Today: TASMANIA Summer News, Jan 18, 2012

Jan 18, 2012

TASMANIA Summer News, Jan 18, 2012

Boat wreck saga to end
Tasmania Mercury
... Eastern Shore last summer will finally remove it tomorrow. Ken Lane of Bellerive was fined and given a month to move it in June. The boat, near the busy Rosny boat ramp, is still posing a navigation hazard. Marine and Safety Tasmania yesterday said ...
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Tasmania Mercury

Highway grass a fire hazard
Tasmania Mercury
... had exactly the same problem with a January 2009 fire that stormed down the highway, wiping out fences and power poles. Dry roadside grass was threatening to become a Tasmania-wide menace, with prolific spring and summer grass growth now drying out.
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Tasmania Mercury

Hobart's market turns 40
TheMercury.com.au
From this auspicious start, Salamanca Market has grown in both size and stature to more than 300 stalls, becoming Tasmania's most visited tourist venue on a Saturday. The market attracts up to 40000 visitors every Saturday in summer, ...
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What's in season
Brisbane Times
The Tasmanian carrot season is under way. The island, best known for apples, is a large supplier of carrots in the first half of the year. Australian households buy more carrots every week than any other vegetable, beating the potato in second place. ...
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Brisbane Times

A fine mix of leisure and pain
Yass Tribune
So a cabin in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, or Tasmania's Wineglass Bay, might be cosy and rustic with a fireplace, while something on the coast must be light, bright and ''beachy''. ''Travellers are looking for a holiday experience, ...
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O'Brien grows on positive energy
The Age
Buckley was back at the club yesterday, having finished a three-night camp in Tasmania with the club's first-year players. The camp featured mountain climbing, river rafting and exploring caves. You're the only person reading this now. ...
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The Age

The Year The Festival Died
Tone Deaf
Festival organizers could only shrug their shoulder and admit 'sadly, due to the financial pressures many festivals have been forced to fold' as Tasmania's Soundscape Festival was also put to the guillotine. Only weeks after it's announcement ...
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Tone Deaf

A fine mix of leisure and pain
Brisbane Times
So a cabin in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, or Tasmania'sWineglass Bay, might be cosy and rustic with a fireplace, while something on the coast must be light, bright and ''beachy''. ''Travellers are looking for a holiday experience, ...
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