WACA will fight Vics' shifty final switch and other top stories

WACA will fight Vics' shifty final switch

WACA officials are furious that Cricket Australia will require the Sheffield Shield final to be played at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Saturday rather than apply its own rules to move it to the WACA Ground. Two months after Perth Scorchers were forced ... >> view original

Memorial for Canadian convicts sent to Tasmania rededicated in Hobart

A memorial for almost 100 political prisoners sent from Canada to Australia's penal colonies following an 1830s rebellion has been rededicated in Hobart. The large granite monument was removed in 2004 and has been updated with more accurate historical ... >> view original

Tas Liberal govt 12 months in power

And in a softener ahead of Tasmania's May 2015 budget, Mr Hodgman has promised no further harsh cuts. Former federal Labor treasurer and Queensland MP Wayne Swan visited Hobart this week and said he can see how Tasmania has suffered from the ... >> view original

Quick-fire Australia romp past Scotland

HOBART (Reuters) - Australia finished second in Pool A after Mitchell Starc bowled the World Cup co-hosts to a seven-wicket victory against Scotland in a match that lasted just 41 overs at the Bellerive Oval on Saturday. Starc (4-14) and Pat Cummis (3 ... >> view original

Federal funding cuts blamed for closure of 10 dementia beds in Hobart

Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley said the funding deal was a one-off and that while it had stopped, federal funding for Tasmania's hospitals overall would increase by 30 per cent over the next four years. "It was one-off funding and it was never ... >> view original

Plans for more Tasmanian courses as frisbee golf takes off

Tasmania boasts the country's oldest golf course at Bothwell and also has the oldest specially built disc golf course. Now, organisers are in talks with Hobart City Council to develop a second course. Long-time player Richard Sampson said there had ... >> view original

Tasmania: Living the good life way, way Down Under

Once a penal colony, Tasmania has transformed into a destination for both foodies and art aficionados, drawn in by a boutique gourmet scene obsessed with fresh, local produce and the cutting edge Museum of Old and New Art (MONA). The capital, Hobart ... >> view original

Students and young offenders join forces in war on graffiti

Hobart Lord Mayor Sue Hickey said she hoped the program would be adopted by other councils and could become an Australia-wide project. “We're spending over $200,000 a year on removing graffiti and tagging, and that's a lot of money that can be used to ... >> view original

No tricks about Illusion in Hobart Combined Clubs final long race

Illusion was one of five pennant winning yachts in the three groups and handicap categories decided on results in yesterday's seventh and final long race. Don Calvert's Castro 40 Intrigue from the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania celebrated 30 years of ... >> view original

Vodafone's Hobart-based customer centre opened by PM Tony Abbott

Australia's Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, Tasmania's Premier, Will Hodgman and Vodafone CEO, Inaki Berroeta have this morning opened Vodafone's new customer care centre in Hobart, the capital of the Australian island state of Tasmania. iTWire previously ... >> view original