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

Anzac spirit to dawn on Launceston students

Rachel said the Anzac spirit and the attributes such as humour and mateship exhibited during war time had been brought forward and helped to form Australia's identity today. ''It was the first time we fought as a country and they proved what ... >> view original

Fire-shooting steel sculpture breathes new life into old rail workshop

The creation of a seven-metre high steel sculpture which shoots fire is bringing an old blacksmith's workshop in Launceston back to life. Artist Peter Mattila is creating the sculpture in the old railway workshops at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art ... >> view original

20 years of Launceston faces

LAUNCESTON photographer Philip Kuruvita has taken his Faces of Launceston project into its 20th year, and The Sunday Examiner will be celebrating with him. Kuruvita has photographed the people of Launceston since 1995, with more than 400 photos ... >> view original

Match preview: Western Bulldogs

... and Dogs faced off, Hawthorn defeated the Bulldogs by 62 points at Aurora Stadium in Round 19, 2014. Western Bulldogs will head to Tasmania this Sunday hoping to be the first team since 2012 to upset Hawthorn at their home ground in Launceston. >> view original

Wood for the trees

Wood told AFL.com.au on Wednesday that he had signed a one-year extension at the end of last season because both he and the Bulldogs wanted to ensure his body could stand up to the rigours of AFL football long-term. One full pre-season and two very ... >> view original

Fishermen eye Senate seat over trawlers

The move comes after Seafish Tasmania in April contracted 95-metre factory fishing trawler, the Geelong Star, to operate in waters off Western Australia. The vessel is under the 130-metre federal government limit on trawlers and is permitted to catch ... >> view original

Mariners call for stronger shipping policies

... for stronger government policies to put shipping at the heart of Australia's transport system. Changes in ship and port technology, and the future of the merchant navy, have also been addressed at the 3rd Master Mariners Congress in Launceston this ... >> view original