Andrew Messenger

Now volunteering 4-5 days a week after 50 years working in radio and television (43 yrs in Canberra). Weather tragic, gym regular and walker.

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

Canberra is facing some unseasonable #weather this week with expected tops of 32° on Monday, 31° on Tuesday and 32° on Wednesday. It’s been 6 years since #Canberra had an October max of 30° or more and 19 years since there were 3 consecutive maxs in #CBR of 30° or more.
@BOM_ACT

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

A spectacular view of the Brindabellas at sunrise from #canberra this morning. #snow #CBR #weather

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

Canberrans woke Friday morning to #Canberra’s coldest June morning for 39 years. @BOM_ACT reports the minimum at 5.50am was -7.2°. You have to go back to June 29 1986 to find a colder June morning at -7.7°. And Canberra coldest June morning was -8.5° on June 8 1957 #weather

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

Canberra’s sub-zero minimum Sunday morning was the city’s earliest sub-zero start to a year for 30 years.

The minimum was officially -0.1° at 6.09am.

You have to go back to 1995 to find an earlier sub-zero minimum.

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

.@BOM_ACT has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for areas from Tuggeranong heading North. Heavy rain, large hailstones and damaging winds are all possible #weather #CBR #Canberra

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for #Canberra. The warning from @BOM_ACT is for heavy rainfall and damaging winds. #weather #CBR #storms

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

Update. Rainfall totals of up to 17mm in very short time and the forecast has been upgraded

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

The storm to #Canberra’s north-west has been moving in for the last hour and yet the forecast from @BOM_ACT hasn’t changed since 4.20pm. “Mostly clear” #weather #CBR

[Patrick Bell @PatrickSBell]

Liberal Leader Elizabeth Lee has conceded the ACT election. Andrew Barr will remain as Chief Minister, giving Labor at least 27 years in office. #ACTvotes

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

58.5% of the vote counted in #ACTelection and look at the swings, mostly caused by a move to likely independent MLAs Fiona Carrick and Tom Emerson. ABC election analyst Antony Green tipping a likely result as 10 Labor, 10 Liberal, 3 Greens and 2 Independents. #Canberra

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

.@abcnews election analyst Antony Green has just called the most likely result in the #ACTelection

10 Labor
10 Liberal
3 Greens
2 independents (Fiona Carrick in Murrumbidgee and Tom Emerson in Kurrajong)

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

@RosPayne5 https://t.co/iqvIZT4kxc

Also the ABC News channel
Is doing rolling coverage.

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

First numbers are in for the 2024 #ACTelection. No clear trend yet.

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

Overall result for #ACTelection from the ABC’s Antony Green. Seven seats yet to be decided. Still early.

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

In Kurrajong, Rebecca Vassarotti may have lost her seat. Early results suggest 2 Labor, 2 Liberal and one Green. #ACTelection. Andrew Barr, Elizabeth Lee and Shane Rattenbury returned.

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

Two Labor and 2 Libs in Yerrabi. A battle between the Greens and Independents for Canberra for the 5th seat. Still early. #ACTelection

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

Fiona Carrick likely to replace the Greens member in Murrumbidgee. Still early in the #ACTelection

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

No change likely for Ginninderra in #ACTelection 2 Labor, 2 Liberal 1 Green. Still early.

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

Indication that the Liberals may take three seats in Brindabella. It’s still early though #ACTelection

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

Elections ACT having some issues. #ACTelection

[Andrew Messenger @AndrewMessenge2]

Greens and Labor down slightly but Liberals up a bit in early results from #ACTelection (includes Greens vote)