Dark Mofo returns to heat Hobart
ogoh-ogoh buring at PW1. Last day of Dark Mofo 2015. Picture: RICHARD JUPEMONA’s winter solstice festival Dark Mofo will return to heat up Hobart this June, after organisers secured new funding agreements with the State Government and Hobart City Council.A one-off $2.1m funding injection from the Government means Dark Mofo 2016 will be able to run from June 10-21, with events to take place across the Hobart waterfront from Salamanca to the Dark Park art precinct at Macquarie Point. The popular C..>> view originalSevere thunderstorm warning issued as storm cells move across ...
The Sydney warning area as of 1pm. People in Sydney and the Blue Mountains have been warned to expect a severe weather onslaught, with damaging winds and large hailstones likely.The Bureau of Meteorology upgraded their warning and issued a detailed severe thunderstorm warning just after 1pm AEDT, with severe thunderstorms detected on Radar near Riverstone, Oakdale, Brooklyn, Blacktown and Glenorie.The thunderstorms are forecast to affect Hornsby, Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park and Mona Vale by..>> view originalSex offender evidence continues in Hobart
A FORMER Tasmanian priest says it wasn’t until after his resignation that senior members of the Anglican Church knew of his offending.Convicted priest Garth Hawkins (now known as Robin Goodfellow) arrives at the Federal Court in Hobart. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNERobin Goodfellow, who was previously known as Garth Hawkins, spent almost six years in prison for offences against seven boys while he worked at various parishes across Tasmania in the 1970s and 1980s.But when he resigned in 1988 to move to ..>> view originalNation prepares for chaotic weekend weather
Elderly woman left on the floor
An elderly lady on the floor of the emergency department at the Royal Hobart Hospital.THIS is a snapshot of a public hospital system in crisis.An elderly woman, 95, lies on the floor of the Royal Hobart Hospital emergency department waiting room, with nothing but a makeshift bed of towels as she waits hours to be seen by clinical staff.A shocked fellow patient who took the photo told the Mercury she could not believe her eyes as the elderly lady, who arrived to ED in a wheelchair, was laid on h..>> view originalTawny frogmouth rescuer David Joyce uses West Hobart backyard ...
Tawny frogmouth rescuer David Joyce uses West Hobart backyard to house and care for injured birds Posted January 29, 2016 12:31:40 David Joyce rescues and rehabilitates native birds, specialising in the nocturnal tawny frogmouth.The softly spoken Canadian has built a number of aviaries in his West Hobart backyard to house injured birds. Tawny frogmouth factsTawny frogmouths (podargus strigoides) are found all over AustraliaThey are most common in eastern and northern..>> view originalWoman told to keep quiet about abuse
An Anglican bishop told a Tasmanian woman to keep quiet about allegations of child sexual abuse, a royal commission has been told.Sue Margaret Clayton, a former lay reader with the church, said that in June 1987 she had a meeting in Hobart with then-Archbishop Phillip Newell to discuss the abuse of two boys, who had confided in her."You are to speak to no one," Ms Clayton said she was told at the end of the meeting. "He said 'these matters were of a confidential nature'."A year later the allege..>> view originalSt Marys floods in Tasmania's north-east, but deluge fails to put out ...
St Marys floods in Tasmania's north-east, but deluge fails to put out state's bushfires Updated January 29, 2016 12:17:11 After two weeks of unprecedented bushfires, Tasmania is now dealing with a deluge of rain which has caused flash flooding, damage to homes and closed roads. Key pointsHeavy rain closes roads, causes floodingHouses inundated at St MarysMore rain predicted in flood zonesSES crews responding to calls Rain fails to dampen fires Some homes have been inu..>> view originalGreyhound racing: National Shut it Down protest aims to influence ...
Greyhound racing: National Shut it Down protest aims to influence NSW inquiry outcome Posted January 29, 2016 12:11:59 Man's best friend will be given a united voice by thousands of Australians next month at a rally demanding an end to the "cruel" greyhound racing industry. Key points:National rally aims to influence NSW inquiry outcomeWastage, live-baiting, injuries concerns of groupGreyhound nature makes them ideal pets Shut it Down: A National Day of Action is b..>> view originalCapital Gain: Phileo Australia sells Bendigo Homemaker Centre
34 Cowper Street, Footscray. Phileo Australia is speculated to be banking more than $30 million selling a major retail asset it recently extended in Kangaroo Flat, eight kilometres south-west of Bendigo.The Rocklea Homemaker Centre at 239-249 High Street – a site occupied before it was razed by a fire in 2001 by Rocklea Spinning Mills – has a lettable area of 18,351 square metres leased to a dozen bulky goods tenants.Phileo valued the asset, with 630 car parks..>> view original
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