Good morning and welcome to the Morning Buzz for Wednesday, January 18. Hot temperatures of above 40 degrees are again on the way for the western suburbs, and Sydney itself is expected to climb to 37.
News Buzz
FIRE BAN: A total fire ban has been declared for the Greater Sydney region today. The decision has been made due to a forecast for hot and windy conditions. | Residents lose battle to save home from bushfires
REMEMBERING OUR DARKEST DAY: On January 18, 1977, a crowded train derailed and crashed into the Bold Street bridge at Granville. The Sydney-bound train had departed from Mount Victoria station in the Blue Mountains. In total, 83 people were killed and more than 200 injured in the disaster. | Our retrospective | Nine stories that rocked Sydney
SWEATY NIGHT: Sydneysiders have endured yet another sticky, stifling night of summer, with the temperature not dipping below 28 degrees in the city all night.
UN-BEE-LIEVABLE: Australia's most dangerous venomous creature is not a snake or a spider, nor even a jellyfish. It's the bee and other stinging insects that pose the biggest public health threat, according to an analysis of more than a decade of Australian bites and stings.
EXPENSIVE EDUCATION: Sydney has been named the most expensive city in the country for a private education.
NEW TARGETS: The Coalition government is going to target more than 3 million of elderly and disabled Australians with its controversial Centrelink "robo-debt" campaign, Parliamentary documents show.
EDUCATION RESEARCH: Students from lower socio-economic backgrounds are one-third as likely to go on to tertiary education as children from more affluent families, according to research from the University of Melbourne.
BROTHERS PREPARED: Things will soon heat up in a Carlingford kitchen. Meet brothers Albert and Dave, who will soon star on our television screens in the new season of My Kitchen Rules.
Sports Buzz
COVIC SIGNS: Rockdale City have pulled off a coup, announcing the signing of former Asian Champions League winning goalkeeper Ante Covic.
STAYING A DRAGON: St George Illawarra have announced the re-signing of Renown United junior Jacob Host. The former Junior Kangaroo has committed to the Dragons until the end of the 2020 season.
GREAT OPPORTUNITY: Hawkesbury trio Chayse Thorpe, Imogen Carter and Ti Fox will play in the US Kids Golf Australian Open during the week, and they are chuffed to be there.
