The News Review:
- Talks to avert strike
- GVERNMENT RESPNSIBLE FR MASSIVE ELECTRICITY PRICE HIKE
- Whey to go – Good Living – Entertainment – smh.com.au
- Labor maverick rocks the Tassie boat
- Common virus blamed for gastro outbreak
- Leaders take campaigns to God
- Denyer to lift rally profile
Talks to avert strike
NEWS.com.au – Jul 31, 2007
Tasmania’s next scheduled meeting is at Launceston on Sunday. Victorian Jockeys’ Association chief executive Des ‘Keeffe said jockeys throughout Australia would support strike action by Tasmanian riders. The other option to maintain racing in Tasmania would be to stage a meeting with the state’s seven apprentices. "I’d be surprised if any insurance company would support that’ ‘Keeffe said. Jockeys are seeking a $5 per ride fee for medical cover to be paid by the Tasmanian racing industry. Representatives of the Tasmanian Thoroughbred Racing Council Tote Tasmania and jockeys will meet today in a bid to end the impasse. A meeting on Sunday between jockeys and TTRC failed to resolve the matter.
GVERNMENT RESPNSIBLE FR MASSIVE ELECTRICITY PRICE HIKE
Tasmanian Greens – Jul 31, 2007
Greens Acting Leader Nick McKim MHA said that Tasmanians doing in tough will find it impossible to cope with the massive increases in the cost of electricity which have been proposed which Mr McKim attributed to strategic failures by Labor in the energy sector over the last ten years. “This news will send a shudder through Tasmanians already struggling to make ends meet and if the proposed increase becomes a reality Paul Lennon will have no choice but to assist low income Tasmanians by increasing the Electricity Rebate currently on offer to Pensioners and Health Care Card holders” Mr McKim said. “Many Tasmanian households are already having to make extremely difficult decisions to nurse their budget through the week and finding the money to cover a 15% increase in the price of electricity will be absolutely impossible without further assistance. Mr McKim said that much of the increase is a backdoor tax as tens of missions of dollars made by Aurora and Hydro will end up in government coffers via dividend payments by 2010… Greens Acting Leader Nick McKim MHA said that Tasmanians doing in tough will find it impossible to cope with the massive increases in the cost of electricity which have been proposed which Mr McKim attributed to strategic failures by Labor in the energy sector over the last ten years. “This news will send a shudder through Tasmanians already struggling to make ends meet and if the proposed increase becomes a reality Paul Lennon will have no choice but to assist low income Tasmanians by increasing the Electricity Rebate currently on offer to Pensioners and Health Care Card holders” Mr McKim said. “Many Tasmanian households are already having to make extremely difficult decisions to nurse their budget through the week and finding the money to cover a 15% increase in the price of electricity will be absolutely impossible without further assistance. Mr McKim said that much of the increase is a backdoor tax as tens of missions of dollars made by Aurora and Hydro will end up in government coffers via dividend payments by 2010. “Paul Lennon has to take personal responsibility for his government’s failure to keep power prices low and if he ceased bleeding Hydro and Aurora dry via dividend payments it would go some way to reducing price increases. “Around half of the proposed increase is a direct result of a decision by Treasurer Michael Aird to increase the price that Hydro Tasmania can charge Aurora Energy which was caused by Tasmania’s unnecessary exposure to the National Electricity Market via Basslink by far the most expensive drought proofing option available to Hydro Tasmania.
Whey to go – Good Living – Entertainment – smh.com.au
Sydney Morning Herald – Jul 31, 2007
It waslogical with our British heritage and lots of cows. The pioneersof the 1950s turned that abundant cow’s milk into Danish andGorgonzola-style blues while Mediterranean migrants made ricottamozzarella and feta. In Tasmania Czech-born Milan Vyhnaleklaunched white-mould cheeses in the brie and camembert styleswhile Swiss native Frank Marchand of Heidi Farm perfected hard andsemi-cooked varieties: gruyere tilsit and raclette. Established by Bill Kirk in 1978 the King Island Dairy hit itsstraps under another Swiss-born cheese maker Ueli Berger. Foryears his white moulds blues asheds and cheddars scooped thecheese awards pool. Now with buffalo goat and even sheep milk toplay with the field is wide open for the big Aussie artisancheese. But there are a few potholes to avoid… But there are a few potholes to avoid. Seasonal variationsin milk can cause havoc with cheese consistency especially forthose with lesser technical skills. King Island Lactos Tasmanian Heritage and Heidi Farm nowbelong to multinational retail giant National Foods and what wereonce deli-only products are now widely available insupermarkets. Some experts see this as a dumbing down of these brands whileothers say staff at large stores are simply not geared to lookingafter cheeses properly. Poor handling by non-specialist mass-market retailersdetermines not only quality but ultimately consumer perceptions. It’s estimated that 90 per cent of white mould cheeses are soldbefore they are properly matured. “The main problem is retailersbeing educated enough to handle and understand the cheese in allits aspects and to educate the buyer” Smith says.
Labor maverick rocks the Tassie boat
The Age – Jul 31, 2007
Mr Quick who is bitterly critical of the Labor candidate forhis seat Kevin Harkins will take Mr Hockey to meet elderlycitizens and play a game of “pingo” — a non-monetary form ofbingo. Mr Quick had told Mr Hockey to get him touch when he was in thearea. Mr Quick has repeatedly strongly attacked Mr Harkins who isfrom the Electrical Trades Union and this month faced civil chargesover an illegal strike as a union thug and totally unsuitable. He said this month the situation was “sad” and warned theLiberals would use the trouble in Franklin as a diversion… Campaigning for another party is anexpellable offence. A spokesman for the ALP national secretary Tim Gartrell had notheard of Mr Quick’s action last night. Kevin Rudd is making a big effort in Tasmania where lastelection Labor lost two seats after Mark Latham’s controversialforests policy alienated the locals. Last week Mr Rudd announced a very conservative policy onforests that pleased forestry workers but infuriated the greenlobby.
Common virus blamed for gastro outbreak
ABC nline – ABC nline – Jul 31, 2007
Thirty residents and 18 staff from the Corumbene Nursing Home at New Norfolk have come down with the virus over the past week. Last year 26 aged care facilities in Tasmania reported outbreaks of gastroenteritis. Dr Avner Misrachi from the Department of Health says gastroenteritis occurs more regularly during winter. “We know that in the case of this aged care facility the causative agent or the causative virus if you like was norovirus” Dr Misrachi said. “Norovirus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis and it can occur all year round but it does tend to occur more frequently in winter and spring. Tags: health older-people australia tas new-norfolk-7140Search for news.
Leaders take campaigns to God
The Australian – Jul 31, 2007
An upsurge in the popularity of evangelical Christian churches and their preparedness to campaign in elections has made the religious vote a potent force particularly in Queensland western Sydney and Tasmania. The churches registered so far are overwhelmingly evangelical pentecostal Anglican and Baptist and include the high-profile Hillsong in Baulkham Hills Sydney. Queensland where Labor hopes to win more than a dozen seats with 98 churches registered so far has the most outlets for the religious-political event followed by NSW with 94 and Victoria with 62. Western Australia has 28 and Tasmania the smallest state has 24 registered churches. module-content –>.
Denyer to lift rally profile
Border Mail – The Border Mail – Jul 31, 2007
Denyer the star of It Takes Two and winner of Dancing With the Stars is also an accomplished motor racing driver and competed with distinction in this year's Targa Tasmania. He has also been part of Channel Seven's V8 Supercar coverage this season and will drive a V8 Supercar in this year's Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000 endurance events with WPS Racing whose regular driver line-up includes former Bathurst winner Jason Bargwanna. And in another major shift Rallye Burnie which as the name suggests has been previously based in Burnie will this year be based around Waratah on the West Coast. After a ceremonial start in Burnie the event will includes stages at ldina Hellyer Gorge Savage River and a Waratah town stage with the finish also set down for the West Coast mining town. Southern Cross Television will film a one-hour documentary on the rally which will be will run under the same format as an ARC round.