Saturday, July 23, 2016

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  • Family of missing Launceston man Michael Hamlyn appeal for ...

    Family of missing Launceston man Michael Hamlyn appeal for ...
    Family of missing Launceston man Michael Hamlyn appeal for information Posted July 23, 2016 16:18:11 The parents of a missing Launceston man, believed to possibly be in Victoria, have made an emotional plea for information on his whereabouts.Michael Hamlyn, 20, also known as Miguel Williams, was last seen by his housemate in Mowbray on July 10, heading to work at Launceston's Country Club Casino.He was riding a 2007 black Suzuki motorcycle.Mr Hamlyn's father, Peter, h..
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  • Pies edge closer to home final

    Pies edge closer to home final
    GLENORCHY’S hopes of hosting a home final went through the roof at Aurora Stadium today as the Magpies flew home to snatch a four-point thriller over reigning premier North Launceston.media_cameraGlenorchy's Ben Reynolds goes past North Launceston's Tarryn Thomas at Aurora Stadium. Picture: CHRIS KIDDThe Magpies were down and seemingly out at half time but staged a major offensive in the second half to steal a memorable win — 10.6 (66) to 9.8 (62).North Launceston pressed hard in the dying minut..
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  • St Vincent de Paul concerned about shortage of warm clothes and ...

    St Vincent de Paul concerned about shortage of warm clothes and ...
    St Vincent de Paul concerned about shortage of warm clothes and volunteers By Susan Browning Posted July 23, 2016 11:35:20 St Vincent de Paul's Tasmanian op shops are running out of warm clothes and the charity is in desperate need of more volunteers, it says.Representatives from the 37 shops run by the St Vincent de Paul Society told a meeting in Launceston that donations were down this winter for the first time in three years.The floods and fires that have bes..
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  • Snow, hail and wind send chills throughout the state

    Snow, hail and wind send chills throughout the state
    Tasmania weather: Snow, hail and wind send chills throughout the state Updated July 23, 2016 15:25:25 Residents are warned to take care outdoors as snow, hail and wind gusts send Tasmania into a big chill.A south-west airstream combined with a series of cold fronts has hit all parts of the state.Temperatures have been kept below double-digit figures - or less - with Hobart currently 3 degrees, Launceston 6, Devonport 7 and Mt Wellington -5.Snow has fallen almost to sea ..
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  • Pictures of the week July 18 to 22 | GALLERY

    Pictures of the week July 18 to 22 | GALLERY
    HUNTER_ One Nation's likely NSW Senator Brian Burston slams the Catholic priest who _destroyed my marriage_BALLARAT_ Christian Ashby was the cyclist knocked off his bike in alleged hit run on Good Friday. He has been in hospital for 3 months finally at home. Photo_ Lachlan BenceBALLARAT_ Table Tennis Champion Mark Smith. Photo_ Dylan BurnsBALLARAT_ Deputy Principal Pat O'Shea as Cruella Deville with students dressed as Dalmations as part of Gonzaga Barry Day at Loreto College. Photo_ Luka Kauzla..
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  • The end game

    The end game
    AS people mill into the foyer of Hobart’s Theatre Royal, they shed their heavy winter coats and line up at the bar to grab a drink before the show starts.The event is titled The Science of Life and Death and the speakers are a pathologist who has performed about 6000 autopsies, a forensic scientist who studies the decomposition of human remains and an emergency department doctor who has witnessed countless deaths. Not your average crowd-pulling stage show, you may think. But the mood among the 1..
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  • 23 towns in Tasmania without safe drinking water

    23 towns in Tasmania without safe drinking water
    MARK COLVIN: Clean drinking water is something most Australians take for granted but there are 23 small towns in Tasmania where the water isn't safe to drink. Some of them have problems with malfunctioning water treatments plants, others don't even have treated water. One of the towns affected by the boil water alerts is Scamander on the state's east coast. And local tourism operators are so frustrated they have stopped paying their water rates. Felicity Ogilvie reports.FELICITY OGILVIE: Abou..
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  • Cut and dried win for lavender farm

    Cut and dried win for lavender farm
    ONE of Tasmania’s most picturesque farms has been named this year’s Telstra Tasmanian Business of the Year.Bridestowe Estate lavender farm in the state’s North-East received the award last night in Hobart.Telstra Business Awards ambassador Andy Ellis said Bridestowe was a local agribusiness with national and international appeal.“It is a clever and discerning business that attracts a discerning clientele,” he said.“In addition, it has been an innovator in the intellectual property space in order..
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  • State of the nation | Saturday, July 23, 2016

    State of the nation | Saturday, July 23, 2016
    LAUNCESTON: The family of missing man Michael Hamlyn has revealed its treasured memories, almost two weeks since the 20-year-old vanished. Read more.
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  • Bid to derail the Jaye Train

    Bid to derail the Jaye Train
    NORTH Launceston has a surprise waiting for ­Tasmania’s best player Jaye Bowden for their TSL top-of-the-ladder clash with Glenorchy at Aurora Stadium today – the state’s best defender.Bombers coach Zane Littlejohn rates Corey Nankervis as the best backman in Tasmania.He thinks Nankervis is the man to contain Bowden in a clash that will decide top spot on the ladder and a likely home second semi-final.In his previous outing ­before Glenorchy’s bye last weekend, Bowden kicked 12 goals against the..
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