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TASMANIA Summer News, Dec 14, 2011


Tasmania is an attractive alternative to nearby Australia
STLtoday.com
Tasmania is the only place in the world where the Tasmanian devil is found in the wild. Arriving at the Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park at feeding time, it isn't hard to see why these mammals are called devils. When fed raw chicken (thankfully on the ...
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Outsider's bold move pays off
The Australian
Source: The Australian IT'S almost a year since Tasmanian gambling millionaire David Walsh opened the doors to his sprawling $101 million Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart. In that timethe art gallery, which was originally free to enter but now ...
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discovery rangers open the door to learning and fun
Tasmanian Government Media Releases (press release)
The program starts on December 28 th and runs until February 3 rd , showcasing the best ofTasmania's inspiring national parks, reserves and other natural places. “Summer is a wonderfultime to get outdoors and celebrate how lucky we are to live in a ...
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Vincent: Pork pies
Weekly Times Now
I recall one friend who used to drive interstate just to buy one or two to bring back home, while another arranged for delivery by air from Tasmania to Victoria. Widely enjoyed throughout Britain, pork pies are customarily eaten cold. ...
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Oh, Corinna
The Australian
The sightseeing boat Arcadia II, built mainly from local Huon pine, is moored near the town of Corinna in northwest Tasmania. Picture: Andrew Lecky Source: The Australian Tarkine Hotel "wilderness retreat" cottages. Picture: Andrew Lecky Source: The ...
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Water project fails farmers
TheMercury.com.au
"Summer is our peak irrigation time with the growth and warmer weather when we need this water most. "When it's dry we require more water and this is when the problem is worse. "It's been an issue since the scheme started with the council. ...
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Cricket: Ponting's possible last test on home turf
New Zealand Herald
By David Leggat Just inside the main entrance to Bellerive Oval is a sculpture of Tasmania'sfavourite cricket son, David Boon. The piece has the former batsman and now international match referee driving extravagantly, and while the moustache is ...
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Who said Test cricket is dead?
The Independent
When New Zealand defeated Australia by seven runs in Tasmania yesterday, it was the fourth electrifying contest in a month, the third in which all four results were possible going down to the wire. In such circumstances, it is difficult to know what ...
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Last push in late-season kills
Beef Central
Victoria was still 9pc below this time last year. South Australia's kill also lifted, up 3pc to 9130 whileTasmania went against the trend, easing 5pc to 3759 head. The NLRS Eastern States Young Cattle Indicator closed yesterday at 410.75c/kg, ...
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TXO plc : Comments on Empire Energy Announcement
4-traders (press release)
Further to the TXO announcement made on 2 December 2011, Empire has rights to drill for oil in two sites in Tasmania's central and north basins where its initial geological research has discovered previously unknown, significant petroleum structures. ...
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Hughes quits the Big Bash
The Australian
With Hughes, Ed Cowan, Usman Khawaja and Dave Warner in the side it could be construed as a bat off for the top order places, but Warner is assured of one seat following his undefeated 100 inTasmania. Hughes signed a contract last month to play ...
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Double round-trip fun
Sydney Morning Herald
Another combo - comprising a seven-night round trip cruise from Adelaide toTasmania, followed by a six-night journey from Adelaide to Freemantle - is also being discounted this summer. classicintcruises.com. If you have cruised Europe and fancy...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Cadel Evans sporting the yellow jersey in the Tour de France. Photo: Getty Images
The Age
Cricketer Patrick Cummins won young performer of the year. Votes for the fifth edition of the awards were cast online over a three-week period. Beverly Allen from Tasmaniawon the $5000 voter prize. A total of 50987 votes were received. Cadel Evans .
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The Age
Hobart's Combined Clubs racing 'highly successful'
YACHTe.com.au
Most have raced in at least two of the Harbour Race Days and a big fleet is again expected for tomorrow's final race day, to be conducted by the Royal Yacht Club ofTasmania. RYCT vice commodore Roger Martin said today that the prime objective in...
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YACHTe.com.au
Gillard on cabinet shake-up
ABC Online
I've asked Julie Collins to serve from Tasmania. What this means overall is that there's a diversified team. More women than ever before and women who bring a life experience about what it's like to juggle a family as you try and build a career. ...
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WA on track for Shield decider
Sportal.com.au
While Tasmania would move level with WA in second if they can complete outright victory over New South Wales on Friday, it still represents a vastly improved start to the season for a side which hasn't made the final since they won the last of their 15 ...
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Feast of festivals
The Australian
It also included biennial events that do not fall in 2012 -- Tasmania's Ten Days on the Island and the Queensland Music Festival -- but not small regional festivals. I counted 48 festivals across 310 days of the year. Or, to put it another way, ...
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The Guardian world cricket forum
The Guardian (blog)
All that sentimental guff about him scoring his 100th international century at Lord's lastsummer was far too anglocentric. Tendulkar has a better record in Australia than he does in England, going way back to his first tour in 1992 as an 18-year-old, ...
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The Guardian (blog)
Effs, no buts
The Australian (blog)
Putting Adams in cabinet would have kept up Tasmania's representation following the departure of Nick Sherry. This didn't happen. Incidentally, Adams has a beard you could lose an Irish wolfhound in. Detecting a pattern yet? Exhibit D: The man Gillard ...
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Former Australian greats want Ricky Ponting to quit – Cricket News Update
bettor.com (blog)
Fleming told, “Without putting a time limit on your career, you leave yourself open to this. If he said he wanted to play the summer six months ago I reckon the selectors would have gone with that. But he's said before the Hobart Test that he wants to ...
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Free-ish to new home...one Neon Leon
Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
Meanwhile, the cricket-orientated portion of my grey matter ponders whether, if Ricky Ponting, age 36, was to quit Tasmania, would he find himself in a similar predicament to Davis, without a Sheffield Shield team to play for? ...
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Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
Melbourne lays claim to GreenEDGE
SBS
Goss is also nursing a niggling knee complaint that first came to his attention on a training ride inTasmania recently. “It was hard physical stuff training with the Melbourne Storm - maybe a little bit harder for me than others,” McEwen said. ...
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Watson rushed back as opener specialist
sportsnewsfirst
It was the third time in as many innings against the Kiwis the ungainly Hughes has been out in the slips while he has managed just 21 runs in his home soil outings this summer. And the continued failures from Hughes as well as the awkward left-hander's ...
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LAPPEMAN: Year of deluge and dirt
Gold Coast Bulletin News
Ms Bligh teased the LNP for having a leader from Tasmania. Instead of brushing it off, a furious Mr Newman immediately accused Ms Bligh of xenophobia. His staff insisted he was not referring to racism though he listed in his argument Hong Kong-born ...
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Australia - Transcript of press conference, Canberra, 12 december 2011
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As we move into this summer, which I am hoping is a peaceful and quiet time, but having lived through the days of last summer, we know that natural disaster can strike and strike quickly. I am determined that at the highest level of government we have ...
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