Anzac Day 2015: Record crowds attend services around Tasmania and other top stories

Anzac Day 2015: Record crowds attend services around Tasmania

Tens of thousands of people have attended Anzac parades and services around Tasmania this morning. Crowds lined the streets as current and former servicemen and women, along with relatives marched through the Hobart and Launceston CBDs to the ... >> view original

Group claims IS message on Tas website - Yahoo7

"The group claiming responsibility for the hacking appear to non-discriminately target organisations who use web hosts such as the one used by Hobart International Airport," a police statement said. Hobart Airport's website remains disabled on Sunday ... >> view original

Eco-resort overlooking Hobart could be funded with super funds, developer says

A proposed eco-resort for Rosny Hill, which overlooks Hobart, could be financed with superannuation funds, the director of a Tasmanian development firm says. Hunter Developments has unveiled a proposal for a resort and conference centre at the Rosny ... >> view original

Nepal earthquake: Nepalese students in Tasmania without temple for prayer vigil

Aarati Khanal is studying a PhD in Pharmacy at the University of Tasmania and spoke to Ryk Goddard on 936 ABC Hobart about what the vigil would mean to the students. "We are calling out on all the Nepalese students studying at the University of ... >> view original

Maphead: Ken Jennings on Saroo Brierley's Journey From Tasmania to Ganesh ...

He eventually found his way to a Kolkata orphanage and was adopted by a family from Hobart, Tasmania. By the time he reached his late twenties, the former street kid was Saroo Brierley, a successful Australian businessman—but he was still separated ... >> view original

Hobart set to celebrate first Punjabi New Year festival in Tasmania

A vibrant and colourful festival in Punjab, India will be celebrated in Sandy Bay this weekend for the first time in Tasmania. The Punjabi Cultural and Sports Society of Tasmania will be celebrating the Punjab New Year with the festival, Vaiskahi Dhol ... >> view original

Jets sign 'Leckie' style attacker - Hyundai A

“There's no pressure on him whatsoever, but we believe we've identified a gem and someone that deserves an opportunity,” Stubbins concluded. Previously Brennan played for one of Australia's oldest clubs, South Hobart FC, in Tasmania's Victory League. >> view original

Forestry Tasmania will not be scrapped or subsidised, Premier Will Hodgman says

The Tasmanian Government has ruled out winding up the financially troubled forest estate manager Forestry Tasmania. With the Government's full plan for Forestry Tasmania to be detailed later today, Premier Will Hodgman told Parliament the loss-making ... >> view original

Lawn bowler, 66, denies striking opponent's head during match in Tasmania

A 66-year-old lawn bowler has faced a Hobart court charged after an incident during a match in which he allegedly struck his opponent about the head. Robert John Smith of Margate, south of Hobart, pleaded not guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. >> view original

The Christmas Giving Tree continues to give with hundreds of blankets donated ...

In 2014 it raised $120,000 while tens of thousands of toys and other gifts were left under the tree in ABC's Hobart headquarters. The ABC Giving Tree was started in 1988 by ABC Local Radio announcers Paul Davies and Ric Paterson. ABC veteran journalist ... >> view original