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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

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

School kids who urged Chinese president to visit Hobart invited as guests to China

They had written him letters in Mandarin explaining to him why he should visit Tasmania. The president met the students when he spent a day in Hobart after the G20 summit in Brisbane last November. School principal Andy Muller said the students were ... >> view original

TARGA: Changes await tarmac rally competitors in Tasmania

With a rediscovery of the south this year, the Huon Valley loop south of Hobart has been incorporated into Targa Tasmania for the first time since 2007. These legendary roads (including the 14.49km burst of Cygnet) will host the last of six competition ... >> view original

Stream: Violent Femmes' Happy New Year EP

Violent Femmes, who reunited in 2013 after a brief split, recorded the record in Hobart, Tasmania this past New Year's Eve following a show at the Sydney Opera House. The alt rockers previously teased the release with “Love Love Love Love Love” back in ... >> view original

Forgotten WWI serviceman remembered

Aged 18 when he enlisted at Hobart in 1915, Private Rider was soon on a ship to war. A "labourer" by ... Despite being rejected by Canberra for Centenary of Anzac funding, the project will be one of many commemorative events scheduled across Tasmania. >> view original

Keen trout fisherman in court after throwing in lines at Tassal fish farms

A keen fisherman threw in a line at fish farms because it was too hard to catch trout in the wild, a court has heard. Daniel Sam Carver pleaded guilty in the Hobart Magistrates Court to a number of charges including two counts of stealing, two of ... >> view original

Risdon prison spends tens of thousands on nicotine patches and microwave ovens

Eight in High Security, 25 in the Derwent Unit, 36 in Medium Security, 19 in the Ron Barwick Minimum Security Prison, six in the Hobart Reception Prison, five at the Launceston Reception Prison and four at the Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison. Mr Edwards ... >> view original

Inaugural Hobart Language Day bringing communities together to celebrate ...

The first official Hobart Language Day will take place today with multilingual volunteers teaching, speaking, reading and writing in more than 12 languages. Participants will have the opportunity to listen to live music, watch videos, read books in ... >> view original

Artefacts dating back to Tasmania's first European settlers uncovered

Archaeologists have found dozens of artefacts which date back to the first years of European settlement in Hobart. Gun flint, clay pipes and arrowhead bricks have all been uncovered at the Montpelier Retreat site, which is soon to be developed. The ... >> view original