Ben the ambassador

MASTERCHEF finalist Ben Milbourne has a new role promoting high standards in Tasmanian tourism. The Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania has appointed the popular local cook, one of the stars of the MasterChef Australia TV series, as the state's first...

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Cost cuts hit bins

HOBART city streets and parks are set to lose 100 public rubbish bins in a bid to save money. Hobart City Council's infrastructure committee has recommended their removal in a six-month trial to reduce rubbish-collection costs. Many of the bins will...

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Lowndes happy with 90

CRAIG Lowndes is on the verge of a record-equalling 90th V8 supercar win today but he has something bigger on his mind at Symmons Plains today - don't stuff up the start. After setting the fastest time in official practice yesterday, Lowndes is the...

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TasRail may sue crash driver

A car and a train collided at the Hopkins St crossing about 5am this morning. / File photo TASRAIL is considering taking legal action against a motorist involved in a collision with a train at a crossing at Moonah early this morning. TasRail said...

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Accused pleads not guilty

NOT guilty pleas have been entered on behalf of a man charged with two murders at Hamilton in December. Patrick Stanley Daley, 59, is accused of the murders of Meagan Wilton, 31, and Benjamin Samuel Eyles, 34, in their Hamilton home in December. Daley...

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Push for new island abattoir

KING Island's beef producers are speaking to financial experts about setting up a new "green" abattoir on the island which will allow them to finally own the whole meat chain from paddock to plate. The island's 140 beef farmers were rocked last year...

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Expert for road-death trial

A QUEENSLAND road crash expert will be called to give evidence over a collision which claimed the life of a Derwent Valley teenager last year. The Magistrate's Court has heard John Ruller from the private Road Accident Investigation Service has prepared...

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LegCo reform push goes cute

A GROUP pushing for Upper House reform is using kittens to change the public's mind about the powerful house of review. The Transform Tasmania Alliance has launched an online campaign "A Compelling Case for The Reform of Tasmania's Legislative Council...

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Woman goes missing again

A LAUNCESTON woman who went missing for four days before being found on a busy roadside dazed and confused in late 2011 has disappeared again, leaving police with grave concerns for her welfare. Kathy Barbara Lindner was reported missing on Monday but...

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Hopes high for devil history

EXCITED wildlife authorities will know by the end of the week if two female Tasmanian devils sent to Denmark will create history. Copenhagen Zoo has confirmed that both females sent from Mole Creek to Scandanavia in 2009 have mated and are displaying...

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Gas main ruptures

FIREFIGHTERS are on site at Patrick St, North Hobart, after the smell of gas was detected shortly after 11.30am. Senior station officer Andrew McGuinness said crews had located a broken gas main and were working to determine what had caused the rupture....

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Man dies in farewell surf

A Hobart man died while surfing at Greens Beach yesterday afternoon, the day before he was due to leave for a job in Western Australia. A HOBART surfer who took a farewell surf with a local mate yesterday failed to make it out of the water. The...

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Tassie vineyard for sale

WINEMAKER Brown Brothers is putting one of its three Tasmanian vineyards on the market as it restructure in the face of dropping sales in Europe. The White Hills Vineyard in the Tamar Valley is the smallest of Brown Brothers' assets in Tasmania, which...

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Boost for state's police force

TASMANIA Police is reopening its doors to new recruits with Police Minister David O'Byrne today confirming the Government will pay to boost frontline numbers. The surprising move comes just a fortnight after the police union staged an event at the Rokeby...

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Tigers name their new coach

Dan Marsh, seen here in action for the Tasmanian Tigers in 2009, has been named the new coach of the team, replacing Tim Coyle. SON of a gun Dan Marsh has been appointed coach of the Tasmanian Tigers for the next three years. The son of Australian...

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Plea to drivers after deaths

Police at the site of a road fatality at Otago Bay yesterday morning. A 51-year-old Old Beach woman was killed in the single-vehicle crash. Pictures: SAM ROSEWARNE MOTORISTS returning home from Easter holidays are being warned to take extra care...

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Top cruise complaints revealed

COMPLAINTS by cruise ship passengers include one by a woman who moaned about the sea being "too loud", it has been revealed. And a couple accused a captain of being "rude" for sailing off when they had left a note saying they needed more sightseeing...

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YouTube to shut for judging

IN an elaborate April Fool's prank, YouTube announced it was going dark for a decade, and that the site was merely an eight-year contest to find the best video. "It's finally time to pick the winner," YouTube representatives announced in a 3:32 minute...

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Blast at gay nuptial law bid

OPPONENTS have slammed moves to revive the Same-Sex Marriage Bill in the Legislative Council. Guy Barnett of the Save Marriage Coalition said it was further evidence that Tasmania was being used as a social experiment. "Whether you agree or disagree...

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Wildlife disaster action plan

THE loss of wildlife in Tasmania's summer bushfires is driving the push for a statewide emergency response unit. Over the past 12 months, Southern Wildlife Rescue & Care has been working with emergency organisations and government departments to...

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Men answering the Avon call

AVON is still calling but not as you might once have known it. Avon has been delivering cosmetics to Tasmanian homes for 50 years. In the early days, Avon representatives were almost exclusively women or "Avon ladies" as they were affectionately known....

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