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• Action stations at Launceston Airport

  

  Emergency service crew members responding to a simulated jet aircraft crash near the Launceston airport in 2014. Picture: ROSS MARSDENTHE travelling public should remain calm if they see injured passengers, debris and a fleet of emergency service vehicles at Launceston Airport tomorrow.An emergency services exercise is being held on site to test the airport’s emergency plan.Launceston Airport management is required by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority — or CASA — to conduct the field training ..

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• AFL season 2016: Hawks ensure match-winner James Sicily keeps ...

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Hawthorn hold their nerve to down Bulldogs In an absorbing contest of major momentum swings, James Sicily’s three third-quarter goals prove the difference in a 14.9 (93) to 13.12 (90) win for the Hawks. PT1M29S 620 349 Hawthorn have moved to ensure match-winning forward James Sicily remains firmly grounded after his last-quarter heroics against the Western Bulldogs on Sunday.Sicily, 21, booted three goals in the final term, including the match-..

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• In the mix: round four

  Check out every club's injury list and player return dates Following the birth of his second child, a daughter named Tayla, gun forward Tom Lynch will return for the Crows this week against a red hot Sydney Swans outfit. Lynch withdrew from the side in the hours before the club's win over Richmond to be by his partner's side. Brad Crouch will miss at least another fortnight with a hamstring injury and Paul Seedsman will undergo a fitness test after being concussed last weekend. Charlie Cameron..

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• PICTURES: Million-dollar supercars are spending the week tearing ...

  

  Another year, another week of stupidly expensive supercars hurling themselves well past the 50km/h limit through the Tasmanian countryside. It’s the 25th anniversary of the public road classic, which is the realisation of a dream of former FIA world vice-president, Tasmanian born and raised John Large. It runs for six days, traversing some 2000km of Tasmania’s highways, back roads, national parks, cities, farmland and country towns. It’s almost comical watching the most desirable cars in the wo..

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• Hawks skipper a chance for early return

  

  Hodge a chance for early return against Saints Travis King  April 12, 2016 11:03 AM Deliberate push, Corr injured, Schulz surgery Footy Feed with Matt Thompson and Nat Edwards Luke Hodge may resume this week from the fractured arm he suffered in round one HAWTHORN skipper Luke Hodge will step up contact work at training this week in a bid to make an early comeback from his fractured right arm against St Kilda on Saturday, ..

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• Pilot who ditched ultra light plane in Bass Strait denies flying recklessly

  

  Pilot who ditched ultra light plane in Bass Strait denies flying recklessly By Laura Beavis Updated April 12, 2016 14:59:43 The pilot of an ultra-light plane that ditched in Bass Strait in 2013 has denied flying recklessly and endangering his passenger.Shayd Hector, of Tingira Heights in New South Wales, pleaded not guilty to the reckless operation of an aircraft, flying without a licence and piloting an aircraft after having consumed alcohol within eight hours be..

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• Targa Tasmania: Jason White holds lead after penalty overturned

  

  Targa Tasmania: Jason White holds lead after penalty overturned Posted April 12, 2016 09:13:22 Last year's Targa Tasmania winner Jason White's lead has been reinstated, after having a 60 second penalty overturned on day one of the event.White and five other drivers were penalised yesterday for going too slowly in one of the stages. Organisers today reinstated their original times, blaming an isolated distance calculation problem. White held a three-second margin over ..

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• Stevan Djokic joins WIN as the GM of television operations

  Stevan Djokic joins WIN as the GM of television operations Stevan Djokic is joining regional broadcaster WIN as GM of television operations. The announcement:  The WIN Network has announced the appointment of Stevan Djokic as General Manager Television Operations. Based in Wollongong, Stevan steps up from his role as Broadcast Operations Manager for the network, a role he has held for three years. Boasting more than three decades in the television industry, Stevan has broad experience in all op..

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• Hobart first, regions next

  

  HOBART’S move towards being a genuine university city took another significant step forward last night, with Hobart City Council approving plans for the University of Tasmania’s new $90 million cultural and performance precinct.The development aims to tap into the state’s Mona-led cultural resurgence and will create a hub to work with the state’s emerging creative and design industries — the latest example of the uni crossing the threshold to work with industry, as it has with the likes of aquac..

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• The last day of production at Orange's Electrolux factory. Photo ...

  

  LAUNCESTON: THE uncle of a man shot in the back at Mayfield on Saturday morning says his family is trying to piece together exactly what happened.

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