Footage taken at a tourist lodge in Scenic Rim shows a brief snow flurry, the area’s first since 2015
‘Snowfall!’ A rare sighting of snow at Spicers Peak Lodge in Maryvale, Queensland, amid cold and windy weather across south-east Australia.‘Snowfall!’ A rare sighting of snow at Spicers Peak Lodge in Maryvale, Queensland, amid cold and windy weather across south-east Australia., surprising residents in high-altitude border areas on Tuesday as Australia’s south-east shivered through a windy and wet start to the week.
In a clip posted on Facebook, the lodge’s proprietors said it was the first – albeit brief – time they had seen snow there since 2015.“Snowfall! A few hours ago, we were lucky enough to witness snow for a few minutes. The last time we experienced this was on 17 July 2015,” they wrote. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundupOur Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersModerate flood warnings were still in place for rivers around the state, including parts of the Watts River, Latrobe River and the Yarra River.
The Yarra at Coldstream reached 3.94 metres on Tuesday afternoon. It was still rising and expected to exceed 5.10 metres overnight into Wednesday, above moderate flood level.
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