Tuesday, May 10, 2016

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  • Tell us your stories: become a 936 ABC Hobart Community ...

    Tell us your stories: become a 936 ABC Hobart Community ...
    Everyone has a story to tell and we want you to tell them. We're looking Community Correspondents who have the passion to tell stories from their communities. We're not looking for experienced journalists, but people who know their community, who talk to their neighbours and who can tell a good story. What would I have to do? Simply tell the stories from your community. Do I need to live in Hobart? If you live in southern Tasmania within 936 ABC Hobart's broadcast footprint, you can apply. How ..
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  • City of Hobart's Urban Art Walls project fighting graffiti with street art

    City of Hobart's Urban Art Walls project fighting graffiti with street art
    City of Hobart's Urban Art Walls project fighting graffiti with street art Posted May 10, 2016 14:15:40 The City of Hobart's Urban Art Wall project aims to discourage illegal graffiti and tagging by covering walls in commissioned street art.The council is currently looking to commission artists for four inner-city walls for 2016.David Booth was one of last year's commissioned artists and created a mural on Victoria Street."I live in Melbourne but I grew up in Hobart, ..
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  • Quad bike injuries case to begin

    Quad bike injuries case to begin
    THE hearing of a $40 million lawsuit brought by a young woman who suffered catastrophic injuries in a quad bike rollover is set to begin in Hobart tomorrow.Holly Raper was left a quadriplegic after the quad bike she was riding rolled over.British backpacker Holly Raper, 23, was left a quadriplegic after the rollover on King Island in December 2011.She has brought a damages claim against the farm’s owners, David and Jocelyn Bowden.The size of the claim is based on the severity of Ms Raper’s injur..
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  • Derwent ferry service should be a federal election issue: Hobart Mayor

    Derwent ferry service should be a federal election issue: Hobart Mayor
    Derwent ferry service should be a federal election issue: Hobart Mayor By Susan Browning Posted May 10, 2016 07:47:02 Hobart City Council has seized on the federal election campaign as an opportunity to gain political support for a ferry service on the River Derwent. Key pointsCouncil backs calls for urgent report into viability of ferry serviceLord Mayor says "the time has come for alternative transport"Ferry stops mentioned at Wilkinson's Point, Lindisfarne, ..
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  • Wintry blast hits Tassie

    Wintry blast hits Tassie
    Snow falls at the Great Lake Hotel, Miena. Picture: Courtesy Great Lake HotelMT Wellington is expected to be white down to the 700m level today as a rapid bout of cold weather brings a wintry chill to the state. The blast of cold air, courtesy of a front linked to an intense low pressure system passing to the south of Tasmania, arrived at the Great Lake Hotel about 1.40pm yesterday.The good news is the cold snap should be recede today.Great Lake Hotel owner Kaylee Hattinger said the view from th..
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  • Federal Budget under Tassie spotlight

    Federal Budget under Tassie spotlight
    THE political wrangling over what internet services Tasmania’s West Coast will receive has prompted NBN Co to halt its rollout until it gets clarity on what it will be providing.
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  • 'No way … you should spray your vote around'

    'No way … you should spray your vote around'
    Adam Bandt: I would like to see Greens working with Labour0:30What is the likelihood of the greens and labour forming a progressive government if it comes to it after the election? Courtesy: ABC/qanda SENIOR Tasmanian Liberal senator Eric Abetz has warned Australians against “spraying their vote” away from the Coalition on July 2.The former Abbott government minister was responding to comments from Australian Greens MP Adam Bandt on ABC’s Q&A program that his party would be open to forming an a..
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  • How Melbourne's city lanes and streets got their names

    How Melbourne's city lanes and streets got their names
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  • Rental growth has slowed in many capital cities, but it is getting even ...

    Rental growth has slowed in many capital cities, but it is getting even ...
    Canberra rents increased more than any other capital city in April. Picture: realestate.com.auMichelle Hele Network Online Real Estate EditorNews Corp Australia NetworkRENTS continued to grow at a glacial pace during April, but in three capital cities it went backwards.Melbourne, Perth and Darwin all experienced drops in median rents during April according to the latest CoreLogic RP Data rental review.Nationally rents rose by a very minor 0.1 per cent in April, but that wasn’t enough to help imp..
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  • Australia Post is looking to sell 7 of its historic GPO buildings

    Australia Post is looking to sell 7 of its historic GPO buildings
    Australia Post is looking to sell seven of its historic GPO buildings across the country including the one in Sydney’s Martin Place and Melbourne GPO on Bourke Street. A review into whether the national postal company should sell $300 million of its property portfolio comes as the company tries to recover from a $222 million loss last year as a result of its failing letters business. The AFR reports the freehold of six GPO buildings as well as the leasehold of Canberra’s GPO would be transfer..
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