North-West weather:
A cold front will slowly cross Tasmania today, with a low expected to develop about the northwest and gradually move over Bass Strait. A cooler southerly flow will develop behind the front, while another low develops to the northeast of Tasmania. This low will move northwards during Monday before drifting over the Tasman Sea, while a ridge of high pressure gradually moves over Tasmania. The associated high will approach from the west on Tuesday before moving over the state, then away to the southeast on Wednesday.
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Cloudy. Very high (90%) chance of rain, becoming less likely this evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming southerly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then increasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures between 14 and 18.
North-West news:
► The Burnie Challenge has been cancelled due to safety concerns that arose due to bad weather. Read more.
► Power outages are being experienced around Devonport. Read more.
►A dozen cars were caught up in a crash on the second lap of the race at Symmons Plains. Read more.
►A 57-year-old St Helens man drowned on the state's East Coast on Friday. Read more.
► Autism Awareness Month Fun Day on Saturday helped to build a connect autism community. Read more.
► SPORT: Circular Head fightback to defeat the inaccurate East Devonport. Read more.
State of the Nation
Need a national news snapshot first thing? Well, we have you covered.
REGIONAL NEWS
► PORT PIRIE, SA: Hundreds have turned out for the Woodward Park Relay for Life. More here.
► WHYALLA, SA: Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing Nick Champion believes nanotechnology could play a big part in the future of Australia's steel industry, and in particular at the Whyalla Steelworks. More here.
► ESPERANCE, WA: Police have announced the threat to the community has been safely resolved after hours of negotiating. The man was inside a bus acting in an unpredictable manner. More here.
► MANDURAH, WA: The driver of a Toyota Landcruiser was trapped in his vehicle after it rolled for unknown reasons in Lake Clifton. About 6.30pm on Friday night, the four-wheel drive was travelling north on Forrest Highway when it rolled north of the Old Coast Road intersection. More here.
► BUNBURY, WA: A beautiful sunny day at Hay Park saw thousands pack out the 2017 LiveLighter Bunbury Show on Saturday. There was something for everyone at the event from showbags, to prizes and an unlimited choice of food vans to fill your stomach. More here.
► KATHERINE, NT: The two detention centre escapees who left Katherine, have been captured. Territory Response Group officers deployed tyre deflation devices (TDD) and deflated one of the tyres. It was enough to eventually immobilise the vehicle and allow an arrest. More here.
► NORTH QLD: A strong line of competitors were drawn to the Julia Creek Dirt n Dust triathlon last weekend. Juniors showed they were just as capable of the challenge as their parents on Friday. More here.
► JIMBOOMBA, QLD: A Warwick man has been charged with match fixing after five harness racing properties were searched, including one at Logan Village. More here.
► ALBURY-WODONGA, NSW/VIC: Jody Martin has been in Holbrook for 17 years, and for not one of those years has she missed the district’s annual race meet. But this year was a bit different to the norm – Mrs Martin took the title of Most Elegant Lady with a Spice Clothing Albury dress. More here.
► WARRNAMBOOL, VIC: There was no shortage of people at Killarney giving their opinions on Saturday to the state government about racehorses training on the nearby Belfast Coastal Reserve. More here.
► BALLARAT, VIC: A father who almost died with his children in a horror single-car crash on Remembrance Drive has spoken out in the hope something is done along the strip before another driver is killed. More here.
► TAMWORTH, NSW: Tragedy has struck at Saturday’s Warialda Cup meeting with the death of popular North West jockey Darren Jones. Tamworth’s Jones was one of three jockeys who came down after a terrible fall in the Warialda Sprint (1100m). More here.
► BENDIGO, VIC: THUNDER and lightning have descended on central Victoria, with patrons at the Nitro Circus at Tom Flood Sports Centre ducking for cover as heavy rain arrives. More here.
► NEWCASTLE, NSW: FORMER ABC radio presenter Carol Duncan has been confirmed as one of at least two fresh faces to run on the Labor ticket in the upcoming September local government elections. More here.
► DUBBO, NSW: If you were lucky enough to purchase or win tickets to this weekend’s Westview Drive-In movie revival in Dubbo this weekend you might have overlooked some important things in all the excitement. More here.
► QUEANBEYAN, NSW: A makeshift flower memorial was beginning to pile-up on Friday left by a community in shock at the brutal killing of a service station attendee the night before in Queanbeyan. More here.
► TAS: One of the worst crashes in the history of Supercars racing has ended the Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint in unbelievable scenes at Symmons Plains Raceway. More here.
► TAS: Corey Baker and Karina Dambergs are not okay with drinking and driving. But they are okay with driving drinks around the state. More here.
NATIONAL NEWS
► Stockman Murray Wilkinson has developed his own secret language of whistles that he uses to direct as many as nine working cattle dogs at the same time. More here.
► Gladys Berejiklian enjoyed an "extremely positive" reception as she joined candidates on the hustings on Saturday morning, but said she expected voters to punish the government for imposing byelections upon them. More here.
►The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service says it is working hard to access national parks and State forests to assess the damage from Tropical Cyclone Debbie and restore public access to camping areas and visitor sites. More here.
► A leader of the once-feared Brothers for Life gang ambitiously boasted of making Sydney his, overseeing a period of intense violence, including five shootings, before his eventual demise. More here.
WORLD NEWS
► With one massive question of war demanding an answer, Malcolm Turnbull found himself reflecting on another moment in time, three quarters of a century ago, when the response of a relative few determined the fate of two nations. More here.
► Hours before the dozens of US air strikes in Syria in response to a chemical attack that killed more than 80 Syrians, Abdul Hamid al-Youssef was mourning the loss of his twin babies, his wife and up to 40 members of his family. More here.
► A man has been arrested after a truck was driven into a crowd on a busy shopping street in Stockholm before crashing into a department store, killing four people, in what the prime minister described as a suspected terrorist attack. More here.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY …
0715 - Constantine ended his reign as Catholic Pope.
1770 - Captain James Cook discovered Botany Bay on the Australian continent.
1926 – Publisher Hugh Hefner was born
1940 - Germany invaded Norway and Denmark.
1955 – Comedian Jimmy Tingle was born
1959 - NASA announced the selection of America's first seven astronauts.
1963 - Winston Churchill became the first honorary U.S. citizen.
1965 - The Rolling Stones made their first live appearance on British TV's "Ready Steady Go!"
1970 – Paul McCartney quit the Beatles.
1990 – Actress Kristen Stewart was born
2007 - The iTunes Music Store reached 2.5 billion songs sold.
FACES OF AUSTRALIA
How will your life matter?
These were the words spoken during the opening message at the Bendigo Baptist Church on Friday, as hundreds of family and friends farewelled a man who touched the lives of so many.
Owen Vincent Curnow lived a life that mattered. As a father, a husband, a brother, a son, a friend, a colleague.
He was a man widely known throughout the Bendigo and greater central Victorian community and will be remembered as a remarkable man who led a life well-lived. More here.