The News Review:
- Tasmanian politician Charles Batt dies
- SA thumped by ruthless Tasmania
- Missing boy found in Tasmania
- Chip off the old blockade
- Rip Curl GromSearch ready for Clifton Beach Tasmania
Tasmanian politician Charles Batt dies
The Australian – Oct 27, 2007
Mr Batt who served in Tasmanian parliament for almost three decades was described as a popular politician who achieved record votes every time he stood for parliament. He died of natural causes his friend and Tasmania’s Speaker of the House of Assembly Michael Polley said tonight. Mr Batt whose wife Betty died last year had continued living on his family property in Woodlands in Tasmania’s midlands. Tasmanian Premier Paul Lennon paid tribute to Mr Batt saying he was admired and respected by parliamentary colleagues. "Charles Batt was one of nature’s gentlemen a person who dedicated himself to helping others throughout his long and successful career on the local council and in state parliament" Mr Lennon said.
SA thumped by ruthless Tasmania
Fox Sports – Oct 27, 2007
Michael Dighton led the run chase. The Tigers needed just 34 overs to reach 4-216 eclipsing a revised target of 212 and securing a bonus point after South Australia had scored 7-207 in an innings reduced to 45 overs by a rain delay. Tasmania openers Travis Birt (43) and Michael Dighton (90) began the run chase with a 97-run partnership before the first wicket fell. Michael Di Venuto (2) fell cheaply when he was caught behind from another Shaun Tait delivery. But Tigers captain Dan Marsh came to the crease where he and Dighton piled on 70 runs.
Missing boy found in Tasmania
NEWS.com.au – Oct 27, 2007
article-tools –> ctober 27 2007 09:40am A 14-YEAR-LD autistic boy who went missing north of Hobart has been found. Police held grave fears for Ashley Williams – who also has mild cerebral palsy Tourette syndrome and developmental dyspraxia – after he disappeared in the Claremont area on Thursday. Police believe he may have been disoriented and unaware of his surroundings. Ashley was found this morning in New Norfolk about 20km from where he went missing Tasmania Police said. Share this article.
Chip off the old blockade
The Australian – Oct 27, 2007
Turnbull refused calls to widen his assessment beyond the most apparent federal issues of pollution in commonwealth waters and threatened species at the mill site at Long Reach about 35km north of Launceston. In particular he ran a mile from suggestions he should consider the mill’s effect on Tasmania’s native forests and the many threatened species dependent on them. So while Turnbull’s assessment went to lengths to protect Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles at the construction site for example it did not consider the effects on eagles and other threatened species in the forests to be logged to feed the mill. Turnbull argues there is no need to assess the effect on forests because the issue is already covered by the relevant Regional Forest Agreement. The 1997 RFA sets out the ground rules for logging of Tasmania’s forests including practices designed to protect threatened species. Turnbull’s problem is that conservationists and some academics do not accept the RFA is protecting threatened species or sufficient forest areas of high conservation value. The issue has been further clouded by Bob Brown’s successful Federal Court case in which Justice Shane Marshall found logging in the Wielangta forest was not exempt from federal environment law because not enough was being done to protect endangered species… In a newsletter to constituents just after his decision was announced the prime ministerial aspirant sought to counter "the extraordinary degree of misinformation" about the mill. The first two headings were: "The mill will not process any timber from old-growth forests" and "There will be no additional logging needed to support the mill". This is backed by Forestry Tasmania which will supply the wood to Gunns under a 20-year wood supply agreement and by Gunns itself. Forestry Tasmania says no old growth as defined in the RFA will feed the mill or its wood-fired power station. However the ACF and the Wilderness Society do not accept Forestry Tasmania’s interpretation of old growth and cannot see how the "no old growth" commitment can be enforced. The RFA definition of old growth – "ecologically mature forest where the effects of disturbances are now negligible" – seems sensible enough. However veteran Wilderness Society forest campaigner Geoff Law says the problem is the way Forestry Tasmania interprets the definition.
Rip Curl GromSearch ready for Clifton Beach Tasmania
Global Surf News – Oct 27, 2007
Bain is the NSW state under 16 champion and like so many competitors on the national Grom Series Billy is chasing a win and automatic qualification into the national final which will run on Victoria’s Surfcoast next March. Along with Tasmania’s very best Grommet surfers a number of mainland invaders have entered with numerous Victorians taking the quick hop across to Tasmania for the event. All will be expecting cold waters but they’ll also be hoping weather conditions are not as severe as last years Rip Curl GromSearch in Tasmania which made national news with snow falling on the beach on the scheduled day of competition! Rip Curl’s event coordinator Mark Flanagan commented on last years snow falls saying ” We go to Tassie expecting cold but no one thought snow on the beach in November and it was amazing The grommets weren’t fazed and were keen to surf and we’re looking forward to another great event this weekend!” This is Australia’s premier series for 16 year and under surfers both boys and girls with events running right around the nation and culminating in a national final with winners qualifying for the international GromSearch final. In the true spirit of Rip Curl this series searches for and finds the hottest young grommets world wide! This year’s series sees ratings points attached to the events which will allow these awesome young surfers to compete right across the nation accumulating points and gaining a ranking on a national scale.