay. On one occasion three lines of captions flashed on and off screen momentarily– not leaving enough time for a viewer to read them. While these captions showed up again shortly after, the flashing and repetition would have been distracting to a viewer, and therefore would have detracted from the readability of the captions. This also contributed to the delay and absence of other captions. A reader would then face the challenge of keeping in pace with the story’s meaning. The ACMA considers that the overall readability and comprehensibility of the captions was of a quality that did not enable meaningful access of the broadcast to a viewer.

Story 5:

The fifth story ran for 36 seconds and was about a cracked windscreen of a REX aeroplane discovered during a flight. The commencing sentence of this story was mostly uncaptioned, and when the captioning commenced towards the end, the captions appeared flashing momentarily, which resulted in the sentence being illegible on the whole. Further missing captions occurred during the story, where the excerpt:

“The nineteen passengers on board had to be put on other flights. The crew noticed the minor crack after leaving the Lismore airport”

was captioned as:“The nineteen passengers had to be put on the crew noticed the minor crack after leaving the Lismore airport”.

Several captions in this story were ‘grainy’ and took time to completely display on screen. There were some grammatical errors, a flash of jumbled captions towards the end, and the inclusion of irrelevant text at the end as it segued into the subsequent story:

“ENDS VTR-INTRO Residents of one”The ACMA considers that the overall readability and comprehensibility of the captions was of a quality that did not enable meaningful access of the broadcast to a viewer.


Story 6:

The sixth story ran for 38 seconds and was about the installation of a new phone tower. Early in the story, after the second sentence, the following text appeared:

“TAKE VTR ENDS: Prime 7 News VTR INTRO In one of the largest TAKE VTR ENDS: Prime” “7 News VTR INTRO In one of the largest”

Shortly after the relevant captions re-commenced, repetition of captions occurred. This resulted in the detraction from the meaning of the story, and would have made little sense to viewers relying on the captions. This also resulted in subsequent delay, and the quick flash of captions so as to compensate for the delay. Further missing captions, and repetition of captions, occurred later in the story. The ACMA considers that the overall readability and comprehensibility of the captions was of a quality that did not enable meaningful access of the broadcast to a viewer.

Story 7:

The seventh story ran for 1 minute and 47 seconds, and was about the IR Protest. The commencement of the story was not captioned. The following excerpt:

“In one of the largest protests ever seen in Sydney, thousands of frontline workers have demanded the Premier back off on Industrial relations. The controversial wage changes are set to be rubber stamped by the lower house this week. Unions say it’s worse than Work Choices.”

was captioned as:“Premier back off on Industrial relations. The controversial wage changes are set to be rubber stamped by the lower choices. TAKE VTR ENDS: Prime.”

Shortly after, captions appeared that were from an unrelated program script:“Time to spell that out. I disagree”“Because”“Because”

This occurred again later in the segment where the following unrelated words appeared:“Heteros. Will it be you? I’m not.”

There were some grammatical errors, delay and quick flashes of captions.The ACMA considers that the overall readability and comprehensibility of the captions was of a quality that did not enable meaningful access of the broadcast to a viewer.

Story 9

The ninth story ran for 1 minute and 28 seconds and was about locals at Macksville wanting a new Catholic High School built. The commencing two sentences contained missing captions, followed by the inclusion of irrelevant text, and unrelated script as follows:

“say they want a Catholic high school in the town. Council says the Diocese [missing] rejection of their plans. TAKE VTR ENDS: psn LIVE READ Police have found a”“have found a”“have found a”“Of the three big issues Ms Gillard used to justify Mr Rudd’s axing,”


The remainder of this story contained no captions whatsoever. Shortly after the end of the story, as the next story commenced, the following appeared:

“ENDS: psn LIVE READ”

The ACMA considers that the overall readability and comprehensibility of the captions was of a quality that did not enable meaningful access of the broadcast to a viewer.

Story 14:

The fourteenth story was the weather segment. This was mostly uncaptioned.

The ACMA recognises that the general attitude to weather segments on news is that text or visual imagery can reduce the requirement for closed captions, as there is no need to repeat information that already appears on screen.

However, where there is important information that is not available via the visual aids, it remains an obligation for broadcasters to provide captions.

In this particular segment, the weather report was largely uncaptioned and the text or visual imagery was not of a sufficient quantity or quality to justify closed captions being largely abandoned and allowing the text or visual images to speak for themselves.

The weather report contained vital flood disaster information that was not captioned and was not displayed on the screen. The ACMA considers the following excerpt, at the very least, should have been captioned:

“There are more flood watches and flood warnings than I can tell you about. If you want to check them all, head to the bureau’s website: bom.gov.au click on NSW look at the warnings page it’s all there for you. Too many to mention tonight.”

The captioning of these items did not enable meaningful access of the broadcast to the viewer.

Conclusion

The licensee breached its licence condition under clause 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 as it did not provide a captioning service under clause 38(1) of Schedule 4 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.


http://www.bom.gov.au/

Attachment A

Items Audio Captions ACMA Comments

Intro (21 secs) Tonight the flood crisis claims a life. A man,

crushed to death, after a tree falls on his car.

Hundreds of people evacuated and

thousands left stranded as flood waters rise.

And a mother reunited with her two sons

after an emotional Pol Air rescue from a

flooded camping ground.

This is Prime Seven News with Elspeth

Taylor.

Good evening, thanks for your company,

also making news tonight, Wingham and

Taree residents ordered to evacuate as the

storm’s sister moves south, and McKsville’s

worst flood peak since 1970.

Prime News with Elspeth Taylor.

Tonight, The flood crisis claims a life – a

man crushed to death after a tree falls on

his car

Hundreds of people evacuated and

thousands left stranded as flood waters

rise.

And a mother reunited with her two sons

after a PolAir Rescue from a flooded

camping ground.

[Missing]

Delay

Missing captions

Delay

Missing

Story 1.Tree kills man (59 secs)

First, the flood crisis has claimed its first life.

A 37 year old local man was killed after a

tree fell and crushed his ute. With the

ferocious weather expected to continue over

the coming days, the SES is tonight pleading

with all motorists to take care.

Reporter: It was a freakish accident. The

wet and wild weather claiming its first victim.

The driver of this car had little time to react

after this tree fell. It his vehicle and the local

man inside was crushed to death.

Inspector: A 37 year old man from Hillville

was driving his ute along the Hillville road

towards Bucketts Way, and a large tree has

fallen over and actually landed on the roof of

the ute.

Reporter: The Toyota Utility lost control

veering off the road into an embankment.

Emergency services had to cut the man’s

body from the wreck. A crushed car shell all

that was left. A crime scene was established

and police are continuing to investigate. It

prompted a desperate plea from the SES for

drivers to be vigilant and take extra care on

was killed after a tree fell and crushed his

ute. With the ferocious weather expected

to continue over the coming days the SES

is tonight pleading with all motorists to

take care VTR //It was a freakish accident. The wet and

wild weather claiming it’s first victim. The

driver of this car had little time to react

after this tree fell. It his vehicle and the

local man inside was crushed to death.//

A 37 year old man from Hillville was

driving his ute along the Hillville road

towards Bucketts Way, and a large tree

has fallen over and actually landed on the

roof of the ute. // The Toyota utility lost

control veering off the road into an

embankment. Emergency services had to

cut the man’s body from the wreck. A

crushed car shell all that was left. A crime

scene was established and police are

continuing to investigate. It prompted a

desperate plea from the SES for drivers to

be vigilant and take extra care on the

Missing

Delay

Captions commence

midway through

second sentence

Most of story

captioned


the roads. In no circumstances should

people walk, ride or drive through

floodwaters. And stay away from storm

drains.

Peter Floyd SES: Cos it doesn’t actually

need a great depth, it’s the velocity of the

water that can take a person off their feet,

knock them off a motorcycle or even move a

car or light vehicle off of the causeway.

Reporter: Multiple road closures have been

erected right across the region as flood

waters continue to block a number of roads.

Check the RTA website for the latest

information.

Amy Ziniak at Hillville Prime Seven News

roads. In no circumstances should people

walk, ride or drive through floodwaters.

And stay away from storm drains.// It

doesn’t actually need a great depth, it’s the

velocity of th water which actually takes a

person n off their feet, knock them off a

motorcycle or even move a car or light

vehicle off of the causeway. // Multiple

road closures hav // Multiple road closures

ha e been erected right across the region,

as flood waters continue to block a number

roads. Check the RTA website for the

latest information.

Amy Ziniak at Hillville, Prime Seven.

Story 2 –Flood in Taree (2mins 40 secs)

The Manning region is on its way to being

declared a natural disaster zone. The

Manning River at Wingham predicted a peak

at 11.9 metres tonight. Evacuation orders

have just been issued for Taree North, Taree

West, Chatham, Browns Creek and 14

streets in Wingham as well as the 103-bed

Wingham Nursing Home. Evacuation

centres are being established at Club Taree,

Taree PCYC and Taree High School as

flooding reaches dangerous levels.

Reporter: the heavens opened and down

came the rain. The Manning river slowly

headed towards the Taree CBD car parks

started to flood, parks were swallowed by

rising waters and paddocks resembled

lakes, livestock opting for higher ground.

This playground becoming a water

wonderland. Council was told to remove this

pontoon. They didn’t, and it floated away.

An amazing view for curious locals.

Local: It’s unusual isn’t it.

Reporter: SES on high alert, operating 24

hours as crews were shipped in from across

the state.

[Peter Floyd SES] Predominantly sand

bagging for flashflooding, trees down, and

roof jobs, leaking rooves overflowing gutters

and that sort thing, plus a couple of animal

rescues and some people out of cars.

Reporter: A relieved mum was reunited with

her children. The six and four year old went

[Missing]natural disaster zone. The Manning River

at Wingham predicted a peak at 11.9

metres tonight. Evacuation orders have

just been issued for Taree North, Taree

West, Chatham, Browns Creek and 14

streets in Wingham aswell as the 103 bed

Wingham Nursing Home. Evacuation

centres being established at Club Taree,

Taree PCYC and Taree High School as as flooding reaches dangerous levels.

The heavens opened and down came the rain. The Manning river slowly headed towards the Taree (?) CBD. Carparks started to flood, parks wereCarparks started to flood, parks were

headed towards the Taree (?) CBD.

swallowed by rising waters and paddocks

resembed lakes, livestock opting for

higher ground. This playground becoming

a water [missing]it floated away. An amazing view for

curious locals. // It’s unusual isn’t it. // SES

on high alert, operating 24 hours as crews

were shipped in from across the state.//

Predominantly sand

state// Predominantly sand bagging for

flashflooding, trees down, and roof jobs,

leaky roofs overflowing gutters and that

sort thing, plus a couple of animal rescues

and some people out of cars. // A relieved

mum, was reunited with her children.

delay, errors,

missing captions

Delay

quick flash only –

not long enough on

screen to read

repeat captions

Grammatical errors

Missing captions


camping with their uncle near Mt George

when they became stranded.

Uncle: Yeah went to bed the River was okay

and the next morning it was unpassable and

kept on coming up and up.

Police: When we deployed some SES

ground crews yesterday, during the day they

couldn’t get further upstream or near the

location where people were.

Reporter: A last resort, Pol Air 5 was called,

to fly them to safety. Wingham resident

Brett Godwin who’s been through a number

of floods had a spectacular view. His home

overlooking a flooded gully and drowned

bridge.

BG: A couple, oh maybe once, maybe twice

a year, but nothing like this one. I’d say that

bridge is probably best part of 20 foot under

at the moment.

Reporter: 1920 and 1978 go down in history

as the worst floods on record.

In 78 the big flood was just a couple of

meters higher than it is now. Already the

Bight bridge in Wingham completely under

water. The locals reckon the water will

continue to rise and rushes from Gloucester

and the Barrington Tops.

Evacuation orders have been put in place for

areas around Taree and Wingham as the

rain continues to drench region. In the 24

hours to 9am today Taree has a staggering

103 mils of rainfall followed by Smokey Cape

with 96 and Forster at 67 mils. Amy Ziniak

Prime Seven News.

The six and four year old went camping

with their uncle near Mt George when they

became stranded.

// went to bed the river was okay and the

next morning it was unpassable and kept

on coming up and up. // we deployed

some SES ground crews yesterday, during

the day they couldn’t get further upstream

or near the location where peopl were // A

last resort, PolAir 5 was called, to fly them

to safety. Wingham resident Brett Godwin

whose been through a number of floods

had a spectacular view. His home

overlooking a flooded gully and drowned

bridge. // A couple maybe once, maybe

twice a year, but nothing like this one. I’d

say that bridge is probably best part of 20

foot under at the moment.// 1920 and

1978 go down in history as the worst

floods on record.//

In 78 the big flood was just a couple of

meters higher than it is now. Already the

Bight bridge in Wingham completely under

water. The locals reckon the water will

continue to rise and rushes from

Gloucester and the Barrington Tops.//

Evacuation orders have been put in place

for areas around Taree and Wingham as

the rain continues to drench region. In the

24 hours to 9am today Taree has a

staggering 103 mils of rainfall followed by

Smokey Cape with 96 and Forster at 67

mils. Amy Ziniak Prime Seven News.

Grammatical errors

Story 3 – Kempsey - Mackay Valley (2 mins 6 secs)

Thousands of residents across the Macleay

Valley are tonight isolated by rising

floodwaters. Overnight hundreds of people

in Kempsey were evacuated as the Macleay

River surged.

Reporter: Surrounded by rising flood water

Kempsey locals could do nothing but watch

and wait. Days of torrential rain saw the

Macleay river break its banks, cutting roads

and lapping at businesses. It caught some

visitors off guard. Travellers turned back –

evacuated at Macleay River surged TAKE VTR ENDS : p7n Surrounded by rising

flood water Kempsey locals could do

nothing [missing]banks – cutting roads and laping at

businesses. It caught some visitors off

guard. Travellers turned back – the Pacific

Highway closed between Kempsey and

Coffs Harbour

Irrelevant text

Some repetition

Some delay

Some grammatical

errors


the Pacific Highway closed between

Kempsey and Coffs Harbour.

Traveller: Oh we just came down for the

long weekend. We’re from the Gold Coast.

We were just going to have a bit of a holiday

but now it is a bit of an extended holiday.

Reporter: The SES put out a warning over

night the river predicted to peak at six point

nine metres – breaking the town’s levy bank.

Makeshift evacuation centres, like this one at

Kempsey High, were set-up to take in those

forced out by the rising water.

DoCS: We had a big mixture of people from

travellers. People who were already in

Kempsey staying in motels. And, a few

people who were in low lying parts of the

town and surrounds who were evacuated

here as well.

Speaker: We were ordered to evacuate by

the police about 11 o’clock last night.

Reporter: The SES predicts around 10

thousand people have been affected across

the lower Macleay valley. Around 400

businesses and residents were also

evacuated from Kempsey CBD overnight.

Many businesses chose not to open their

doors this morning. Although, a handful ran

the gauntlet.

Speaker: Floods always react differently so

we’re not, we’re not convinced that all the

information which is coming out totally

accurate. And that’s purely based on what

we’ve seen so far.

Reporter: As the afternoon wore on fears

began to ease. The water rising slower than

predicted – peaking around the six point six

metre mark. The rain’s expected to ease

across the Mid North Coast tomorrow as the

low pressure system heads south towards

the Hunter. Residents now left to clean up

once the flood waters recede. Amanda

Douglas, Prime7 news:

// We can came down for the long

weekend. We’re from the Gold Coast. We

were going to have a bit of a holiday but

now it is a bit of an extended holiday.

// SES put out a warning over night the

river predicted to peak at six point nine

metres – breaking the town’s levy bank.

Makeshift evacuation centres, like this one

at Kempsey High, were set-up to take in

those forced out by the rising water.

//We had a big mixture of people from

travellers. People who were already in

Kempsey staying in motels. And, a few

people who were in low lying parts of the

town and surrounds who were evacuated

here as well. // We were ordered to

evacuate by the police about 11 o’clock

last night // The SES predicts around 10

thousand people have been affected

across the lower Macleay valley. Around

400 residents and businesses were also

evacuated overnight.

Many businesses chose not to open their

doors this morning. Although, a handful

ran the gauntlet.

// Floods always react differently so we’re

not, we’re not convinced that all the

information which is coming out totally

accurate. And that’s purely based on what

we’ve seen so far. // As the afternoon wore

on fears began to ease. The water rising

slower than predicted – peaking around

the six point six metre mark. The rain’s

expected to ease across the Mid North

Coast tomorrow as the low pressure

system heads south towards the Hunter.

Residents now left to clean up once the

flood waters recede. Amanda Douglas,

Prime7 news:

Story 4 – Macksville Floods (1 min 36 secs)

News reader: The highest flood level in over

40 years was recorded at one mid north

coast town last night. And the worst of it

isn’t over yet, with another king tide

predicted tonight.

[Missing]was recorded at one mid north coast town

last night. And the worst of it isn’t over yet,

with another king tide predicted tonight.

// The Nambucca River at Macksville hit

Missing captions.


Reporter: The Nambucca River at

Macksville hit 2.7 metres last night. That’s

the highest level recorded since 1970.

SES: And we didn’t know where the water

was going to go so it was quite a tense night

for most of us here and we had spotters out

most of the night just keeping an eye on the

water. Gum-boots became a CBD essential.

Flooding in the Macksville area may not be

entirely uncommon, but according to local

residents, it is when it cuts the Pacific

Highway, in the middle of town. With roads

closed north and south, residents came out

just to look at the spectacle.

Resident: When I heard that it was over the

road we had to come down and look

because the kids haven’t seen it like that.

Reporter: The SES were kept busy. Mostly

with sandbagging jobs. Despite the flooding,

residents seemed upbeat. A spot of fishing

was in order for this family, who lost the

gold-fish out of their front pond.

Resident: oh yeah the gold fish are missing

yes, they had the fishing rods out to catch

them.

Reporter: Flood waters dropped throughout

the day. But they are expected to rise again

tonight with a king tide predicted at 9.30.

Around three thousand residents in the

Nambucca Shire remain cut off. Council

workers have also been kept busy.

Council: Council workers were out last

night, most of the night and also today.

Reporter: Warnings to keep out of the water

have been issued. Coffs Harbour’s Park has

been temporarily closed because of debris

and murky water. Skye Carle, Prime Seven

News.

2.7 metres last night. That’s the highest

level recorded since 1970. //

And we didn’t know where the water was

going to go so it was quit e a tense night

for most of us here and we had spotters

out most of the night keeping an eye on

the water. And we had spotters out most

of the night keeping an eye on the water.

Gum-boots became a CBD essential.

Flooding in the Macksville area may not be

entirely uncommon, but according to local

residents, it is when it cuts the Pacific

Highway, in the middle of town. With

roads closed north and south, residents

came out just to look at the spectacle.

//When I heard that it was over the road

we had to come down and look because

the kids haven’t seen it like that. // The

SES were kept busy. Mostly with

sandbagging jobs. Despite the flooding,

residents seemed upbeat. A spot of

fishing was in order for this family, who lost

the gold-fish out of their front pond. //

Oh yeah the gold fish are missing yes,

they had the fishing rods out to catch

them. //

Flood waters dropped throughout the day.

But they are expected to rise predicted at

9.30. Around three thousand residents in

the Nambucca Shire remain cut off.

Council workers have also been kept busy.

// Council workers were out last night,

most of the night and also today.

// Warnings to keep out of the water have

been issued. Coffs Harbour’s Park has

been temporarily closed because of debris

and murky water. Skye Carle, Prime

Seven News.

Story 5 – REX grounded flight – (36 secs)

News presenter: With the Pacific Highway

cut off by flood waters, air travel is the surest

way for trips to Sydney.

But today passengers from Lismore hit a

hurdle. A cracked windscreen forced a REX

flight from Lismore to Sydney to turn back.

The nineteen passengers on board had to

be put on other flights. The crew noticed the

minor crack after leaving the Lismore airport.

[missing] flood waters – air travel is the surest way for trips to Sydney.But today passengers from Lismore hit a

hurdle. A cracked windscreen forced a

REX flight from Lismore to Sydney to turn

back.

The nineteen passengers had to be put on

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REX say it won’t have affected the flight’s

operations but regular safety procedures

had to be followed. Left grounded at

Lismore airport the aircraft was due to be

overlooked by an engineer this afternoon.

crack after leaving the Lismore airport.

REX say it wouldn’t have effected the

flights operations

but regular safety procedures had to be followed. Left grounded at Lismore

airport the aircraft was due to be looked over by an engineer aircraft was due to

be looked afternoon. ENDS VTR-INTRO Residents of one

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Story 6 – Phone Tower (1 min 38 secs)

News reader: Residents of one local

community are questioning plans to build a

new phone tower on their doorstep. They

fear the benefits will be overshadowed by

negative impacts on the area.

Reporter: Plans to build a new Optus phone

in Clunes have locals worried. They say

other locations that are higher – and further

from the village should be considered

Local: That’s a pretty poor option to be quite

honest and I can’t see why they’ve done it.

It’s not gonna look good. There are some

hills approaching Clunes from the Lismore

end which it could go on that are quite

isolated.

Reporter: Worried it will be an eyesore and

upset the image of the old village. Others

fear it will pose a serious health risk.

Local 1: It’s the radiation, is it? that comes

out of it? No one is just happy about it with

what it will do to people in the future.

Local 2: No I think a lot more research

needs to go into it, and I’d like to know all the

facts behind it.

Reporter: Council raised its concerns at last

night’s meeting. Hoping to establish a policy

whereby no towers are built within 500

metres of a residential area.

Council: Council resolved first of all to write

to Optus and say ‘have you considered any

other sites? Secondly to ask for an extension

of the consultation period by a month.

Reporter: the tower would stand 40 metres

high

Council: Notification only goes to immediate

Residents of one local community are

questioning plans to build a new phone

tower on their doorstep. They fear the

benefits will be overshadowed by a

negative impact on the area.

TAKE VTR ENDS: Prime 7 News VTR-INTRO In one of the largestTAKE VTR ENDS: Prime 7 News VTR-INTRO In one of the largest

Plans to build a new Optus phone

Tower in Clunes has locals worried. Plans to build a new Optus phone

That’s a pretty poor option to be quite

honest and I can’t see why they’ve done it.

It’s not gonna look good. There are some

hills approaching Clunes from the Lismore

end which it could go on that are quite

isolated.

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Others fear it will pose a serious health

risk.

It’s the radiation, is it? that comes out of it?

No one is just happy about it with what it

will do to people in the future.

No I think a lot more research needs to go

into it, and I’d like to know all the facts

behind it.

Council raised its concerns at last nights meeting. Hoping to establish a policy

whereby no towers are built within 500

metres a policy whereby no towers are

built within 500 metres of a residential

area.

Council resolved first of all to write to

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neighbours and people within a broader area

also feel concern about those emissions.

Reporter: A number of petitions have

already been circulated. In Clunes, Jessica

Fagan Prime Seven News.

Optus and say, “have yo u considered

any other sites?” Secondly to ask for an

extension of the consultation period by a month.The tower would stand 40 metres high

Notification only goes to immediate

neighbours and people who immediate

neighbours and people who live in a

broader area are also concerned about

those emissions.

A number of petitions have already been

circulated. In Clunes, Jessica Fagan

Prime Seven News.

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Story 7 – IR Protest (1 min 47 secs)

News reader: In one of the largest protests

ever seen in Sydney, thousands of frontline

workers have demanded the Premier back

off on Industrial relations. The controversial

wage changes are set to be rubber stamped

by the lower house this week. Unions say

it’s worse than Work Choices.

Protestors chanting: “Barry O’Farrell is his

name, kicking workers is his game”.

Reporter: The heavy rain couldn’t keep

them away. They came in their thousands

from across country NSW. From up and

down the coast, and from the city. Nurses,

teachers, fire fighters, police officers,

national park workers. The union claim there

was 12 thousand angry public servants in

this protest today.

Protestors chanting: “We’re angry. We’re

loud, we’re unions and we’re proud!”

Reporter: They demanded Barry O’Farrell

dump his contentious Industrial relations

forms, which they say is worse than work

choices. The Upper house has passed the

IR Bill, now it will go to the lower house.

The feeling among protestors today is one of

Premier back off on Industrial relations.

The controversial wage changes are set to

be rubber stamped by the lower [missing]

choices. TAKE VTR ENDS: Prime

“Barry O’Farrell is his name, kicking

workers is his game”

Game”. The heavy rain, couldn’t keep

them away. They came in their thousands

away. They came in their thousands time to spell that out. I disagree because because

nurses, teachers, firefighters, police

officers, national park workers. The union

claim there was 12 thousand angry public

servants in this protest today.

“we’re angry, we’re loud, we’re unions and

we’re proud!”

They demanded Barry O’Farrell dump his

contentious industrial relations forms which they say is worst than workchoices. The upper house [missing]has passed the IR bill. Now it’ll go to the

lower house.

“The feeling amongst protestors here

today is one of ange [missing]protestors here today is one of ang pick heteros. Will it be you? I’m notand betrayal. These frontline workers say

they don’t want to cause widespread

disruptions but this is the only way they

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anger and betrayal. These frontline workers

say they don’t want to cause widespread

disruption. But they say this is the only way

they can get their voice heard.

Protestor 1: They’re putting up electricity

bills, everything is going up. And our wages

are going down. How are we supposed to

survive?

Protestor 2: We work very very hard and I

think there’s no appreciation and I think

Barry O’Farrell should back off, and give

public servants a fair go.

Reporter: The Opposition leader made a

cameo appearance. But the Premier and his

ministers were nowhere to be seen.

Protestors chanting: “We won’t stop until

we’ve won.”

Reporter: A sure sign of protests to come.

Antonia Morrow, Prime 7 News.

can get their voicwho will tonight NSWe heard. get over the line tonight, we will win

“They’re putting up electricity bills,

everything is [missing] up. And our

wages are going down. How are we

suppose to survive?

We work very very hard and I think there’s

no appreciation and I think Barry O’Farrell

should back off, and give public servants a

fair go.

The Opposition leader made a cameo

appearance. But the Premier and his

ministers were nowhere to be seen.

“We won’t stop until we’ve won.”

A sure sign of protests to come. Antonia

Morrow, Prime 7 News.

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15 secs Still to come, the push for a new Catholic

High school. And sugar cane farmers count

the cost of flooding.

VOS-INTRO CURSOR Still to come, The

push for a new Catholic High School. And

suger cane famers count the cost of

flooding ENDS

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Story 8 – Wet Harvest (1 min 24 secs)

News reader: It’s been a wet start to the

sugar cane season. Harvest is being

delayed by a week. But growers say this

year’s crop is looking good.

Reporter: The recent downpour has delayed

the start of the sugar cane harvest. Due to

begin this week. But growers aren’t

concerned yet – it’s an all too familiar

situation.

Grower: We budget on spending a large

percentage of this time of year on the wet

weather equipment on the full track haul outs

– it’s just part of growing cane on the North

Coast.

Reporter: They’re happy with the quality of

this year’s crop. Expecting a big yield.

Grower: The crop this year is looking better

than last year. Last year we didn’t quite get

to 600 thousand, but this year we’re looking

at an estimate of around 730,000 ton which

is a mark improvement on last year.

Reporter: Many local farmers are still feeling

the effects of the floods earlier this year.

Local Farmer: one of the main issues was a

VTR-INTRO It’s been a wet start to the

sugar cane season. Harvest has been

delayed by a week. But growers say this

year’s crop is looking good.

[jumbled captions appear momentarily that are irrelevant]The recent downpour has delayed the start

of the sugar cane harvest. Due to start

this week. But growers aren’t concerned

yet – it’s an all too familiar situation.

We budget on spending a large

percentage of this time of year on the wet

weather equipment on the full track haul

outs – it’s just part of growing cane on the

North Coast.

They’re happy with the quality of this

year’s crop. Expecting a big yield.

The crop this year is looking better than

last year. Last year we didn’t quite get to

600 thousand, but this year we’re looking

at an estimate of around 730,000 ton

which is a mark improvement on last year.

Many local farmers are still feeling the

effects of the floods earlier year.

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lot of people didn’t actually get to plant their

crops which would have been harvested not

this year but next year because this is a two

year old crop mainly growing in NSW.

Leading to growing calls for more support

from the government.

Farmer: Both Victoria and Queensland were

given an amount of 25,000 dollars if they

were eligible – we’ll be speaking with the

NSW government in Sydney next week, with

the minister for agriculture, to see what we

can do.

Reporter: Last minute checks were being

carried out on machinery today. Once it gets

going it will run non-stop until mid-

November. Jessica Fagan, Prime Seven

News.

One of the main issues was a lot of people

didn’t actually get to plant their crops

which would have been harvested not this

year but nex xt year it’s a two year crop

mainly growing in NSW.

Leading to growing calls for more support

from the government.

Both Victoria and Queensland were given

an amount of 25,000 dollars if they were

eligible – we’ll be speaking with the NSW

government in Sydney next week, with the

minister for agriculture, to see what we can

do.

Last minute checks were being carried out

on machinery today. Once it gets going it

will run non-stop until mid-November.

Jessica Fagan, Prime Seven News.

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Story 9 – Catholic High School (1 min 28 secs)

Presenter: Macksville residents say they

want a Catholic High School in the town.

Council says the Diocese will appeal a

recent rejection of their plans.

Reporter: Hayden White went to St Patricks

school until year seven. With no Catholic

High School in Macksville he bussed it to

Kempsey.

Hayden: I just wish we didn’t have to four

buses every day.

Reporter: After 9 months it was just too

much and he enrolled in Macksville High

School.

Mother: Well the options were very limited

so it was a bit of a hard decision.

Reporter: Alice Sutherland is in the same

boat but she still goes to Kempsey10 hours

on a bus every week.

Alice: It’s pretty crap. Yeah, Cos I’d like to

stay in Macksville and not have to travel to

Kempsey every day.

Reporter: St Patrick’s primary is struggling

to provide for its 316 students. They’ve long

been planning to expand her in Dudley

street. Residents hoping a high school will

be on the agenda. But the proposal was

rejected by the joint regional planning panel.

The site was a designated flood plain.

Phillip Tuck owns the 3.2 hectares of land

and had a close inspection today.

[missing] say they want a Catholic high

school in the town. Council says the

Diocese [missing] rejection of their plans.

TAKE VTR ENDS: psn LIVE READ Police have found a have found a have found aOf the three big issues Ms Gillard used to

justify Mr Rudd’s axing,

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Phillip: It’s just the major flooding and

where the school’s going to be it’s not even

under water.

Reporter: In a statement the Diocese says

the decision by the joint planning panel was

disappointing. Nambucca Shire’s council

Michael Coulter says the Church will appeal.

Even though council supported the Dudley

street site, they won’t support the Church’s

appeal. They’re working together in the

search for an alternative site.

Michael: Potential loss of investment is

about 10 million dollars. And of course

children’s education is something you can’t

measure.

Reporter: A report will go to council

tomorrow night. Skye Carl in Macksville

Prime Seven News.

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Story 10 – Cannabis (29 secs)

News reader: Police have found a

staggering quantity of cannabis in growing

rooms at a home in Wardell. They searched

the Pimlico road address this morning,

seizing 336 plants, growing equipment as

well as weapons including a sword, knuckle

dusters and flick knife. A 39 year old male

has been charged with a number of

offences. A 26 year old woman has been

charged with knowingly taking part in the

cultivation of Cannabis.

ENDS: psn LIVE READPolice have found a staggering quantity of

cannabi and growing rooms at a home in

staggering quantity of cannabis and

Wardell. They searched the Pimlico road

address this morning, seizing 336 plants growing equipment, as well as weapons - including a sword, knuckle

[missing] knife. A 39 year old male has

been charged with a number of offences.

A 26 year old woman has been charged

with knowingly taking part in the cultivation

of Cannabis.

ENDS RVO-INTRO

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Story 11 – Rate Payers – IPART (37 secs)

News reader: Good news for rate payers

across the Great Lakes, IPART has rejected

council’s special rate variation. An

application was made for a 20 per cent rate

rise the first year followed by 3 years of 8 per

cent and 2 years of 6 per cent. But the

figures were not approved. But there will be

some extra rate payer pain. The Council has

been given the green light to increase rates

by 8 per cent for the next three years. Great

Lakes Council says it’s disappointed with

IPART’s decision. It says it’ll put a halt to

maintenance of roads and other assets

across the region.

Good news for rate payers across the

Great Lakes, IPART has rejected council’s

special rate variation. OVERLAY The

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for a 20 per cent rate rise the first year followed by 3 years of 8 per cent and 2 years of 6 per cent. [next captions illegible]disappointed with IPART’s decision. It

says it’ll put a halt to maintenance of roads

and other assets across the region. ENDS

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(9 secs) coach to help mentor local kids.

Bill: Elle he’s hoping to push riders to a new

level. Also tonight Squash makes a new

comeback with a younger generation.

with sport and a new cycling coach to help

mentor local kids.

Elle he’s hoping to push riders to a new

level. Also tonight Squash makes a new

comeback with a younger generation.

Story 12 – Sports – Cycle (1 min 9 secs)

Sports presenter: The North Coast

Academy of sport has welcomed a new

cycling coach determined to take young

athletes to the top level. He’ll hit the ground

spinning.

Reporter: Shane Hulbert will be looking after

cyclists from Port Macquarie to Byron Bay in

his new role. The program catering for the

11 to 18 year age group – developing a wide

range of skills

Shane: Ah we’re looking at both road and

track, a lot of the North Coast areas don’t

have tracks but that won’t stop us we’ve still

got other avenues where we can take them

on training camps around the area.

Reporter: It’s not only for those who are

already racing – also open to young athletes

who are just starting out in this sport.

Shane: We’re hoping to develop the kids in

a pathways program which should see them

hopefully one day competing in Europe as a

professional rider.

Reporter: With years of coaching

experience under his belt – Shane’s eager to

give this program a boost.

Shane: A couple of years ago the head

coach left us for greener pastures and the

program went through a lull and hopefully

I’m here in a position to take it up to that

next level.

Reporter: Jessica Fagan, Prime7 News.

VTR-INTRO The North Coast Academy of

sport has welcomed a new cycling coach

determined to take young athletes to the

top level. He’ll hit the ground running.

TAKE VTR ENDS: Prime 7 News

Shane Hulbert will be looking after cyclists

from Port Macquarie to Byron Bay in his

new role. The program the weather may

prevent Bay in his new role. The progrm [missing captions] group – developing a

wide range of skills.

We’re looking at both road and track, a lot

of the North Coast areas don’t have tracks

but that won’t stop us we’ve still got other

avenues where we can take them on

training camps around the area.

t’s not only for those who ar already racing

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We’re hoping to develop the kids in a

pathways program which should one day

see them competing in Europe as a

professional rider.

With (decades/years) of coaching

experience under his belt – Shane’s eager

to give this program a boost.

A couple of years ago the head coach left

us for greener pastures and the program

went throug a lull and hopefully I’m here

in a position to take it up to that next level.

Jessica Fagan, Prime7 News.

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Story 13 – Squash – (1 min 21 secs)

Sports presenter: Plenty of sporting

features have been called off around the

region, but it was full steam ahead for one

centre today, allowing some local talent to

hone their skills.

Reporter: Outdoor sporting grounds are

water logged. Across the region grounds

are closed until further notice. But these

kids were still able to get their sporting fix.

Owners of this squash centre say that’s what

it’s all about.

[missing] full steam ahead for one centre

today, allowing some local talent to hone

their skills.

Outdoor sporting grounds are water l Outdoor sporting grounds are water logged. Across the region grounds are

closed until further notice. But these kids

were still able to get their sporting fix. Owners of this squash centre say that’s

what it’s all about.

When we first came here we really got into

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Owner: When we first came here we really

got into the school groups – because that’s

where it’s at, ah, we had up to six hundred

kids weekly at one stage.

Reporter: With the sport taking a backseat

on the North coast, they’re hopeful that

getting school students involved will give its

profile a boost.

Owner: In the last ten years or so it just

hasn’t been promoted in Australia and so

we’ve got in with the schools, generating all

that interest and the kids love it.

Reporter: Erin Murphey will soon travel to

Sydney as part of the North Coast team.

With plenty of experience at the

representative level, she’s confident the local

side will put in a good showing.

Erin: I went last year and it was good, I think

North Coast won last year so I’m hoping for

a win again this year.

Reporter: From there – hoping to gain

selection in the Combined High Schools

team.

Erin: Yeah I hope, I didn’t make it last year

but I hope I do this year.

Reporter: Jessica Fagan, Prime7 News.

the schools groups – because that’s where

it’s at, ah, we had up to six hundred kids

weekley at on e stage.

With the sport taking a backseat on the

North coast. They’re hopeful that getting

school students involved will give its profile

a boost.

In the last ten years or so it just hasn’t

been promoted in Australia and so we’ve

got in with the schools, generating all that

interest and the kids love it.

Erin Murphey will soon travel to Sydney as

part of the North Coast team. With plenty

of experience at the representative level,

she’s confident the local side will put in a

good showing.

I went last year and it was good, I think

North Coast won last year so I’m hoping

for a win again this year.

From there – hoping to gain selection in

the Combined High Schools team.

Yeah I hope, I didn’t make it last year but I

hope I do this year.

Jessica Fagan, Prime7 News.

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5 secs Sports Presenter: And that’s all for sport

Elle.

News presenter: Thanks Bill Weather’s next

then, caught on camera, your best flood

shots.

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Story 14 – Weather (2 mins 25 secs)

News presenter: Let’s see what this wild

weather is doing. Daniel Gibson joins us

with the latest details.

Weatherman: G’day Elle yeah not great

conditions to be a weather man in I can tell

you because everyone wants to know what

is going on, what we’ve had, and the whole

deal. Just amazing conditions of course and

there we’ve seen the evacuations and the

like.

[Temperature graph] Very mild weather

really 19s and 20s and 21. I say that in a

temperature sense. There’s nothing mild

about the amounts of rain that we’ve had.

[rainfall graph]

32 mm falling at Coffs Harbour. Now the 24

Let’s see what this wild weather is doing.

Daniel Gibson joins us with the latest

details. ENDS

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hour period at Kempsey was 78. But and I

hope I’m pronouncing this correctly,

Audeville, (like Allan Order and Ville), on the

Macleay River, just outside Kempsey, a

little monitoring station there, it’s recorded

along the bureau’s 24 hour period, 366 mm

of rain. That’s what it recorded at that little

place there at that the little monitoring

station. Amazing amount of rain. 103 at

Taree. There are red dots located

everywhere. That means 100 mill plus. It’s

been incredible. Unbelievable today though,

easing off 28 to Taree 28 at Foster, the good

news is that the bulk [Synoptic chart] of

those showers are clearing away.

Tomorrow’s forecast, 1 to 5 mm. Exactly.

Friday fine and sunny, blue sky you’ll think,

what’s going on here. The bulk of that

system now heading down towards

Newcastle and starting to weaken right off.

Which is fantastic news. But isn’t it amazing!

366 mm of rain – quick maths, that’s nearly

14 inches in the old money, but not quite.

But wow. Just incredible.

[Forecast/temperature chart]

22 at Grafton tomorrow. 21 at Kempsey.

Thoughts are with you. 19 at Taree and 20

at Coffs Harbour. There are more flood

watches and flood warnings than I can tell

you about. If you want to check them all,

head to the bureau’s website.

bom.gov.au click on NSW look at the

warnings page it’s all there for you. Too

many to mention tonight.

21 at Tweeds head. We’ve got a little bit of

rain down south and a bit of breeze but it’s

nowhere near as bad.

[NSW Marine chart]

Still got big seas and swells so take care

there. Saw some ripper pictures tonight

we’re going to finish up with those. So good

of you to send them in just amazing.

[Tides Chart] Why you sent one with a

couple of kids walking through flood waters I

don’t know I hope they weren’t your children.

8:19 at High Tide and this stage folks we’ve

got a lunar eclipse tonight. That’ll be a nice

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http://www.bom.gov.au/

thing to have a look at.

[Sun & Moon Chart]

See you tomorrow.

Conclusion (1 min 20 secs)

News presenter: Thanks Dan. And before

we go tonight a huge thank you to our local

SES volunteers. They’ve been troopers the

past few days helping us out so we can get

you the latest information. Viewers have

also sent us some spectacular photographs.

Here’s some of our favourites. A big thanks

to Del and Dennis Ward who captured the

mighty Ellenborough Falls. Located to the

North West of Taree roads to the Falls have

now closed but hopefully by the weekend

you be able to visit the site. Wendy Blackford

took this photo in Macksville as the rain fell

and the river rose. It’s the worst flooding in

Macksville since the floods of 1970. Deb

sent in this shot – believe it or not

underneath this mass of water is the

Wingham Bridge. The photo was taken at 7

am and we know that river has continued to

rise. Dave Armstrong found what looked like

a sea of foam at Wallibi Point this morning.

Remember beach conditions will remain

dangerous over the coming days. This

photo of the Kempsey bridge was shared on

social networking site Twitter. While this one

shows just how close the flood waters came

to people’s homes. Little wonder some 400

people were evacuated overnight.

And that’s all from us tonight. We’ll keep

you updated throughout the night. Seven

News is next with Chris Bath.

RVO-INTRO Thanks Dan. And before we

go tonight a huge thank you to our SES

volunteers. They’ve been troopers the

past few days helping us out so we can

get you the latest information. Viewers

have also sent us some spectacular

photographs TAKE OVERLAY. Here’s some of our favourites. A big

thanks to Del and Dennis Ward who

captured the mighty Ellenborough Falls.

Located to the North West of Taree roads

to the Falls have now closed but hopefully

by the weekend you be able to visit the

site. Wendy Blackford took this photo in

Macksville as the rain fell and the river

rose. It’s the worst flooding in Macksville

since the floods of 1970. Deb sent in this

shot – believe it or not underneath this

mass of water is the Wingham Bridge. It

was taken at 7 am and we know that river

has continued to rise. Dave Armstrong

found what looked like the sea of foam at

Wallibi Point this morning. Remember

beach conditions will remain dangerous

over the coming days. This photo of the

Kempsey bridge was shared on social

networking site Twitter. While this one

shows just how close the flood waters

came to people’s homes. Little wonder

some 400 people were evacuated

overnight. ENDLIVE READ CURSORAnd that’s all from us tonight. We’ll keep

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