Launceston placed on water restrictions
Launceston placed on water restrictions amid worsening dry conditions By Damian McIntyre Posted January 22, 2016 09:23:27 Water restrictions have come into force in Launceston for the first time in years because of ongoing dry conditions. Key Points: Low dam levels prompt water use restrictionsStage 1: garden watering early morning and eveningStage 2: garden watering early morning or evening on alternate days The stage one restrictions mean Launceston residen..>> view originalTasmania: Why it's the place to go in Australia
This little Aussie state is packing a massive tourism punch. Tasmania: Why it's the place to go in Australia exitTasmania has won. In a year when Conde Nast Traveler decreed Australia the world's hottest destination, there's no doubt Tasmania is the hottest of the hot.Visitors to Hobart this month will find there's hardly a hotel room left in the city. Occupancy year-round is about 85 per cent, the highest of all the capital cities, but over summer the city..>> view originalTragedies on our roads
Flowers left near the site of a fatal car crash in the Hobart CBD yesterday. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNETHE early morning death of a young mother in a car crash in the Hobart CBD is so tragic it is difficult to comprehend. How could this happen? How could life be so cruel?The woman died in a high-speed collision with a stolen car about 1am.Her two-year-old son, who was in the rear seat, survived with minor injuries. Remarkably, the woman’s unborn baby was delivered after her death.The 32-week-term ba..>> view originalWater usage tightened
Low water levels inn Lake Pieman at Reece Dam on the state’s West Coast. Picture: CHRIS KIDDTASWATER is closely monitoring another 13 towns across the state for potential water restrictions.Yesterday, the water corporation moved Bridport, Currie, Whitemark, Colebrook and Swansea from stage one to stage two restrictions.Launceston, Campbell Town, Triabunna and Orford were also put on to stage one.Stage one restrictions are designed to reduce non-essential water use by 20 per cent, while stage two..>> view originalTasmanian bushfires: More than 100 interstate firefighters head ...
Tasmanian bushfires: Four-day total fire ban declared as interstate crews bolster ranks Updated January 22, 2016 19:44:42 An unprecedented four-day total fire ban has been declared in Tasmania as more than 50 blazes continue to burn uncontrolled across the state. Key points:Total fire ban declared from midnight on Friday until midnight on Tuesday January 26More than 50 fires continue to burn uncontrolledFire warning for Nunamara upgraded to watch and actMore than 42,00..>> view originalJasika wants more after 'best week of life'
FAST-RISING Melbourne phenom Omar Jasika is plotting a Nick Kyrgios-like rankings surge to return to next year’s Australian Open on his terms without a wildcard.Jasika, 18, scored his first grand slam main draw victory on Monday — beating world No.76 Illya Marchenko in four sets — after slashing more than 500 spots off his ranking since late 2014.His post-Open ATP ranking will be in the 270s and he hopes to be in double digits in 12 months time.Kyrgios was 19 when he won his first Australian Ope..>> view originalTas man charged with starting fire
A Tasmanian man has been charged with starting a fire after firefighters put out a scrub fire in eastern Launceston.The 45-year-old local man was charged on Friday with unlawfully setting fire to vegetation, after firefighters put out a scrub fire in suburban Ravenswood earlier in January.He has been bailed to appear before the Launceston Magistrates Court on February 3.>> view originalBack up on the way for firefighters
ABOUT 100 interstate firefighters, along with much-needed fire equipment will be sent to Tasmania on Saturday to assist in the state's bushfire battle. Firefighters assess a blaze in the Great Western Tiers on Thursday. Picture PAUL SCAMBLER.ABOUT 100 interstate firefighters, along with much-needed fire equipment will be sent to Tasmania on Saturday to assist in the state's bushfire battle.Equipment, including a firefighting helicopter from New South Wales, is already on its way.V..>> view originalMan accused of spitting blood, saliva at police
A MAN has been refused bail after he was charged with spitting blood, saliva and OC spray into a policeman's face. A MAN has been refused bail after he was charged with spitting blood, saliva and OC spray into a policeman's face.Ty Scott Hammond, 35, of no fixed address, faced the Launceston Magistrates Court on Friday accused of a series of charges of violence.He represented himself and applied for bail.Chief Magistrate Michael Brett refused Mr Hammond bail and further remanded h..>> view originalCause of Calder Road fire raises suspicion
POLICE have not ruled out the possibility that the Calder Road fire,which started shortly after 1.30pm on Thursday, was deliberately lit. Police operated a road block on Calder Road, Thursday. PHOTO: Stuart Wilson. POLICE have not ruled out the possibility that the Calder Road fire,which started shortly after 1.30pm on Thursday, was deliberately lit.Inspector Shane Le Fevre said that Tasmania Police are actively investigating the matter with the Tasmania Fire Service.''We have had..>> view original
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