Stella digs in as axe hangs over gums
A SANDY Bay resident is gearing up for a fight with the Hobart City Council over the planned removal of two large gum trees from the streetscape this week.Stella Pearse has lived in York Street for the past five years and has no issues with the large native evergreens.media_cameraThe gum trees in the middle of York Street, Sandy Bay.“I love them [the trees] ... their aesthetic value, they’re native, they attract birds,” she says.However, the Mercury has learned that the trees are expected to rem..>> view originalHall is the toast of the town
HOBART’S appreciation for its Town Hall is as alive now as it was more than a century ago, with thousands turning out yesterday to celebrate its 150th birthday.To celebrate the occasion about 5000 people enjoyed history tours, music, dancing and heritage trams that once operated around Hobart.Also on offer were the original building plans and models, steamroller and vintage fire truck displays, folklore games and a ceremonial cake cutting. People could add memories to a time capsule to be opened..>> view originalInternational flight hopes grounded as Singapore Airlines decides ...
September 25, 201612:00pmSingapore Airlines has chosen to fly direct into Canberra, meaning Hobart remains without any direct international flights.DAVID BENIUKSunday TasmanianMONTHS of talks between Tourism Tasmania and Singapore Airlines appear to have come to nothing, with the carrier preferring Canberra over Hobart for direct flights into Asia.Tasmanian officials met representatives of the airline in April, and the state’s trade mission earlier this month also stopped in Singapore.The carrie..>> view originalTasWeekend: New ball game for FFT chief Mike Palmer
FOOTBALL Federation Tasmania chief Mike Palmer gazes beyond his office to the pitch at KGV Park soccer ground, with its tiny grandstand in the foreground and the view of kunanyi/Mt Wellington in the distance.“The guys I used to hang around with at school were all soccer players so I used to come here to watch them play,” he says.“At that time to some extent it was the migrant kids who played soccer and the ‘Australian’ kids played footy. Even though I came to watch the soccer all the time, it ne..>> view originalMersey decision coming back to bite us
FEDERAL Health Minister Sussan Ley was the opposite of reassuring when asked to commit to continuing to pay for the Mersey Hospital.The crunch, which has been expected for years, is likely to hit in the middle of next year, when the current agreement runs out.The minister, strapped for cash and taking the blame for a critically underfunded national health system, cannot be expected to go on pumping $75 million a year into one of John Howard’s desperate and failed political ploys.The Mersey shoul..>> view originalTasmania's rock lobster fishermen fight a wave of red tape
Tasmanian nature reserve sewage pipeline plan faces angry ...
Tasmanian nature reserve sewage pipeline plan faces angry opposition Updated September 25, 2016 14:45:13 A plan by Tasmania's water corporation to run a sewage pipe through a conservation area south of Hobart has angered residents and community leaders. The Peter Murrell Reserve is home to threatened species and earlier this month a pregnant Tasmanian devil was photographed there with a night-vision camera.TasWater proposed a number of different routes for the pipeline,..>> view originalCoach sets best example at Open
A FORMER Australian junior star who six years ago won a grand slam doubles match has stormed his way to the Glenorchy Open men’s title.Fifth-seed Kaden Hensel did not drop a set on his way to winning yesterday’s final at the Glenorchy Tennis Club, brushing aside wildcard Lex Abram 6-4, 6-1 in the decider.The 30-year-old, who was the country’s No.2 junior for several years and spent four years in the American college system, had his professional career cut short by an elbow injury towards the end..>> view originalBiggest tests still to come
THE promising shift in the Federal Government’s attitude to Tasmania continues.Historically, GST-change thought bubbles have been floated by Canberra to appease the likes of Western Australia with little apparent thought or regard for what it could mean for our island state.That is not to say that tax reform should not be discussed. Respected economist Saul Eslake swims against the tide when he says broadening the GST would not necessarily adversely affect Tasmania if introduced properly and wit..>> view originalFreycinet Challenge saved at the bell
THIS year’s edition of the Freycinet Challenge will go ahead after organisers secured enough entries to ensure its survival.Last week organisers said they were ready to pull the pin on the multi-sport race, for the first time since its inception in 2000, if the number of entrants did not increase.Four years ago the gruelling two-day challenge had attracted 600 people. As of last week, this year’s event had only lured a third of the 300 entrants required to stage the event.Race director Tim Saul ..>> view original
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