Hoax grounds flight from Launceston to Sydney and other top stories

Hoax grounds flight from Launceston to Sydney

... time bound for Sydney had not taken off by 3.30pm. She said the incident, details of which could not yet be revealed, was determined to be a “hoax” almost immediately. Launceston Police said they attended the airport and were “wrapping up” at 3.40pm. >> view original

Anger over Launceston council vote rejecting gay marriage

A prominent gay rights activist says it is a disgrace that the Launceston City Council has voted down a motion supporting gay marriage. The motion was lost eight votes to three, with one alderman abstaining. Launceston Mayor Albert van Zetten said ... >> view original

Launceston wins Claremont Shield

Launceston Golf Club's Cameron Bell, Greg Longmore, Joshua Molendyk and Mitch Van Noord fired to win a fourth Claremont Shield title last weekend. The tournament was keenly contested at Prospect Vale with two strokes separating Launceston and ... >> view original

Tasmanian man to walk from Launceston to Hobart to 'prove' the need for footpaths

A Tasmanian man will walk from Launceston to Hobart to raise awareness of his campaign to have a footpath installed along every road in the state. The group Tasmanians for Proper Footpaths has been lobbying state and local governments pressing its ... >> view original

Tasmanian's Mersey Hospital loses high dependency unit in health shake up

Overall, the changes will lead to a concentration of complex surgeries in Launceston and Hobart, the downgrade of Latrobe's Mersey Hospital to a day centre for elective surgery, and the performance of fewer complex procedures at the North West Regional ... >> view original

Hockey happy in suit, shuns Tasmania lycra

"I think I look best in a suit rather than lycra," Mr Hockey joked as he visited a lavender farm at Nabowla, outside Launceston. ... Pollie Pedal 2015, which has about 50 riders, including state and federal politicians, is raising money for Carers ... >> view original

bid to recoup illegal proceeds from insider trader John Gay stalls

The court heard Gay recently had "problematic" medical tests, and a new medication had caused some difficulty in travelling to Hobart from Launceston. His lawyers said the 70-year-old would have further tests after Easter. Investors lost more than $1 ... >> view original

Doctor and the Launceston General Hospital contributed to patient's death ...

A doctor's actions, as well as multiple systemic failures at the Launceston General Hospital, contributed to the death of a 40-year-old Deloraine man in 2011, a coroner has found. Donald John Clarke died at home less than 24 hours after he was ... >> view original

Lowndes and Whincup dominate Tasmania

That's all the remainder of the V8 Supercars field have to catch up to Red Bull Racing Australia after the reigning champions returned to form in spectacular fashion over the weekend in Tasmania. After a horror weekend at the non-champion Melbourne ... >> view original

The week in pictures across regional Australia | Photos

LAUNCESTON: Red Bull Racing's Craig Lowndes signs the V8 Lowndes Commodore of Melbourne's Carolyn Weston. Her special edition Lowndes commodore has less than 1000km on the clock, and was brought over from her home in Victoria on the Spirit ... >> view original