Election speculation grows

SPECULATION is growing that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is planning to visit the Governor-General tomorrow or on Monday seeking approval for a September 7 election. Sources have told media Mr Rudd has settled on the date and is ready to start one of the...

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Armed bandit robs hotel

A HAMMER-wielding bandit robbed the Black Stallion Hotel at Rocherlea last night. Police said the man enter the hotel's gaming room about 9.40pm and demanded money from the female staff member. He fled with an undisclosed amount of money. Police said...

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World Cup boon

HOWZAT: Cricket fans Ned Worledge, left, Varuni Kulasekera and Darragh Carey, all of Hobart, and Alex Ford, of Geeveston, are already gearing up for the World Cup matches to be played at Blundstone Arena in March 2015. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES ...

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Tribute to Bett in words and art

CREATIVE PAIRING: Poet Pete Hay, left, and artist Tom O'Hern are taking part in the tribute to contemporary arts scene pioneer Dick Bett. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES DICK Bett's vision for a collaborative and vibrant arts community in Tasmania will...

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Psycho thriller sets pulses racing

FINE WORDS: Co-writers Tom Holloway, left, and Jonathan auf der Heide with actors Adrienne Pickering and Oscar Redding before the public reading of the film script of This Dark Wood at Salamanca yesterday. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS JONES HOBART theatre...

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Vote 1 for our big-wave surfers

COME on Tasmania, it's time to vote. But it has nothing to do with waves of support for our politicians. Rather, readers have the chance to help two local surfers win $30,000 in a new competition. Marti Paradisis and Tyler Hollmer-Cross have been invited...

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Not guilty plea from Gay

FORMER Gunns chairman John Gay has entered formal pleas of not guilty to two charges of insider trading. Mr Gay has appeared by video link in the Tasmanian Supreme Court in Hobart, where the pleas were entered to allow legal argument. The former timber...

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NTFL eyes off slice of TSL

AFL Tasmania has offered the NTFL half of Devonport's State League licence for free. The NTFL board will vote on whether or not to accept the offer on Tuesday. In what is shaping as a watershed moment for Tasmanian football, a second-tier body would...

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Channel swimmers setting off

THREE Tasmanians attempting to swim the English Channel for charity are set to begin their epic journey. Weather conditions have improved, allowing friends Tom O'Byrne, Jeannie Baxter-Reid and Ross Youngman to start swimming at 3am today UK time (noon...

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Airport visitor numbers surge

Launceston Airport has had its biggest year on record with 1.22 million passengers. LAUNCESTON Airport is celebrating a record year, recording an 8 per cent surge in passengers in 2012-13 to 1.22 million. Airport general manager Pamela Graham said...

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New Abt Railway head named

THE chairman of West Coast Tourism has been selected as the new general manager of the Abt Railway. Phil Vickers, who is also executive chairman of West Coast Heritage Ltd and a West Coast councillor, was announced as the Abt's new chief by Infrastructure...

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Ex-bikie gang boss jailed

A FORMER state president of the Rebels motorcycle gang was sentenced to three years' jail for trafficking in $504,000 worth of methylamphetamine. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Estcourt said it was a large-scale drug trafficking operation not often seen...

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ACL closure adds to job woes

LAUNCESTON-based car part manufacturer ACL will close down by June next year with the loss of 136 jobs after a sales process was unsuccessful. Receiver manager Matt Byrnes said staff had been briefed this morning. "There will be an orderly wind down...

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Power rises 'thing of the past'

A LOWER price for power in Tasmania is due to be set within weeks. Deputy Premier and Energy Minister Bryan Green today said the Economic Regulator's report had confirmed the state's electricity prices would fall from January next year. The new prices...

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Chopper joins Cygnet search

A MISSING man was rescued last night after being found injured on a remote hill at Deep Bay, near Cygnet. David Ellis Wood, 66, was reported missing by his wife early yesterday morning but may have left his Deep Bay home late the night before. A ground...

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Fire-hit kids continue to heal

TASMANIAN children identified as distressed after the January bushfires have been offered further support. Children have been assessed by mental health professionals engaged by beyondblue, which launched the program in Dunalley in April. So far 212...

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Top cop welcomes new talent

Tasmania Police Commissioner Darren Hine says the 25 recruits now in training were chosen from a field of more than 900 hopefuls. AN OLYMPIC cycling gold medallist is among Tasmania Police's latest intake of recruits. The recruit course – the first...

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Guilty plea over death crash

A MAN accused of fleeing the scene of a deadly car crash in February 2012 did not abandon his mate, the Launceston Magistrates Court has heard. Tristan Gilbert, 32, today pleaded guilty to causing death by negligent driving, plus a range of charges...

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Museum all about the apple

TASMANIA'S fast-growing cider industry will take another leap forward later this year, with the Willie Smith company announcing a $250,000 plan to develop the Huon Apple Museum into a tourist launchpad to the valley. The development will include detailed...

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Fast-track ER plan

TASMANIAN hospitals will get new fast-track emergency units under a $22 million Federal Government funding deal expected to be announced today. Overcrowding of emergency patients at hospitals in Hobart and Launceston will be reduced by the introduction...

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Poster girl for devil cause

This cheeky little Tasmanian devil joey is set to entertain at the Healesville wildlife sanctuary in Victoria. Pictures: DAVID CAIRD SHE may grow up to be a predator, but right now she is one cheeky little devil. The playful yet-to-be-named joey...

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