Launceston Airport given all clear after bomb squad investigates abandoned car and other top stories

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 Day 2015: Record crowds attend services around Tasmania

Tens of thousands of people have attended Anzac parades and services around Tasmania this morning. Crowds lined the streets as current and former servicemen and women, along with relatives marched through the Hobart and Launceston CBDs to the ... >> view original

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

Sophie Monk stalker to be sentenced

James Scott McCabe, 31, has pleaded guilty to stalking the star and faced Launceston Magistrate's Court for sentencing. But magistrate Sharon Cure said she needed more time to decide McCabe's penalty and take into account his mental health conditions. >> view original

Five men plead not guilty to Launceston kidnapping

Five Tasmanian men charged with kidnapping a man in Launceston in February have faced the Supreme Court. Christopher John Humphreys, Malcolm Joshua Mayne, Matthew Luke Williams, Sean Gregory Richardson and Caine Robert Richardson have ... >> view original

Guide Dogs Tasmania raising awareness about discrimination while using taxis

Now on to her seventh guide dog, eight-year-old Ida, Merran Thurley said during her 47 years of living with guide dogs, she has experienced many cases of discrimination, even recently in Launceston. "We got to the rank and there was a cab there and he ... >> 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

Lawyer questions credibility of key witnesses in Launceston double murder trial

The lawyer for a man on trial for a double murder in Launceston three years ago has cast doubt on the credibility of two key witnesses. Marco Daniel Rusterholz, 51, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Angela Hallam, 31, and Joshua Newman, 21, in a ... >> 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

Aust man missing after quake alive

An Australian man missing in Nepal since Sunday's devastating earthquake has made contact with his family, who report he is safe but in need of medical attention. Julien Tempone, 24, from Launceston, who has most recently been living in Canberra, was ... >> view original