Young dancers try out for first ever Tasmanian youth ballet company
Young dancers try out for first ever Tasmanian youth ballet company Posted February 15, 2016 10:24:48 Young aspiring dancers have auditioned for the first time for the newly formed Tasmanian Youth Classical Ballet Company.More than 40 hopefuls between 11 and 16 years old have tried out for up to 20 spots in the state's first ballet company for young dancers.Artistic director Shayne Davies said it filled a gap for talented Tasmanians who did not want to leave the state..>> view originalDon Gay remembered as stalwart of Tasmanian theatre
Don Gay remembered as stalwart of Tasmanian theatre Posted February 15, 2016 13:10:28 There are few Tasmanians working in the performing arts industry whose reputation across the state is one of complete admiration and respect.Writer, actor, designer and director Don Gay was one such individual.The 71-year-old died during a cruise in Greece in December, prompting a flow of glowing obituaries in honour of the man and his work in the performing arts.Tasmanian actress No..>> view originalMcRobies Gully tip workplace death: Benjamin Wicks 'one of the ...
McRobies Gully tip workplace death: Benjamin Wicks 'one of the best', his employer tells court Updated February 15, 2016 13:37:50 A southern Tasmanian man who died in a workplace accident two years ago was "one of the best" in his business, his employer has told a Hobart court.Benjamin Wicks, 32, from South Arm died after being crushed by a one tonne steel beam at the McRobies Gully tip, South Hobart in January 2013.The main contractor at the site, Hutchinson Builders i..>> view originalRecord crowd of bridge runners
Former US military commander Brandan Sills with son Cameron, daughter Felicity and wife Carmel after competing in Run the Bridge. Picture: LUKE BOWDENIT wasn’t your usual calm Sunday morning on the roads from Bellerive to Salamanca yesterday as a record crowd made its way across the Tasman Bridge in the seventh annual cross-river Run the Bridge road race.Around 3200 runners and walkers — almost 400 more than the previous record participants — of all shapes, sizes and abilities took to the paveme..>> view originalTasmanian bushfires: Crews prepare for worsening conditions as ...
Tasmanian bushfires: Crews prepare for worsening conditions as reinforcements arrive Updated February 15, 2016 14:02:12 Extra firefighting resources are being brought to Tasmania as authorities brace for gale force winds today. Key points: Six advice level alerts in place at Balfour, Mawbanna, Meunna and surrounds, Southwest, Lorinna and Lake Mackenzie areaMore firefighting gear arriving by plane in Tasmania as high winds fan remote fires in north-westBase camp for fir..>> view originalCSIRO ship Investigator returning from Southern Ocean research ...
CSIRO ship Investigator returning from Southern Ocean research trip with sick scientist on board Posted February 15, 2016 08:33:36 The Hobart-based CSIRO research ship Investigator is returning from the Southern Ocean earlier than planned after a scientist on board became ill.The woman developed a medical condition on Friday, prompting the ship's doctor to advise that she be treated on the mainland. CSIRO spokeswoman Toni Moate said the ship's remote location was a co..>> view originalDad unearths chilling secret after finding human skull with sparkling ...
Grisly finding ... the skull came with some surprisingly healthy gnashers. Picture: hobartcatcafe/RedditGeorge Harrison and Network WritersThe SunA DAD renovating his garden made a grisly discovery after unearthing a human skull buried on his property in West Hobart, Tasmania.“So we had a bit of excavation work done,” the unidentified man wrote on Imgur.“Our house needed under pinning to fix up the foundations, which meant we had to bring in the big guns and dig down a metre and a half along the..>> view originalVoges makes double century after questionable call
ANY hopes New Zealand may have harboured of salvaging a draw against Australia in the first Test disappeared with the wickets of skipper Brendon McCullum and star batsman Kane Williamson in the final session in Wellington. Starting their second innings a mammoth 379 runs behind after Australia, the home side was 4-178 stumps, with bad weather looming as the only possible saviour. While Usman Khawaja's 140 was a significant contribution, much of the credit for Australia's dominant positi..>> view originalGore slams CSIRO cuts
Al Gore has released a statement regarding the CSIRO cuts.FORMER US vice president and climate crusader Al Gore has added to the chorus of protest at plans to cull CSIRO’s ocean and atmosphere research positions, of which as many as 193, or 80 per cent, are in Hobart.Mr Gore urged the Federal Government to stop the cuts.“Further development of climate modelling and observations by CSIRO and colleague scientific organisations is essential to planning for climate mitigation and adaptation to globa..>> view originalSailors with disAbilities launching Hobart program
Sailors with disAbilities launching Hobart program Sailors with disABILITIES is launching its first Winds of Joy program in Hobart on Monday 15th of February, expanding its national outreach program to Tasmania. Running for two weeks until February 26, Winds of Joy, Hobart, will give young people with disability in Tasmania the opportunity to experience the joy of sailing in a session sailing on board Kayle, a yacht designed especially for people with disabilities, able to accommodate up to fiv..>> view original
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