Speed camera stolen from Tasmanian road and other top stories.

• Speed camera stolen from Tasmanian road

  

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• Lemurs party on green mash

  

  SITE manager Marty Doyle kept a close eye as the diesel generators — the stop-gap measure aimed at easing Tasmania’s power crisis — were unloaded at the Catagunya Power Station in the Derwent Valley.

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• The week in pictures | Photos

  

  WOLLONGONG: People swim at North Wollongong beach. Coastal temps of 30 degrees or above were felt on seven days during summer. Photo: ADAM MCLEANNURIOOTPA: Teusner Wines vintage crew Bryce Conway, Courtney Neray, Peter Reiters and Simon Both take a break. Photo: CARLA WIESE-SMITHANGASTON: Angaston Yalumba Winery viticulturist Brooke Howell was recently labelled Silver Young Organic Leader. Photo: LAURA ECKERT.ARARAT: Alice Culling has won a swag of medals at national titles. Photo: PAUL CARRACHE..

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• Traffic issues discussed for decades

  

  Trams and traffic at the corner of Elizabeth and Collins streets in Hobart circa 1950. Picture: ARGUS COLLECTIONAT last people are starting to talk again about the need to improve Hobart’s transport system. I wonder who else had the pleasure of riding in Hobart’s electric trolley buses in the 1950s? They were clean, quiet, reliable and efficient. Later, the change to diesel buses was made and city travelling changed.Since then, road traffic has increased exponentially, but relatively fewer trave..

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• Entrepreneurs get home to grow ideas

  LAUNCESTON’S historic Macquarie House will be revamped as part of a plan to create an innovation hub for start-up companies in the city centre. At Macquarie House, which will be used to create an innovation hub, are, BACK: Foundry’s Matthew Duff, TasTAFE division manager Maree Gerke, Tasmanian Co-ordinator-General John Perry and Startup Tasmania president James Riggall. FRONT: Foundry executive director Chris Billing, Launceston mayor Albert van Zetten, Innovation and Technology ..

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• Car thefts on the rise

  

  THREE car thefts a day occur in Tasmania, new data shows. THREE car thefts a day occur in Tasmania, new data shows.Figures collated by the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council reveal that more than 1000 car thefts occurred last year.Moreover, there was a 4 per cent rise in the number of thefts where criminals made a profit from the crime, and a 1 per cent rise in car thefts made for short-term gain.NMVTRC executive director Ray Carroll said Tasmania’s rate of car thefts ..

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• Crocmedia: Female Footy Live

  Details Category: What's New Published on Friday, 04 March 2016 05:00 All 10 exhibition matches of women’s AFL football will go out across the country in 2016 exclusively by Crocmedia.Female Footy Live from Crocmedia will feature some of Australia’s best female footballers and identities. Current captain of the Melbourne FC women’s team Daisy Pearce will headline the broadcast, alongside prominent VAFA play-by-play caller Jo Wotton. The broadcast will also be strengthened by Chris Connolly, a ..

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• Manly grit teeth for horror stretch

  

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• NRL: Canberra Raiders rookie Lachlan Croker in the mix to cover halves injury double blow

  

  Lachlan Croker could make his first-grade debut for the Canberra Raiders next week. Photo: Rohan Thomson Boom teenager Lachlan Croker could be in line to make his NRL debut for the Canberra Raiders and thrust into the halves for next week's clash with the Sydney Roosters.The Raiders will have a reshaped halves pairing after star five-eighth Blake Austin and gun recruit Aidan Sezer were hurt in Saturday's 30-22 victory against the Penrith Panthers at Canberra..

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• Another Folau in line for Tahs debut?

  

  Brumbies too strong for Tahs2:05Super Rugby: The Brumbies claim a 17 point over the Waratahs UNKNOWN rookie Folau Fainga’a could be thrust into battle against defending Super Rugby champions the Highlanders if the Waratahs’ hooking crisis worsens after a SANZAAR judicial hearing on Sunday afternoon.Tatafu Polota-Nau underwent surgery for a broken wrist on Saturday and will be sidelined for up to two months, while his back-up Tolu Latu faces suspension after being cited for punching Brumbies riv..

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