Interstate Ticketing - Launceston and other top stories

Interstate Ticketing - Launceston

... non-members prices are below. Fans based in Tasmania or members who wish to travel to the game can also purchase via the club or can book a custom travel package including flights, accommodation and tickets with AFL Travel at www.afltravel.com.au ... >> view original

What is believed to be the world's biggest wasp nest has been found in ...

A 12-year-old boy has found what is believed to be the largest European wasp nest in the world, on a property at Karoola, north east of Launceston in Tasmania. Jordan Waddingham set out to discover the nest after his mother Stephanie complained about ... >> view original

Launceston Airport given all clear after bomb squad investigates abandoned car

Passengers were not allowed to disembark and the airport was cleared while the bomb squad inspected the car. "Look, I apologise for any disruption but certainly with this heightened threat level we currently have in Australia at the minute we had to ... >> 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 Government to pay Launceston sawmiller $1m to keep operating

A Launceston sawmiller will receive $1 million to stay in the timber sector rather than leave, in a record agreement struck under the Tasmanian Government's rejigged Regional Sawmiller Structural Adjustment Grants Program. Barbers Sawmill on Dowling ... >> view original

ABC Western Plains to start Streaming

The ABC's Managing Director, Mark Scott, said the decision to expand regional streaming beyond the Gold Coast and Newcastle builds on the ABC's 82-year commitment to rural and regional Australia in the digital era. "From Cairns in the north through to ... >> 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

Match Info - WB v Haw

Team Selection. The teams for Saturday's match between the Bulldogs and Hawthorn will be announced on westernbulldogs.com.au/teams on Thursday 16 April at 6:30pm EST. Ticket sales. Visit www.westernbulldogs.com.au/tickets to purchase tickets or ... >> view original

Animal carcasses found dumped on disused rail line in Tasmania

A private landowner discovered the animals over a 200-metre square area of TasRail's unused north-east railway line between Scottsdale and Launceston. TasRail's corporate relations manager Jennifer Jarvis said the find was very concerning. "There's ... >> view original

Match preview: Hawks v Bulldogs

The Bulldogs face a huge challenge at Hawthorn's fortress in Launceston. The Hawks have won their last 11 games at Aurora Stadium in a streak stretching back to round five, 2012. 4. The Western Bulldogs have laid the most tackles this season with an ... >> view original