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MP to honour grandfather's death by competing in Hobart's Point to PinnacleUpdatedNovember 14, 2015 13:52:01 Shadow assistant treasurer Andrew Leigh will break from scrutinising the nation's finances to take on a more physical, but just as gruelling, challenge, Hobart's Point to Pinnacle.The Labor MP's motivation is personal: he will run Sunday's half marathon to honour his grandfather Keith Leigh who died while running up Mount Wellington in October, 1970.Keith, a Hobart-based reverend and ..>> view originalSuburbs where homes are such hot property they sell in days
These are the suburbs where property is snapped up in a heartbeat.SOME property is so hot right now.It takes an average of 36 days to sell a home in one the country’s capital cities, but in some corners of the country, just 10 days is the norm.With its hot sellers’ market in play, Sydney is the leading capital when it comes to speedy sales, according to figures from RP Data Core Logic. It takes only 26 days on average to sell a house in the harbour city, compared to 32 days in Melbourne, 43 days..>> view originalClarke cuts it fine between berth and birth
Michael Clarke on board Perpetual Loyal gearing up for the Sydney to Hobart. Picture: Sam RuttynIF there’s one thing that can be said about Michael Clarke, is that he is not afraid to take risks.A month out from the birth of his first child with wife Kyly Clarke, the former Aussie cricket skipper is tempting fate by climbing aboard the supermaxi of his pal, accountant to the stars Anthony Bell, for this year’s Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.In a race that has become somewhat of a magnet for celebri..>> view originalDoorknock to find climate action marchers
Volunteers will be knocking on doors across suburban Hobart on Saturday hoping to drum up support for the island state's version of a national march calling for action on climate change.A team of about 40 people will spread information about the November 29 rally, which will be held the same day across all states and territories, and aims to call on governments to agree on strong action at December's Paris climate talks."We are very disappointed in Australia's climate action plan and while ..>> view originalFormer NRL star Anthony Minichiello set to take part in Sydney to Hobart | DailyTelegraph
Hot diggity dog!0:46World Record: A bulldog named Otto has entered the world record books by riding a skateboard through the longest human tunnel.AT one stage during Anthony Minichiello’s first trip to Hobart he was so weak from sea sickness he was crawling round the deck on his hands and knees, holding on for grim life and wishing he was anywhere but approaching the most notorious pieces of water in the world, Bass Strait.Four years on, Minichiello is planning to return to the scene of one of t..>> view originalTHE HEIGHT OF DESPERATION
Aussies crush New Zealand day 1 of second Test2:49Cricket: Watch highlights from the first day of the second Test between Australia and New Zealand.David Warner is taking on the record books.Australia 2/416 after 90 overs. Warner 244, Smith 5TODAY was David Warner’s day.Put simply, the Aussie opener dominated day one’s proceedings from the very first ball he faced — a ball that went whistling to the mid-wicket boundary. Sending balls to the fence became a regular occurrence for Warner as he pumm..>> view originalDon't silence us over anti-gay booklet: Catholic Church
Some fear the case, taken against Catholic bishops by Hobart transgender advocate and Greens candidate Martine Delaney, will gag the “no” vote in the ...>> view originalHammer falls on Battery Point cottage after keen bidding
Auction in South St, Battery Point. Property sold for $490,000. Picture RICHARD JUPEPAUL CARTERSunday TasmanianA TRUE “renovators delight” in Battery Point sold today at auction for $490,000.About 100 people, mostly spectators, crowded narrow South St in misting rain to watch two serious bidders duel in $5,000 increments from $470,000.Proper bidding started at $400,000.One optimistic onlooker thought he’d chance a bid of $250,000 on his way home from the market.It filled a silence after the Char..>> view originalAustralia's first kitchen garden dates back to the 1780s
Bligh's appletree, Bruny Island(detail), by Amanda Johnson. We hear a lot about the plant specimens and seeds collected on the earliest expeditions to Australia, cosseted at sea and cultivated overseas. But it's worth remembering that 18th-century plant migration cut both ways.No sooner had William Bligh dropped anchor off Tasmania in 1788, for example, than English botanists were scrambling through the eucalypt forests and coastal scrub of Bruny Island to plant apple, quince, fig and pomegr..>> view originalGang accused of $44000 trail of destruction around state
Gang accused of $44,000 trail of destruction around stateByCAROLINE TANGNov. 13, 2015, 10:30 p.m.AN ALLEGED gang of thieves has been accused of a $44,000 trail of destruction which hit homes and businesses from the North-West Coast and Launceston to Hobart.AN ALLEGED gang of thieves has been accused of a $44,000 trail of destruction which hit homes and businesses from the North-West Coast and Launceston to Hobart.Northern Tasmanians Ricky Damien Brown, 31, Samantha Dawn Leslie, 23, and Ricky Lee..>> view original
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