King Island beef producers build their own abattoir to avoid high fees
The South Coast Regional Wrap | Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Headlines from around regional Australia and beyond. Here’s the headlines from around regional Australia and beyond.8.32am: That's a wrap for this morning. Remember to check in on your local paper's website for breaking news throughout the day.8.30am: Anyone getting the feeling amalgamations are a done deal?NSW Opposition leader Luke Foley will visit Kiama on Tuesday to talk with councillors and hear community concerns about the state government’s controversial council merger plan..>> view originalPolice issue schools alert
TAKE CARE: Police Minister Rene Hidding peddling a road safety message at East Launceston Primary School.A CRACKDOWN on motorists in school zones is planned as children return to school after a six-week summer break.Motorists are reminded that 40km/h speed limits in school zones have come into effect.Northern police commander Brett Smith said drivers had a tendency to forget about the limits during the long holiday break.Mr Smith said those who failed to heed warnings to slow down and pay atte..>> view originalRACT lashes petrol price rip-off
Murdunna store fuel prices yesterday.THE small Forestier Peninsula town of Murdunna is showing up the rest of the state with petrol more than 10c a litre cheaper than parts of Hobart.And RACT member assist general manager Darren Moody has told the Mercury that Dunalley is advertising a price of 112.9c a litre.“If they can sell petrol in the country for 112c a litre, why are we still paying at between $1.22 and $1.27 a litre in Hobart?” he said.Mr Moody said from the RACT’s perspective, petrol se..>> view originalDrive for a safer Targa
John Mansell was killed when his Porsche hit a tree during Targa Tasmania in 2013.A CHAMPION rally driver says a coroner’s report on a fatality in Targa Tasmania three years ago is “a big positive” for the event’s future.Coroner Simon Cooper recently made eight recommendations after a long investigation into the death of John Mansell at about 200km/h on the first stage of the 2013 Targa Tasmania near Deloraine in the state’s North.Mansell, 71, of Newcastle, but originally from Launceston, was d..>> view originalTasmania gets first capybaras
One of the three female capybaras newly arrived at Tasmania Zoo, west of Launceston. Picture: TASMANIA ZOOTHREE of the world’s largest rodents, capybaras, have been imported into Tasmania for the first time. The 10-month-old females arrived in the state last week and have been introduced into their enclosure at Tasmania Zoo, west of Launceston.Native only to South America, capybaras are semiaquatic mammals, growing to more than 60cm tall and weighing up to 66kg.One of the Capybaras takes a dip a..>> view originalSussan Ley's attack on health premiums favours big funds, threatens ...
Matthew Koce says caps on health insurance premiums will force smaller non-profit funds out of the market. Photo: James Boddington Health Minister Sussan Ley's crackdown on health insurance premium increases threatens the viability of smaller funds and may help big players such as Medibank and Bupa take over their smaller competitors, non-profit funds say.Ms Ley, who is overseeing a review of the $19 billion private health insurance sector, wrote to health fu..>> view originalBorder breakfast wrap-up | Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Morning headlines from around regional Australia and beyond. Our photo of the day comes from @elle.sigrid with the caption "And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, they danced by the light of the moon. Edward Lear"Wodonga great-great-grandmother delivers great grandchild in her own homeMIRACLE BUB: Mum Rikki Bennett, son Logan Peter and great-grandmother Dot Looker at Wodonga hospital on Monday following his dramatic entry to the world. Picture: MARK JESSERDOT Looker is the to..>> view originalProlific burglar hooked on ice and in debt
A MAN who committed more than 20 burglaries across Launceston - plus an attempted home invasion - was doing so to pay off a drug debt worth almost $16,000, a court has heard. A MAN who committed more than 20 burglaries across Launceston - plus an attempted home invasion - was doing so to pay off a drug debt worth almost $16,000, a court has heard.Ty John Baker, 28, admitted to police he was on "on the run" and "off the rails" because of his addiction to the drug ice, the Launcesto..>> view originalBallarat breakfast report | Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Morning headlines from around Ballarat, regional Australia and beyond. Good morning Ballarat and happy Tuesday. We've got all the news headlines you need right here in one spot.Loud message of support for sex abuse victims won’t be silencedA Ballarat movement in support of child sex abuse victims continues to gain momentum despite ribbons being stripped from a school fence hours after they were tied by a survivor who had been abused there. Read more.Hoon drivers wreaking havoc in ..>> view original
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