Rail corridor seen as vital and other top stories.

• Rail corridor seen as vital

  

  Development of the rail corridor is seen as vital for the growth of Glenorchy and Hobart.DEVELOPMENT of the disused rail corridor will be key to the future growth of Hobart and Glenorchy, says the group given the task of moving the project forward.Hobart and Glenorchy city councils have formed a working party to look at areas around both cities that could benefit from development within the catchments of proposed stopping points for a public transit system.Working party member Hobart aldermen An..

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• Hometown hero makes splash

  

  Hunter Hurricanes' Daniel Lawrence attacks in the game against Uni of NSW in the National Water Polo League. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNETASMANIA’S Stephen Cody helped the Hunter Hurricanes to a win in the final game of the Tasmanian Island Cup, but his side was unable to claim the inaugural trophy.In the first National Water Polo League match played in the state since 2005, Cody’s Hurricanes took on the two-time defending Australian champions University of NSW Wests Magpies in Hobart on Saturday and ..

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• Babies found abandoned in Australia

  Newborn "Catherine" found wrapped in towels in a cardboard box outside a Melbourne hospital on Mother's Day. She survived despite suffering hypothermia.June 10, 2007 - Newborn "Joan" found in a box outside Sydney's Haberfield Baptist Church. She was placed under state care.October 17, 2011 - Body of "Willow" found by council workers in a park near Hobart. The umbilical cord and placenta were inside two plastic shopping bags. Her mother was never found.July 27, 2013 - A southeast Queensland fam..

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• Herald Breakfast – February 22

  

  A HOME owner's eight-year nightmare, a Lambton black spot in the crosshairs and all the action from Sunday's Country Championships qualifier in Scone. Instagram’s @vichr is among the onlookers waiting for the Queen Elizabeth to arrive in Newcastle. Weather: Partly cloudy across the region including Newcastle (28 degrees), Maitland (31 degrees) and Scone (33 degrees).Beachwatch: We’ll see a bit of cloud and there’s the slight chance of a shower but overall it’s going to be pretty g..

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• Dream cruise distress

  

  WRONG WAY: Chris O’Hare and Robyn Kim say their cruise of a lifetime changed course. Picture: KIM EISZELEA TERMINALLY ill man says he has been robbed of his dream to circumnavigate Tasmania.Chris O’Hare and his wife Robyn Kim, of Murdunna, recently spent their retirement funds buying a cruise, which was advertised as a six-day trip from Hobart to Victoria sailing around the bottom of Tasmania.The holiday was to be a short reprieve for Mr O’Hare before he began chemotherapy for his life-threateni..

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• Pool plan moved up order for vote

  

  An artist’s impression of the proposed Hobart Aquatic Centre revamp.A $15 MILLION redevelopment of the Hobart Aquatic Centre is expected to be given the tick of approval from council ­tonight, as it builds up a business case to present to the Federal Government.The Hobart City Council has developed a draft plan to overhaul the ageing facility, which would include features such as a new 35m pool, dual external waterslide, wellness spa and sauna area, new change rooms and better ­access, including..

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• Woodcutter pleads guilty to helping bury murder victim Jodi Eaton

  

  A MAN who helped bury the body of mother-of-two Jodi Eaton has pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact to her murder.Woodcutter Jonathan Paul Pearce, 38, of Bridgewater, appeared before Justice Shan Tennent in the Supreme Court in Hobart today.Crown Prosecutor Jackie Hartnett said Pearce was the brother in law of Darren Michael Dobson, who bashed and strangled Ms Eaton, 29, to death after a party at Sage Court, Bridgewater early on February 1, 2014.Jodi Eaton.Ms Hartnett told the cou..

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• Festival serves up a treat

  

  Ferraris draw a crowd at the festival in North Hobart. Pictures: SAM ROSEWARNESUN, spaghetti and watermelon have proved the perfect combination to draw record crowds to North Hobart for the seventh annual Festa Italia.Hosted by the Australian Italian Club, up to 18,000 people joined in the celebration of food, wine and music as Federal St was closed to traffic for the day.Mamma Rosa‘s antics were a favourite with the crowd.Luca Caporelli, 5, of Sandy Bay, gives a pinata a whack with some help fr..

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