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• Offshore salmon farm plan in southern Tasmania a 'hazard' for ...

  

  Offshore salmon farm plan in southern Tasmania a 'hazard' for Sydney to Hobart yacht racers Updated July 17, 2016 17:56:55 Australia's biggest salmon company is under fire for its plans to develop a large new fish farm in the line of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.Tassal wants to establish its first offshore farm within a new 860 hectare zone west of Wedge Island in Storm Bay in Tasmania's south.But the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania is against the location and said the ..

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• Tasmania's greyhound racing industry rallies in the wake of bans in ...

  

  Tasmania's greyhound racing industry rallies in the wake of bans in NSW and ACT Posted July 17, 2016 13:55:46 Greyhound trainers across Australia are rallying behind their New South Wales counterparts, more than a week after a ban in the state was announcedThe decision to ban the sport in New South Wales and the ACT from next year has sent shockwaves through the industry, but trainers in Tasmania are confident they have future. The president of Tasmania's Greyhound Ow..

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• Police officer is 'five foot of fury'

  

  SHE’S 162cm and just 68kg, but nothing was going to deter off-duty police officer Anna Seymour.Alone and unarmed, the 27-year-old confronted a mob and disarmed an iron bar-wielding assailant when she was caught up in violence on a Hobart street.“I’m five foot of fury. I’ve been called that before, and I’m probably not the most intimidating looking person,” Constable Seymour, left, said.“But I think if you’re confident in yourself, and you’re stern in how you say things, people will get the pictu..

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• Tour bills

  

  Travels costs of sending Albury Council representatives around the country cost more than $30,000 BIG SPENDER: Albury general manager Frank Zaknich and the executive team spent $22,429 on travel in 12 months.Travels costs of sending Albury Council representatives around the country cost ratepayers more than $30,000 over the past 12 months.But it was less likely to be councillors on the road - the five-person executive team accounted for $22,429 of the expenses.They visited more th..

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• Namaskar spices things up

  

  Namaskar Indian, Shop 9A, Channel Court, Kingston. Open daily, from 11.30am to 8.30pm; licensed/BYO/takeaway.6229 4433/6229 2266I’VE been told that, long ago, Hobart’s first Indian eatery was exotically named The Snake Charmer. Later there was Gur Petarbs Indian restaurant at Battery Point, which was sold to become Da Angelos.media_cameraChef and proprietor Madhukar Rao.Now, of course, things are very different and you can get a samosa, rogan josh or vindaloo in just about any part of town. Whil..

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• What's the Buzz: Gigantic snub for Sydney

  

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• Fighting for free speech

  

  “I disapprove of what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” – VoltaireDEMOCRACY is a tough creed. If we are serious about it, we must tolerate intolerance. We must allow free speech to those who would deny it. We must allow those who don’t approve of our way of life the right to say so, otherwise by not hearing from them we are living in a fool’s paradise. We must, within the rule of law, allow those who advocate a course of action with which we strongly disagree the righ..

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• How Australian hitmakers Human Nature took a career gamble and ...

  

  WHEN Human Nature moved to Las Vegas, a producer friend gave them some loud advice: “Bark like a big dog.” The suggestion was twofold — amp up the self-promoting noise, billboards and bright lights on the Strip; and turn down the humility.“You have to bark like a big dog to be noticed in this town,” Andrew Tierney says. “There is so much noise, you’ll get lost. In America, everywhere has the best coffee in the world, but that’s the nature of America: confidence.”Human Nature — Tierney, his broth..

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• Decorators deliver a profit to post office

  

  IT’S the shopping obsession destined to save the ­beleaguered Australia Post.A booming housing market, limited shopping ­choices and a lack of time have combined to see homeowners rush to buy homewares and appliances online — and then they need someone to deliver them.Australia Post highlighted the new trend in its latest snapshot of online shopping across the nation, which showed homewares had been a major growth driver for the company.And, on their predictions, it’s only going to get bigger. T..

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• Permanent water alert in Scamander angers residents

  

  Permanent water alert in Scamander angers residents in the Tasmanian seaside town By Damian McIntyre Updated July 17, 2016 08:22:30 Frustration is growing in Tasmania's east coast town of Scamander over water quality issues. Key points:Scamander's 10-year temporary boil water alert was made permanentTasWater says system upgrades have been fast-trackedLocals withholding water payments until the problem is fixed Scamander, on the heavily promoted Great Eastern Dri..

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