Opposition accuses Minister of trivialising Royal Hobart Hospital woes
Opposition accuses Minister of trivialising Royal Hobart Hospital woes after asbestos scare Updated August 11, 2016 21:14:54 Labor and the Greens are troubled by another building mishap at the Royal Hobart Hospital, saying it raises questions about the entire rebuild project.On Wednesday afternoon, dust fell from a ceiling tile and settled on an unconscious patient who was on a ventilator in the hospital's Intensive Care Unit.Tests have found no traces of harmful substa..>> view originalRoyal Hobart Hospital: Latest asbestos scare 'regrettable', Health ...
Royal Hobart Hospital: Latest asbestos scare 'regrettable', Health Minister says Updated August 11, 2016 13:24:46 An asbestos scare involving a recovering patient at the Royal Hobart Hospital is "regrettable", Health Minister Michael Ferguson says.Air testing found no asbestos present where dust fell on a patient in the Royal Hobart Hospital intensive care unit after the ceiling was disturbed by a sub-contractor.But the results of tests on a dust sample are still pendin..>> view originalFive-year sentence for rape in public toilet
A FISHERMAN has been jailed for five years after a Supreme Court jury found him guilty of raping a woman in a Glenorchy public toilet two years ago.Marcus Paul Wilson, 44, of Surges Bay, was convicted of two counts of rape arising from an attack at Tolosa Park in July 2014, which Justice Stephen Estcourt described as a degrading and humiliating ordeal for the vulnerable victim.The complainant gave evidence at trial that she had been walking along the street with a friend when a man they had neve..>> view originalRisdon Prison: Bungled inmate release 'absolutely unacceptable ...
Risdon Prison: Bungled inmate release 'absolutely unacceptable', Attorney-General says Updated August 11, 2016 20:02:47 Seven inmates have been mistakenly released from Tasmanian prisons since the Liberals took power, according to the state's Attorney-General.Vanessa Goodwin told the Legislative Council an investigation was underway into how the "absolutely unacceptable" mistakes happened."This is of course a very disappointing figure," Dr Goodwin said."That is why a ra..>> view originalThe cheapskate's guide to Brisbane
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$1m median value suburb eluding state
TASMANIA is the only state without a suburb that has reached a median house value of $1m, a report reveals.CoreLogic PR Data’s Property Pulse, released this week, reveals 613 suburbs across the country had hit that $1m mark — up 29 per cent over the past year.PR Data research analyst Cameron Kusher noted there had been a significant rise in suburbs with a median value of at least $1m in recent years.“In fact, the number of suburbs has increased by 125 per cent over the past three years,” he said..>> view originalContentious times for Tas cable car plan
Andrew Drummond - AAP on August 11, 2016, 4:33 pm A proposed cable car to scale Hobart's lofty Mount Wellington has sparked community division and left the state government treading softly.After more than a century of failed attempts to string up a wire to the 1271-metre pinnacle of Kunanyi, its indigenous name, the latest plan has made the most progress.This week the Tasmanian Liberal government confirmed the proposal would be considered for eligibility as a project of stat..>> view originalAustralian Border Force on the hunt for families to foster sniffer-dog ...
Ruby, a beagle, trains to be a biosecurity sniffer dog in Hobart last year. (AAP) Calling all dog-lovers - the Australian Border Force needs your help finding homes for puppies who will eventually become sniffer dogs.The canines will become responsible for searching for explosives, drugs, cash, guns and tobacco at the airport, but in the meantime, they just need comfortable homes for 15 months.Eager applicants need a backyard and a willingness to socialise with the pup several times a week.The ..>> view originalThe history of St Peter's church on Bruny Island
The history of St Peter's church on Bruny Island Posted August 11, 2016 10:44:59 Bruny Island in the south east of Tasmania is a location rich in Indigenous history and early European settlement.One of the most fascinating sites on the north of the island is St Peter's church, the first church built south of Hobart.It was designed by the Anglican bishop of Tasmania at the time, Francis Nixon, and constructed in the 1840s by local resident William Lawrence."He had the ..>> view original
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