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  • Seeing his wife die from brain cancer was 'hell' for Launceston man - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Seeing his wife die from brain cancer was 'hell' for Launceston man - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
    Seeing his wife die from brain cancer was 'hell' for Launceston manPostedNovember 13, 2015 16:41:47 Launceston man Ron Walker loves his footy and he always has, which is why he is now turning to it to help him raise money for brain cancer research.As a younger man Mr Walker lived in Burnie, on the north-west coast, while playing football for Cooee and Wynyard, and it was during this time he met his wife."I met her at a football game. Her old man was the coach," Mr Walker said."He was coachin..
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  • The finest of Tasmania's finest: Two women top this year's class of...

    The finest of Tasmania's finest: Two women top this year's class of...
    The finest of Tasmania's finest: Two women top this year's class of police graduatesPostedNovember 13, 2015 15:47:06 Two women have finished top of the class in the latest group of Tasmania Police graduates.Nineteen new officers joined the ranks of the police force at a graduation ceremony at the Tasmania Police Academy in Rokeby. It also shows to other women in the community and in our organisation that they can achieve as females in this organisation. Tasmania..
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  • Gunns fails in civil case against Tasmania

    Gunns fails in civil case against Tasmania
    Failed forestry company Gunns Ltd has lost a Supreme Court compensation bid over a water permit application which was to be used for viticulture irrigation in North Tasmania.Gunns spent $750,000 on a 295-megalitre dam at Evandale, near Launceston, which was completed in 2010.The company claims state authorities were negligent in failing to deal in a timely manner with an associated water licence, which in turn restricted the dam's contents to about six per cent of its capacity.But Justice R..
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  • Senator Bushby: The social and economic impact

    Cape Wickham, 10th Hole, Par 4.I rise today to proudly report to the Parliament that Tasmania has been named the ‘undiscovered golf destination of the year’ in 2015 by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators – an accolade conferred  by an association of more than 200 of the world’s leading golf travel journalists across 36 countries.Now I must confess at this point that I am not a golfer.Perhaps I tend to side with comedian, and American institution, Jack Benny, when he once said “g..
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  • Pasture genebank embraces Tasmania's collection of temperate...

    Pasture genebank embraces Tasmania's collection of temperate...
    Pasture genebank embraces Tasmania's collection of temperate seedsUpdatedNovember 13, 2015 16:32:53 Thousands of seed lines collected by the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries (DPIPWE) are being rehoused in the first national pasture seed bank.The Australian centre is managed by the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) and stored under ideal temperature and moisture conditions.Curator Steve Hughes is responsible for bringing the Tasmanian collections into more ..
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  • surveys of a changing landscape

    surveys of a changing landscape
    The geographic spread of the works is wide, “from as far north as the Torres Strait, west to Broome, south to Launceston and east to Redfern”. The range of ...
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  • Welcome to | Friday, November 13, 2015

    Welcome to | Friday, November 13, 2015
    Your morning news headlines from across regional Australia and beyond.Photo: Tom Rex JessettState of the nation►NAMBUCCA: COMMUNITY members are invited to view and have a say on the urban design and landscape plan for the $830 million Warrell Creek to Nambucca Heads Pacific Highway upgrade.Read more.►BELLINGEN: Coffs Harbour Health Campus Emergency Department Senior Staff Specialist Dr Paul Spillane has been awarded the prestigious Teacher of the Year honour by the Australian Medical Association..
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  • Premier drops in for chat with students

    Premier drops in for chat with students
    Premier drops in for chat with studentsByALICIA BARKERNov. 12, 2015, 11:07 p.m.DISCUSSIONS on the progress of students in year 11 and 12 extension programs were on the agenda when Premier Will Hodgman visited Scottsdale High School.DISCUSSIONS on the progress of students in year 11 and 12 extension programs were on the agenda when Premier Will Hodgman visited Scottsdale High School.Mr Hodgman spoke to students and teachers on his tour of the North-East on Thursday to find out how they were fari..
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  • Guiding careers beckon students

    Guiding careers beckon students
    Guiding careers beckon studentsByJESS BLACKNov. 12, 2015, 9:03 p.m.THE North-West's first guiding course will address a skills shortage in the tourism industry, according to TasTAFE's Tim Cox.THE North-West's first guiding course will address a skills shortage in the tourism industry, according to TasTAFE's Tim Cox.Courses in guiding and fitness will be offered at the TasTAFE Devonport campus for the first time next year.The guiding course will take up to 14 enrolments in Devonport and 15 in Lau..
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  • UP and AT IT | Friday, November 13, 2015

    UP and AT IT | Friday, November 13, 2015
    LAUNCESTON: Tim Paine's days as a first-class cricketer could be numbered after the former Test wicket-keeper became the highest profile victim of fed up ...
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