LIVE: Bontempelli out against Hawks and other top stories

LIVE: Bontempelli out against Hawks

... game in almost 19 months when he faces the Western Bulldogs. Source: Ross Marsden / News Corp Australia. MARCUS Bontempelli is a late withdrawal for the Western Bulldogs as they prepare to face the reigning premier Hawthorn in Launceston today. >> 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

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

Launceston man promised to 'f--k up' woman before alleged double murder ...

A Launceston man accused of a double murder texted a friend he was going to "f--- up" one of the alleged victims four days before she died, a court has heard. Marco Daniel Rusterholz has pleaded not guilty to the August 2012 murders of Angela Maree ... >> view original

Launceston house and units rents going backwards: Corelogic RP Data

Buoyant property market conditions do not always mean that all sectors of the property market are performing well according to quarterly rental data released by CoreLogic RP Data research analyst and report author Cameron Kusher. Kusher said: “With new ... >> 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

State of imprisonment: Tasmania escapes 'law and order' infection

Imprisonment rates in Tasmania have steadily declined over the past decade -- the only state or territory where this has happened. That is a result of progressive and effective corrections policies. >> view original

The life and death of lieutenant Clyde Pearce, the first native-born winner of ...

He had what a Launceston Daily Telegraph story from that year described as a “very orthodox style.” “[Pearce] does not waste much time in addressing his ball, times well and has a .... The golf community was stunned to learn in January 1912 that the ... >> 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