Nick Verhaar
MELBOURNE’S weather has always been renowned as being unpredictable and everchanging. Those who have ever planned a picnic or a daily outing would understand this completely.
Outside the front door could be a glorious day with the sun shining and not a cloud in the sky. Head off for a day of quality time with a loved one and, by arrival at the destination, it is quite common that the sky has turned black and rain is coming down in bucketloads, ruining the day. With the help of Weatherzone, all this can be avoided.
Weatherzone is a free service provided by The Weather Company to supply regularly updated weather news covering all areas of Australia. Providing such detailed information as present temperature, minimum or maximum temperature for the day, wind speed, and even warnings such as rain possibilities, snow, and even road weather alerts, this site covers it all.
Using this service to its full capabilities means following a short registration process, providing a user name, email address, and the postcode the user wishes to receive weather updates for.
Once registered, Weatherzone will locate the user from its list and display the weather reports accordingly.
All information provided on the website is updated halfhourly, helping keep details precise and reliable when planning ahead.
Check out the Weatherzone website online at http://www.weatherzone.com.au
New forum launched online
Visitors to the Star News Group website would already be aware that we have recently given the site a major facelift, introducing a completely new look and feel and offering online coverage of Star newspaper publications like never before. Many other exciting new features and services have also been scheduled for release via our website in the near future, with our latest and greatest installment being an online forum.
The online forum has been tightly integrated with the website and offers users the opportunity to comment on featured stories, to discuss important issues, local sport, or even have a general chat with other members of the local community.
To check out the new forum, point web browsers to http://www.starnewsgroup .com.au/forum and register details to become a member and begin chatting. Alternatively, visit the new website and catch up on local news coverage by searching http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au.
