NBN rollout rolls on slowly

THE rollout of the National Broadband Network has passed fewer than 2000 Tasmanian homes in the past nine months but the company behind the project says it is on track. Last week NBN Co CEO Mike Quigley warned the rollout was behind schedule on a national...

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Sale lifts hopes of staff pay

The lifestyle village at Geilston Bay has been bought by a new company. Pictures: LUKE BOWDEN A LIFESTYLE village at Geilston Bay owned by Tony Park, the director of a series of collapsed building companies, has been sold. A new company, Clarence...

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Historic hotel for sale

Hadleys Hotel, built by convicts in 1848, has been put on the market by receivers. ONE of Hobart's grandest hotels has been put on the market by receivers and managers. The Mercure Hadleys Hobart Hotel and Grand Mercure Hobart Central Apartments...

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Help sought in assault inquiry

POLICE investigating a serious assault on a woman on the Hobart waterfront have appealed for public help. Hobart CIB detectives today released images of two men who may be able to assist with inquiries into the attack, which happened between the Observatory...

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Hobart driver blows 0.253

A HOBART driver is still sobering up after being caught more than four times over the legal blood-alcohol limit by police. Police say they are dismayed by the number of drink drivers already hitting the roads this Easter long weekend. The 29-year-old...

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Easter egg-travaganza

THE egg-citement was palpable today as the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens threw open its gates for the inaugural Easter Egg Hunt and Family Picnic Day. Tens of thousands of chocolate eggs were scattered about for children to collect, eliciting squeals...

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From Glenorchy to Paris

Cloths made from the bark of mulberry trees in the South Pacific surround a sarcophagus in the Theatre of the World exhibition. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE THEATRE of the World, the hit exhibition by MONA and the TMAG, is travelling in Paris. Hundreds...

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New-found fame for Godfrey

THE death-defying tale of a Tasmanian horse rescued from a watery hole has captured the heart of the nation. Erica and David Norgrove, the owners of 20-year-old retired harness racing horse Flying Godfrey, today said he has bounced back from his recent...

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Treasury head steps down

THE head of Tasmania's Treasury department will step down from the role after handing down the May Budget. Martin Wallace has told Premier Lara Giddings he believes personal circumstances mean he can no longer devote the time and energy necessary to...

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Faulkner toast of Tigers

James Faulkner, left, and George Bailey kicking back at the Telegraph Hotel today. Pictures: RICHARD JUPE TASMANIAN Tigers allrounder James Faulkner would be over the moon if he was selected for the Ashes Tour in July. Named Man of the Match yesterday...

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Drug crop goes to pot

A MAN'S botched attempt to grow cannabis to help pay off his debts has led to a conviction for drug offences Rudolph Stichter, 23, pleaded guilty to cultivating a controlled plant for sale, two charges of possessing a controlled plant product, one charge...

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Cop on rape, assault charges

A HOBART policeman charged with multiple sex offences has appeared in court. The 49-year-old constable, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested today and charged with rape, attempted rape, aggravated sexual assault, indecent assault and...

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Tigers take Shield title

TASMANIA could not secure victory on the final day but it mattered little as the Tigers picked up their third Sheffield Shield title. After setting Queensland 446 to win off 87 overs, the Tigers reduced the Bulls to 3-36. But from here the visitors...

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Masked pair robs Foodstore

POLICE are searching for two masked offenders who robbed The Foodstore in Lenah Valley. Detective Sergeant Greg Rogers said the pair parked outside the Augusta Rd shop in a older model cream Volvo sedan -- stolen earlier from Poets Rd in West Hobart...

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'Photog' guilty of sex attack

A SYDNEY man who claimed to be a professional photographer has been found guilty of sexually assaulting an aspiring model he met over the internet. Anthony Douglas Glass, 23, of Bardwell Park, showed no emotion late today when a Supreme Court jury returned...

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More pain for bus travellers

METRO bus drivers will hold three stop-work meetings next week, causing major disruption to peak hour services. Drivers plan to meet from 7.30 to 8.30am and 2pm to 3pm on Wednesday and again between 7.45am and 8.45am on Thursday. The meetings will...

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DPP hurt in fatal crash

A cameraman at the scene of Sunday's fatal head-on crash on the Midland Highway, south of Oatlands. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE A VEHICLE being driven by Director of Public Prosecutions Tim Ellis, SC, was on the wrong side of double white lines when...

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Traffic snarl on Tasman Hwy

POLICE have warned motorists to expect delays after a three-car crash on the Tasman Highway near Midway Point. Police said the accident happened on the Midway Point bridge shortly after 5pm today, disrupting afternoon peak-hour traffic. One person...

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Voters turn against Labor

LABOR'S leadership fiasco has trashed the office of the Prime Minister, according to a majority of voters who have also declared Julia Gillard a "lame duck" leader. In the first opinion poll to ask voters their verdict on the wreckage of Kevin Rudd's...

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Help sought on hotel robbery

POLICE are seeking help from the public after an armed robbery at Moonah's Valern Hotel early yesterday morning. Police said a masked man armed with a metal pole allegedly confronted a Valern Hotel employee at 1.45am and demanded money. The offender...

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Tigers tighten grip on trophy

TASMANIA is turning the screws and tightening its grip on the Sheffield Shield trophy against Queensland at Blundstone Arena. At tea on day three the Bulls are 4-104, still 315 behind the Tigers' first innings score of 419. Rain caused havoc earlier...

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