Communities warned Tropical Cyclone Niran could intensify with 100km/h winds

Tropical Cyclone Niran is hovering off Far North Queensland this morning, with warnings the category two storm could intensify. 

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said the weather system will strengthen this morning.

Residents in areas between Cape Flattery and Innisfail are being warned they could experience gale-force winds of up to 100km/h as the cyclone intensifies. 

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How to select the right blower technology?

PWE takes a look at how to select the right blower technology for industrial effluent treatment plants.

Across the nation’s manufacturing industries, there is a universal dependence on the reliable supply of low-pressure air within a 0.3 to 3bar range to meet the demands of a wide variety of process applications.

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Probably none are more stringent than those for water diffused aeration and filter backwashing duties within industrial effluent treatment plant (ETP) installations. And it is in this cleaning of process waste- or contaminated water to make it reusable and recyclable where selecting the right low-pressure blower technology for the job is an essential consideration.

ETP installations are to be found within the process operations of a wide variety of industries such as food manufacturing and the production of pharmaceuticals, textiles, glass, cement, paper, and pulp. They play an essential role too in the output of tanneries, chemical industries, and general manufacturing activities. 

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Living on a rural property in outer Perth, Megan Newman has had her fair share of mozzie bites. In fact, the southern suburb of Karnup where she lives is notorious for its plagues of mosquitos that come and go, tormenting locals as they breed cycle after cycle on vacant lots and in the nearby Serpentine River.

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Call for urgent action to prevent further dieback of Adelaide's St Kilda mangroves

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Christmas Island detention centre site of riot as detainees set fires

The Australian Border Force (ABF) said a small number of detainees caused damage to the North West Point centre overnight and continue to refuse to follow the directions of authorities. A spokesman for the Refugee 

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