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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

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

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

Eager Whitecross boosts all Hawks: Clarkson

EAGER to return to the Hawthorn side for the first time in 18 months, defender Brendan Whitecross checked in for his flight to Launceston an hour earlier than his teammates. On Sunday at Aurora Stadium against the Western Bulldogs, Whitecross will play ... >> view original

Launceston's phantom weed sprayer creeps into urban areas

Scott Miller from the Launceston City Council (LCC) said after the first reported case of the weed spraying on Bangor Road, near Karoola it was thought it might be a mistake. "We thought "oh well maybe a spray contractor working for state government ... >> 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

Hawks AFL Fantasy wrap

Last time the two sides played, coincidently in Launceston in round 19 last year, the midfielder scored 102 from 26 disposals. Jarryd Roughead (FWD, $492,000) kicked six goals and 106 points. Sam Mitchell (DEF, $518,000) returns to the team this week ... >> view original

Nationwide rallies against super trawlers

Rallies will be held on Saturday in Melbourne, Perth and south of Launceston, and opponents will gather in Sydney and Adelaide on Sunday, with a special flotilla taking to the Derwent River in Hobart. The protests come after Thursday's announcement ... >> view original

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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