New patrol boat commissioned in Tasmania
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- New patrol boat commissioned in Tasmania
- Zoos build gene pool to save devil
- Historic Hobart Myer destroyed by fire
- The library of Robert Carl Sticht.(Critical essay)
- Libs seek quick mill approval
- Labour shortages hit WA shipbuilding industry
- Industry analyst backs Gunns’ move
New patrol boat commissioned in Tasmania
ABC Regional nline – ABC Regional nline – Sep 22, 2007
HMAS Launceston was launched in April this year and is the third ship to bear the City’s name. It’s one of 14 Armidale Class Patrol Boats being built for the Royal Australian Navy. This morning at Beauty Point in northern Tasmania a centuries old tradition the Launceston’s Commissioning order was read and the Australian White Ensign was hoisted for the first time. The Defence Minister Brendan Nelson watched on as did the chief of Navy Vice Admiral Russ Shalders Tasmanian politicians and representatives from the Launceston City Council.
Zoos build gene pool to save devil
Sydney Morning Herald – Sep 22, 2007
With no sign of a slowdown in the transmissible cancer killingthe devil the urgency is rising. “What is really of concern isthat we are now in a race against extinction” said the leadingdevil biologist Menna Jones. Almost a year ago 48 healthy young devils left Tasmania as thenucleus of an insurance population spread around four mainlandzoos including Melbourne’s Healesville Sanctuary and theAustralian Reptile Park at Gosford. Since then the devil’s crash has been unabated and the officialSave the Tasmanian Devil Steering Committee predicts the animalwill be extinct in its natural range within 25 years. Most concerning is the evidence that even when a population hasbeen reduced to small numbers the disease still persists. “It’snot showing up like a typical infectious disease that dies out atlow density” Dr Jones said. There is already anecdotal evidence of local extinctions and atlong-term study sites the population is down to 10 per cent of itsprevious size.
Historic Hobart Myer destroyed by fire
NEWS.com.au – Sep 22, 2007
Becher Townshend managing director for Beyond PR said he understood the fire started at the MAC cosmetic counter on the ground floor in Liverpool Street and spread from there. "I’m told the value of the Myer building is approximately $40 million to rebuild it so that does not include stock" Mr Townshend said. Beyond PR acts for the Property Council of Australia Tasmania Division which represents most commercial property owners in Hobart. Most of the CBD was evacuated as crews battled against the monster fire Tasmania Police spokeswoman Acting Sergeant Penny Reardon said. "Fire crews are attempting to stop the fire from spreading to nearby buildings" Sgt Reardon said. "There are no injuries from the fire. All customers and staff were safely evacuated.
The library of Robert Carl Sticht.(Critical essay)
Free with registration – The La Trobe Journal – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 22, 2007
(6) Altogether the Public Library and Art Gallery benefited enormously from strategic purchases from Robert Sticht’s collection not only in the short term but also in the future. In particular the acquisition by the Public Library of Sticht’s typographical collection was a key factor in furthering the bibliographic expertise of staff and the international reputation of the institution in the ensuing decades. But who was Robert Sticht? A man well known among contemporaries for his brilliance as a metallurgist and mine manager at the Mount Lyell Mine in western Tasmania how did he form a book collection that provided such rich pickings for the Melbourne Library? This article aims to draw a picture of Robert Sticht the bibliophile drawing primarily on Sticht’s private letters and using Sticht’s ordering of his collection demonstrated in his book catalogue as a methodological framework. A brief summary of Sticht’s life is necessary to place his bibliographic endeavours in context. (7) Robert Sticht life and character: ‘.
Libs seek quick mill approval
The Australian – Sep 22, 2007
" The Government is seeking to counter Labor’s overall lead in the polls with targeted campaigns in each seat which makes the fights for Bass and neighbouring Braddon vital. With federal Labor indicating its preliminary support for the mill the Prime Minister is keen not to lose any advantage in the traditional political race to promise Tasmania jobs. This is despite opponents of the mill arguing the politics of it are far more mixed in Tasmania with increasing community doubts about its damaging impact on other industries such as fishing tourism and viticulture. But Mr Howard and other ministers have made it clear to Mr Turnbull privately that they think the mill should be approved as a matter of urgency. Mr Turnbull against the bitter resistance of many colleagues has insisted on following stringent processes including requiring a report by the Chief Scientist. It has enabled him to argue that he has restored voters’ confidence destroyed by Premier Paul Lennon’s determination to push the mill through. It has also allowed him to hold at bay his critics in Wentworth given he holds the seat by 2.
Labour shortages hit WA shipbuilding industry
NEWS.com.au – Sep 22, 2007
article-tools –> Denice Rice September 22 2007 05:00pm BIG business is abandoning WA as the state’s shortage of skilled labour continues to worsen. WA-based shipbuilder Austal said that it would use its newly acquired Margate shipyard near Hobart to supply lucrative military contracts in preference to its WA shipyard in Henderson because of the shortage of skilled labour here. Austal chairman John Rothwell said Tasmania was attractive because it was free of the competition for labour that had plagued the shipbuilder’s WA operations since the mining and construction boom. Mr Rothwell said Austal would probably not have even considered buying the Margate operation if it had not been for the WA labour shortage. "We’ve been battling the labour shortage in WA for some time” he said. "We’ve got some 270 people on 457 guest labour visas at Henderson now but it’s very very difficult to just hang on to our people in WA. "We’ve always done a lot of training… "We’ve always done a lot of training. We have 280 apprentices right now but as soon as the resources sector is in need of people they’ll pay them whatever they need to get their projects going. "Most definitely our ability to attract a workforce in Tasmania is much better than it is in WA. ” Mr Rothwell said industry was largely to blame for the labour shortage. "I don’t really blame government for the situation” he said. "Frankly I am very critical of industry which frequently fails to see a long-term future in training people. But then when there’s a shortage they all scream at the government and say it’s not doing enough.
Industry analyst backs Gunns’ move
ABC nline – ABC nline – Sep 22, 2007
Now I have certainly been supportive of the softwood sector for a long time” Mr Eastment said. “The market itself is growing at about two per cent per annum. It also gives Gunns a chance to move away from Tasmania where everybody a lot of people here are focussed on simply saying no to every idea that Gunns would have” he said. Tags: forestry timber tasSearch for news.
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