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Franklin egg farmer Celia Leverton says an old horse float and a former ice cream van are being used for their hens to produce pastured eggs.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, rural-women, poultry-and-egg-production, franklin-7113
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| UpdatedFederal candidates for the southern Tasmanian seat of Franklin clash over penalty rates and jobs ahead of Saturday's ballot.
Topics: federal-elections, hobart-7000, franklin-7113, geeveston-7116, tas
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| UpdatedIn the quiet surrounds of Tasmania's Huon River, four Australian rowers are plotting their tilt at Olympic gold.
Topics: rowing, olympics-summer, franklin-7113
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| UpdatedFranklin man Ian Haley fills a gap in the market with handmade alpine skis made from Tasmanian hardwood timber.
Topics: community-and-society, sport, freestyle-skiing, nordic-skiing, alpine-skiing, winter-sports, ski-jumping, art-and-creativity, timber, industry, manufacturing, hobart-7000, franklin-7113, tas
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Ian Haley has created wooden skis made from Tasmanian timber for local and international alpine riders.
Topics: community-and-society, manufacturing, industry, timber, art-and-creativity, sport, ski-jumping, nordic-skiing, freestyle-skiing, alpine-skiing, winter-sports, hobart-7000, franklin-7113, tas
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A Tasmanian coroner stresses importance of life jackets, calls for more precautions in rock lobster industry.
Topics: death, courts-and-trials, fishing-aquaculture, southport-7109, franklin-7113
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| UpdatedTasmanian custom-made skis can handle high speeds around the world including in Whistler, Canada.
Topics: community-and-society, industry, timber, sport, winter-sports, alpine-skiing, manufacturing, art-and-creativity, hobart-7000, tas, franklin-7113
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| UpdatedAlpine ski instructor Tim Haley holds his handmade skis in the snow, made by Ian Haley.
Topics: community-and-society, industry, timber, sport, winter-sports, alpine-skiing, manufacturing, art-and-creativity, hobart-7000, tas, franklin-7113
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| UpdatedIan Haley makes wooden skis out of Tasmanian timber for the snow.
Topics: community-and-society, industry, timber, sport, winter-sports, alpine-skiing, manufacturing, art-and-creativity, hobart-7000, tas, franklin-7113
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| UpdatedSkis made from Tasmanian timber, basalt and fibreglass are built for each rider.
Topics: community-and-society, industry, timber, sport, winter-sports, alpine-skiing, manufacturing, art-and-creativity, hobart-7000, tas, franklin-7113
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| UpdatedIan Haley with a custom built set of skis.
Topics: community-and-society, industry, timber, sport, winter-sports, alpine-skiing, manufacturing, art-and-creativity, hobart-7000, tas, franklin-7113
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| UpdatedInside each ski is the look of a basalt and carbon hybrid creation.
Topics: community-and-society, industry, timber, sport, winter-sports, alpine-skiing, manufacturing, art-and-creativity, hobart-7000, tas, franklin-7113
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| UpdatedIan Haley sands down the Tasmanian woods to create skis fitted for each rider.
Topics: community-and-society, industry, timber, sport, winter-sports, alpine-skiing, manufacturing, art-and-creativity, hobart-7000, tas, franklin-7113
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| UpdatedThe new owners of the historic Wooden Boat Centre in southern Tasmania want to secure boat building skills with new training programs.
Topics: charities-and-community-organisations, franklin-7113
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| UpdatedBoat restorers are promising to rekindle the state's timber boat building skills with a project to renovate the historic Tasmanian steamship Cartela.
Topics: world-war-1, history, community-and-society, franklin-7113, tas
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Topics: rural, food-and-beverage, franklin-7113
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| UpdatedTasmania's only federal minister will not be drawn on whether she can hold her seat.
Topics: federal-elections, alp, franklin-7113, launceston-7250
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| UpdatedThe abrupt withdrawl of an election campaign video has prompted a warning about the use of social media.
Franklin Liberal hopeful, Bernadette Black, opened her ad with "Hey there rockstar!"
A PR expert says prospective MPs should think hard before they use online platforms.
Topics: federal-election, social-media, tas, franklin-7113
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Heavy rains and high tides across southern Tasmania could lead to flooding.
Topics: weather, franklin-7113
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The replica Viking ship Russich has been lying idle at Franklin since being sailed to Tasmania in 2011.
Topics: community-and-society, franklin-7113
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| UpdatedA total fire ban remains in place in the state's north and south as emergency crews battle several bushfires.
Topics: bushfire, disasters-and-accidents, molesworth-7140, tas, franklin-7113, fingal-7214, lefroy-7252
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| UpdatedSmoke rises from a bushfire burning near Franklin in the Huon Valley, south-west of Hobart, on February 7, 2013.
Topics: bushfire, fires, disasters-and-accidents, franklin-7113, tas, australia
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An Aurora Australis appears over Franklin in Tasmania.
Topics: phenomena, franklin-7113
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| UpdatedA scaled down search for missing man Zedric Woolley will resume today but police concede he is unlikely to be alive.
Topics: missing-person, police, franklin-7113