Spirits put on a red hot show this summer!
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- Spirits put on a red hot show this summer!
- Vapour Trail aiming to fly in race to Hobart
- Police investigating fatal crash
- Bloomberg.com: Australia & New Zealand
- APT’s Delilah is having a devil of a time Thank You very much!
- Government tipped to face stiff opposition to ambulance fee in Upper…
- 81 boats in Rudder Cup fleet start
Spirits put on a red hot show this summer!
e-Travel Blackboard – e-Travel Blackboard (press release) – Dec 27, 2007
Passengers who like to dance won’t be able to resist this duo. “When it comes to musical genres – Roundabout has got it covered! From Dance Rock Pop Blues Funk Celtic and Country. They are highly experienced Tasmanian performers and fondly referred to as the “duo in demand”. “And if you like everything from Sinatra to today’s Top 40 with all that’s in between Red Hot Raymond covers Classic Rock ‘n’ Roll Top 40 Dance Cabaret Funk and the fashionable Country Rock. ” Ms Green mentioned that a new interactive and educational children’s presentation had also been introduced.
Vapour Trail aiming to fly in race to Hobart
The Age – Dec 27, 2007
This year’s race is expected to be one of the most competitivein years with 82 boats leaving Portsea today and 55 continuing onto Hobart. Last year there were 19 boats in the Hobart fleet. Tasmanian Sally Rattle who skippered her yacht Archie to secondplace on IRC handicap results last year has returned for hersecond Hobart race and a chance at line honours. This year’s fleetalso includes several ocean racing rookies including a crew ofeight plumbers from Tasmania on board Singapore Girl.
Police investigating fatal crash
abc.net.au – Dec 27, 2007
It was the first road death in Tasmania during the holiday period. The man aged in his 40s was travelling on the Wesley Vale road towards Devonport about 6am. His blue hatchback appears to have veered off the road and ploughed into a gum tree about two metres from the side of the road. The front of the car and the bonnet are severely mangled… It was the first road death in Tasmania during the holiday period. The man aged in his 40s was travelling on the Wesley Vale road towards Devonport about 6am. His blue hatchback appears to have veered off the road and ploughed into a gum tree about two metres from the side of the road. The front of the car and the bonnet are severely mangled. The man’s body has bxeen recovered from the car and about six police are investigating the accident.
Bloomberg.com: Australia & New Zealand
Bloomberg – Dec 27, 2007
The race leaders had been on record pace until windsweakened today when they entered Bass Strait which separatesthe Australian mainland from Tasmania. Wild ats XI holds the record of one day 18 hours 40minutes and 10 seconds which it set two years ago. Three of the 82 boats that began the race's 63rd editionfrom Sydney Harbour yesterday have quit organizers said. MrKite retired because of a broken rudder Berrimilla was forcedout after wrapping a spinnaker around its mast and Cougar IIbroke its chain plate which help keeps the mast stable. To contact the reporter on this story:.
APT’s Delilah is having a devil of a time Thank You very much!
e-Travel Blackboard – e-Travel Blackboard (press release) – Dec 27, 2007
APT’s support for baby Delilah and the Tasmanian Devil Breeding Program in partnership with East Coast Natureworld comes through the APT Conservation and Charitable Foundation established in 2003 to support the protection of endangered species around Australia. APT’s sponsorship is supporting the devil’s feeding keeping health and breeding program to ensure the species’ population is encouraged in a protected environment. Park owner Bruce Englefield reported to APT that Delilah was “going well” and had become a crowd pleaser at the park. “Next February-April we shall be mating her and although we don’t have a male named Samson we do have some handsome boys available” said Mr Englefield. “Young females prefer the older males and will select the one they think will make the best mate.
Government tipped to face stiff opposition to ambulance fee in Upper…
abc.net.au – Dec 27, 2007
The Treasurer Michael Aird is proposing a user-pays levy to raise $30m for Tasmania’s struggling Ambulance Service. While there is wide support in the Upper House for an across-the-board fee a user-pays system is unpopular. The Independent MLC for Windermere Ivan Dean is one of at least seven Independents unhappy with the proposal. “Unless a lot of things have changed in the last few weeks I don’t think there’ll be a lot of support at all” said Mr Dean. It’s the second budget measure to face opposition in the Legislative Council.
81 boats in Rudder Cup fleet start
Sail World – Dec 27, 2007
Closer to the heads the breeze filled in to 10 knots at the mark Dekadence rounded some 200 metres ahead of Gusto. The next three boats rounded nose to tail the Tasmanian entry Creative In Tension marginally ahead of Peregrine and Royal Melbourne based Jazz Player. Paul Buchholz in his DK 46 eXtasea was working hard to regain ground on his rival Dekadence. The Port Phillip Pilots award for first through the heads now has Dekadence?s name ready to be engraved. The swell at the heads was moderate and breezes in Bass Strait this afternoon have been reported from the fleet as 13 knots south south easterlies. All the fleet will be hoping to make gains before the predicted softening this evening.
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