7 pm Monday feels 83
What's the temperature where you are???
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Tuesday 7th of May 11.04a.m. Steady rain o'nite. Early sun / showers / sun. Cold. 11.1 / 16.7kph SW, Hg 64%, 17.6C / 63.7F top of 19C / 66F Showers.
Moon is 1.7%
The data follows the most recent Australian Energy Regulator's report, which showed the first quarter of electricity prices for 2024 were higher than the preceding quarter in all regions across Australia.
Anglicare SA Financial Counselling and Emergency Assistance manager Astra Fleetwood said the data was concerning and the demand for emergency assistance increased daily.
"We have to close our phone lines and close our doors because there are only so many people we can see in a day," she said.
"Last year we saw an increase in the cost of living and we expect that to continue to worsen.
"It's people having to choose whether or not they have food on the table, paying the rent, or paying electricity.
"I think we're very much at a crisis point in the community."
Ms Fleetwood said many families had turned to firewood to save, but as the price continued to rise, many were using harmful materials to compensate.
"Unfortunately, a lot of the time, it's chemically treated because it was leftover furniture in hard rubbish," she said.
"As we're going into the colder weather, I think we're going to see more of that [behaviour]."
Flooding across the Red Gum State Forest along the Murray River has meant wood harvesting has only been accessible for seven of the past 18 months, leaving businesses having to source other wood varieties.
NSW's Gelletly Red Gum Firewood managing director Todd Gelletly said his company had sourced wood from more than 800 kilometres away — meaning the price of his operation had spiked.
"Pre-COVID, we were paying probably about $1 for diesel, and at the moment we're between $1.90 and $2.10 a litre, and diesel's a big part of our business," he said.
"We've just had to absorb that increase because we can't pass that on to customers at the moment.
"There's a point where people are going to say they can't afford to buy the firewood and we don't want to go down that path."
Moon is 1.7%
Vulnerable Australians to choose between heating and eating this winter amid cost-of-living crisis
According to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australians use 40 per cent of their energy on heating and cooling.The data follows the most recent Australian Energy Regulator's report, which showed the first quarter of electricity prices for 2024 were higher than the preceding quarter in all regions across Australia.
Anglicare SA Financial Counselling and Emergency Assistance manager Astra Fleetwood said the data was concerning and the demand for emergency assistance increased daily.
"We have to close our phone lines and close our doors because there are only so many people we can see in a day," she said.
"Last year we saw an increase in the cost of living and we expect that to continue to worsen.
"It's people having to choose whether or not they have food on the table, paying the rent, or paying electricity.
"I think we're very much at a crisis point in the community."
Ms Fleetwood said many families had turned to firewood to save, but as the price continued to rise, many were using harmful materials to compensate.
"Unfortunately, a lot of the time, it's chemically treated because it was leftover furniture in hard rubbish," she said.
"As we're going into the colder weather, I think we're going to see more of that [behaviour]."
Firewood industry feeling the heat
It is not just electricity and energy prices burning a hole in people's pockets. Many firewood wholesalers say they are struggling too.Flooding across the Red Gum State Forest along the Murray River has meant wood harvesting has only been accessible for seven of the past 18 months, leaving businesses having to source other wood varieties.
NSW's Gelletly Red Gum Firewood managing director Todd Gelletly said his company had sourced wood from more than 800 kilometres away — meaning the price of his operation had spiked.
"Pre-COVID, we were paying probably about $1 for diesel, and at the moment we're between $1.90 and $2.10 a litre, and diesel's a big part of our business," he said.
"We've just had to absorb that increase because we can't pass that on to customers at the moment.
"There's a point where people are going to say they can't afford to buy the firewood and we don't want to go down that path."
LTAY1946
Chicken Wrangler
75° and clear
36°F mostly clear and breezy
12:10 a.m.
12:10 a.m.
63 cloudy high 82 chance of thunderstorms
Tuesday 615 am
On / off showers and drizzle all day. .. more to come.
75 with 90% humidity.
Tuesday: 8:00am, 75°F, humidity 98%, wind 0mph, was out of the West, cloudy, sun's trying to breakthrough. Suppose to be 90°F today! 
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