Victims recall agony of paedophile abuse
Steve Fisher outside the Royal Commission. Picture: PATRICK BILLINGSCHILD-ABUSING priests in Tasmania preyed on vulnerable boys with impunity, plying their victims with alcohol and grooming them with speedboat rides, spas and parties, a paedophile inquiry has heard. When complaints surfaced, the Anglican Church shifted the predators around the state and promoted one up the clergy’s ranks.The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse held its first Hobart hearing into t..>> view originalHobart City Council encourages kids with spray cans in street art ...
Hobart City Council encourages kids with spray cans in street art workshops Posted January 28, 2016 11:25:11 A group of young artists have covered a water tank in Lenah Valley in murals to learn the art of painting with spray cans.The workshops were run by the Hobart City Council's Youth Arts and Recreation Centre with the aim of encouraging budding artists to improve their skills. I hadn't really done any street art stuff before, so I thought this was a really good..>> view originalFormer Anglican priest and paedophile 'suspected' other child sex ...
Former Anglican priest and paedophile 'suspected' other child sex abusers, Hobart inquiry hears Updated January 28, 2016 12:25:35 Tasmanian paedophile Louis Daniels, a former Anglican priest, has told an inquiry he recognised the characteristics of people like himself and suspected the activities of two other child abusers. Key points: Paedophile and former priest Louis Daniels tells inquiry he recognises paedophilic traits in peopleDaniels admits being suspicious of D..>> view originalPayne courts Cup ride
Michelle Payne after her Melbourne Cup win. Picture: GettyTHE highest-profile female jockey in Australia, Michelle Payne is looking for a ride at next month’s Hobart Cup — and is open to offers from Tasmanian trainers.Payne created history last year, when she became the first ever female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup when she rode $101 rank outsider Prince of Penzance to victory.Now she has taken to Twitter, seeking a ride in the Hobart Cup on February 8.The win, and Payne’s passionate defence..>> view originalSavage storms to lash east coast
SEVERE storms are set to lash Australia’s east coast over the coming days.The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting widespread storms in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, the ACT and Tasmania which could deliver damaging winds, hail and heavy rain leading to flash flooding.Today the worst of the weather is expected to hit Victoria, Tasmania and inland New South Wales where the atmospheric conditions are favourable for supercell thunderstorms.More to come ... flooding in Geelong after a storm..>> view originalIncoming ... Severe storms are likely to develop right across ...
Incoming ... Severe storms are likely to develop right across Australia’s eastern states. Picture: Instagram/rabbitoh_vonMichael MorrowNews Corp Australia NetworkSEVERE storms are set to lash Australia’s east coast over the coming days.The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting widespread storms in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, the ACT and Tasmania which could deliver damaging winds, hail and heavy rain leading to flash flooding.Today the worst of the weather is expected to hit Victoria, ..>> view originalFlood fears as finally the rain arrives
The storm that flooded Geelong has hit Melbourne. Picture: Eugene HylandRELIEF is in sight for Tasmania’s parched farmers but the dry earth means much of the forecast rain is likely initially to cause flooding.A flood watch has been issued for the North-East as the much-needed rain arrives over the next four days.A trough extending from the mainland will bring heavy falls to the North, North-East and East of the state until Sunday with possible thunderstorms as far south as Hobart today.Bureau ..>> view originalBrisbane archbishop blamed for 1980s abuse
A victim of abuse has blamed an Anglican archbishop (pic) for putting him in bed with a priest. A victim of child sexual abuse has blamed the now-Brisbane Anglican archbishop for putting him in bed with the perpetrating priest.Giving evidence to a royal commission in Hobart on Wednesday, the 52-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons recounted how he was raped in January 1981, then aged 17, at Triabunna on Tasmania's east coast.Former priest Garth Hawkins has since been convicted of..>> view originalFish-gut attack on cruise operator
Rob Pennicott, of Pennicott Wilderness Journeys, is at a loss to explain why someone dumped a foul load of fish guts into one of his vessels at Eaglehawk Neck this week.TOURISM guru Robert Pennicott has been targeted by vandals who have caused more than $5000 damage and left a stinky mess in their wake.Mr Pennicott is at a loss to explain why someone deliberately damaged one of his Bruny Island cruise boats earlier this week, dumping rotten fish guts crawling with maggots into it.Thousands of d..>> view originalLife in vinyl as music fan lives dream surrounded by records
Life in vinyl as music fan lives dream surrounded by records Posted January 28, 2016 12:28:59 While the popularity of vinyl records has ebbed and flowed over the decades, one man's passion for the medium had led to a life filled with music.Gold Coast local Ray Parsons has had a lifelong love affair with music.As a teenager in the 1960s he did not even own a record player, but loved listening to the radio.He played in bands and his first job was at a Hobart radio stati..>> view original
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