Quirky $200 Million Art Venture Proves Just the Ticket for Tasmania and other top stories

Quirky $200 Million Art Venture Proves Just the Ticket for Tasmania

HOBART, Australia — For most of its existence, Tasmania was known as a faraway island at the bottom of Australia, a grim 19th-century redoubt where British colonial officers imprisoned convicts in the harshest of the empire's jails and killed much of ... >> view original

Hobart's Victoria Gunpowder Magazine to become first heritage building handed ...

The gunpowder was not made in Tasmania, it was imported from England on boats and stored on the site close to the sea and near the railway lines. The preservation of the brick interior and brick vaulted ceilings is funded by the State Government, but ... >> view original

Road accident data reveals Hobart roundabout as Tasmania's top crash site

Crash data showing a high number of accidents on Hobart's historic Railway Roundabout suggests it could be struggling with modern traffic demands. Independent analysis of 10 years' worth of data showed this was Tasmania's number-one crash site, with ... >> view original

Gambling Millionaire David Walsh's Kooky Tasmania Museum MONA Clocks 1 ...

The remote Australian island of Tasmania is experiencing new-found popularity thanks to Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), the brainchild of millionaire collector David Walsh. Historically, the island was known for housing one of the British ... >> view original

Man injured in Tasmanian cliff fall

A man who suffered head injuries in a cliff fall on Tasmania's Spectacle Island has been winched aboard a rescue helicopter and flown to Hobart Hospital. Police say they called on the Westpac chopper at about 1.45am on Sunday following the young man's ... >> view original

Sea plane makes emergency landing on River Derwent near Hobart

A sea plane has made a forced landing on the River Derwent just south of Hobart. The plane had six passengers on board when it experienced problems during a scenic flight, and had to land at Blackmans Bay. The pilot noticed a latch on an engine cover ... >> view original

Melbourne man charged with attempted murder in Hobart

A Melbourne man is facing a charge of attempted murder after an incident in a Hobart suburb. Jason Ralph Jay, 33, appeared in the Magistrate's Court in Hobart this morning. Police allege Jay attempted to kill a Rosetta woman on Wednesday night by ... >> view original

Budget Hobart houses will be the city's best 2015 performers: Domain Group

The Hobart housing market will consolidate its performance of 2014 with moderate prices growth expected through 2015, according to the Domain Group senior economist, Andrew Wilson. Hobart has recorded prices growth over the last two years following a ... >> view original

Deregulation 'threat to Tas uni campuses'

The future of regional University of Tasmania campuses could be at risk if the federal government's deregulation plans do not go hand-in-hand with funding, vice-chancellor Peter Rathjen says. The institution has campuses in Hobart, Sydney, Launceston ... >> view original

Respect and our thanks

Mike did wear glasses and he did play senior football, both at VFA level with the Werribee Tigers and with North Hobart in Tasmania. Sheahan will vigorously defend his selections and always has the facts to back up his argument. There will be plenty of ... >> view original