Tasmanian News

They begged for water and rest

THEY wanted to be the best, but now an inquiry is trying to find out how three men were driven to their deaths in a British SAS recruitment test.

Roos consider Hobart games deal

05/02/2013 SPORT: New North Melbourne CEO Carl Dilena Pic. Klein Michael

NORTH Melbourne met with Premier Will Hodgman this morning about a new two-year deal to play AFL games in Hobart.

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Plea for players in dairy bonanza

DAIRY giant Murray Goulburn wants 20 million extra litres of milk to feed its new $14m bottling plant.

Festival boosts tourist bookings

HOBART hotel and restaurant owners are celebrating a boost in winter trade because of the Dark Mofo festival.

Uni head commits to future

UTAS (University of Tasmania) Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Rathjen

TASMANIA’S only university is braced for extremely challenging times, but vice-chancellor Peter Rathjen said he would not be running away.

A new Myer store to rise from ashes

Tas fire scene - firefighter fighting fire at historic Myer building in Hobart, Tasmania 23 Sep 2007. department store shop /...

HOBART shoppers can at last look forward to their long-awaited new Myer store.

New calf a great sign

A BABY southern right whale has renewed hopes a breeding population may re-establish in Tasmania.

Fears rise on scientist job losses

Aerial pictures of Hobart, CSIRO buildings in Battery Point

TASMANIA’S science community is braced for more job cuts, with fears of further losses at the CSIRO and the Australian Antarctic Division.

Boyer mill’s $130m breakthrough

AN upgraded machine launched at Boyer Mill will save Australia about $130 million in imported paper.

Vet shattered by vandalism

VANDALS have attacked a veterinary practice south of Hobart, smashing all of its 22 windows.

Whimsical story delight for kids

THREE curious characters will take to the stage tonight to musically tell the tales of six children’s story books.

Dazzlers in spooky dungeons

DARK MOFO: ARTIST Ross Manning is shining a light into some of Hobart’s underused underground spaces.

Tarkine campaigners undeterred by ruling

Images of the Tarkine area photographer taken by Tasmanian photographer Rob Blakers. Venture Falls, Mt Lindsay

ENVIRONMENTALISTS challenging the approval of a mine in Tasmania's contentious Tarkine region have vowed they won't be deterred by a costs ruling against them

$50,000 reward for murder info

A $50,000 REWARD is being offered for information about the murder of a man at the Marrawah Tavern last year.

Former winner BB’s Reggie ‘broke and going blind’

TASMANIAN Big Brother winner Reggie Bird was hugely popular when she won the show in 2003, but now she’s a single mum who is broke and going blind.

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Food critic tells of defamation pain

U Magazine ...Gourmet Farmer Matthew Evans, 45, with partner Sadie Chrestman, 44, and their son Hedley 2 at home on the farm...

A DECADE-long legal battle over a restaurant review by Cygnet’s Gourmet Farmer has cost publisher Fairfax more than $600,000 in damages.

Call to dob in cyber bullies

A CYBER bullying expert is urging Tasmanians to contact police about online gossip sites.

Glenorchy council reveals rate hit

Glenorchy City Council (GCC), Stuart Slade the new Mayor of Glenorchy

GLENORCHY City Council ratepayers face a 3.48 per cent rate increase – or about $31 – next financial year.

NBN rolls past as IT firms miss out

A HOBART waterfront hub, based on the Silicon Valley model, has missed contracts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars as it waits for an NBN connection.

James Blunt is out of this world

JAMES Blunt thrilled thousands of fans in Hobart last night with his first Tasmanian performance.

Push to promote hunting tourism

TASMANIA’s deer hunters want the State Government to cash in on hunting tourism.

Follow yellow brick road for fun

THE curtain will soon be going up on St Mary’s College performance of Broadway musical The Wiz.

Reliving the halcyon days of gore

THE Twilight Girls have an axe to grind with pop culture – and they’ll take a stab at it during Dark Mofo.

Winter festival to warm coffers

IT’S time to rug up and rock out as winter heats up with the start of Dark Mofo today.

More Hobart CSIRO jobs to go

AT least 18 marine atmospheric research positions will be lost at the CSIRO’s Hobart centre as it passes through the Abbott Government’s Budget guillotine.