Devonport Strikers cap historic week
DEVONPORT Strikers capped a sensational week by claiming the 2016 NPL Tasmania title with a 1-0 win over the Northern Rangers at the NTCA yesterday.Brody Denehey’s goal in the 30th minute was enough for the Strikers to claim the three points and the title, days after they scored a historic win in the FFA Cup over NSW side Lambton Jaffas at Valley Road.MORE: STRICKERS’ VICTORY DANCE AFTER DOWNING JAFFASIt has been a fairy-tale season for the Strikers, who have taken out the Lakoseljac Cup, NPL Ta..>> view originalWe want fair go for region: mayor
BETTER games for Hawthorn, Twenty20 internationals and a UTAS revolution — they are only what Launceston deserves.The North’s most powerful mayor, Albert van Zetten, is determined it will not be outdone by Hobart’s Mona-led transformation.Tasmania’s regions should work together, Alderman van Zetten says, as long as each receives its entitlements.“There’s going to be times when we have to be parochial,” he told the Sunday Tasmanian.“It’s not about North/South — it’s about making sure that we up..>> view originalMan jailed over unprovoked attacks
A TASMANIAN man has been jailed for his role in a vicious and unprovoked pub brawl in the state’s North-East earlier this year.Corey Mitchell Gesler, 23, of St Leonards, was sentenced in the Launceston Magistrates Court to 15 months jail, with 90 days suspended, after pleading guilty to seven counts of assault.It relates to a series of assaults upon 13 people at the Bridport Hotel during the early hours of January 16.The patrons, aged 18 to 42, suffered bruising, swelling, cuts and scratches. On..>> view originalIn Memory of an Exceptionally Funny Bloke...
A tribute to Peter O’Callaghan by Kevin John. Peter's daughter Emma has advised us that the funeral will most likely be held on Thursday 18 August. radioinfo will confirm funeral when they are available. "You’re on the XYZoo, good good good morning to you….you’re on the XYZoo, good good morning to you!" “1422 3XY Stereo – it’s Pete in one ear, Dick in the other – Monday morning on the XYZoo” Of course, the Pete was Peter O’Callaghan, and the Dick, Richard Stubbs (no offence). The show; Hot ..>> view originalPalliative care petition for funds
A petition has been launched pushing for further funding to be allocated to the Better Access to Palliative Care Program in Tasmania. FUNDS NEEDED: Palliative Care Tasmania could be forced to close its Launceston and Hobart offices with no additional Commonwealth funding allocated to its program.A petition has been launched asking for further funding to be allocated to the Better Access to Palliative Care Program in Tasmania.The petition, started by Labor Senator Catryna Bilyk, ai..>> view originalFrontline fight gets cracking
MORE than 160 children were the subject of notifications from the state’s new Safe Families Coordination Unit in its first month of operation.The multi-agency unit opened its doors in late June as the centrepiece of the Hodgman Government’s $26 million family violence plan launched 12 months ago.It brings police together with staff from the departments of education, justice, and health and human services in a bid to better co-ordinate victim support.The $8 million unit was reviewing cases cons..>> view originalVic driver drunk, asleep at wheel
A man, who was apparently asleep at the wheel, has been nabbed for being more than five times over the blood-alcohol limit in Melbourne.Another driver took the 24-year-old's keys and called police to the intersection in Brunswick East early on Sunday, and when officers arrived the driver and his passenger were trying to push the car off the road.But it was impounded and the man is expected to be charged with drink driving, traffic offences and providing a false name.>> view originalHome prices soar as buyers target slim pickings
The waterfront home at 35 Bonnefin Road, in Sydney's Hunters Hill. Aimee Crouch A Sydney house bought for $3.85 million two years ago sold for $5.15 million on Saturday as strong demand again outstripped measly supply in weekend auctions.The auction of the four-bedroom home in the non-peninsula section of Hunters Hill set a local record. Nowhere is the supply crunch more apparent than in Sydney, where the volume of properties on the market is d..>> view originalS&P 500 posts sixth advance in seven weeks
Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg 11 p.m. EDT August 13, 2016The steady march higher for U.S. stocks may have slowed to a crawl, but the S&P 500 Index’s sixth advance in seven weeks still managed to defy a chorus of bears warning valuations have become too rich.The benchmark for American equity edged higher by 1.2 points to 2,184.05, two points shy of a record. Energy shares paced gains as crude notched its best week since April, while results from the largest department stores bolstered con..>> view originalFinance week ahead: BHP Billiton to unveil a massive $10b loss, wage growth at record low
Finance week ahead: BHP Billiton to unveil a massive $10b loss, wage growth at record low Updated August 14, 2016 14:33:53 The Australian market is likely to have a soft start to the week after disappointing US retail figures on Friday chiselled the peak off recent record highs on Wall Street.Commodities were generally stronger as oil pushed higher on speculation that Saudi producers would go back to their old cartel ways and try and stabilise prices.Iron ore shunned a ..>> view original
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
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