The News Review:
- Homeless expert’s $9000-a-day visit
- $100m coup for local film-makers
- No legal action over roadworks saga
- Targa Crash prompts safety calls
- Studies Don’t Support Common Treatments For Patchy Hair Loss
- Taxed to the max
- Rachelle Boyle scoops creativity award
Homeless expert’s $9000-a-day visit
NEWS.com.au – Apr 16, 2008
story-share –> TASMANIAN taxpayers have footed the $4860 bill for a helicopter ride over Coles Bay for a visiting homelessness expert. Rosanne Haggerty’s three-day trip to Tasmania last month to advise the State Government how to halve the number of people "sleeping rough" cost $27000 – an average $9000 a day. In Hobart she stayed at the luxury Henry Jones Art Hotel where rooms with water views can cost as much as $950 a night. A dinner she addressed for 169 of Tasmania’s business and community leaders in Hobart set taxpayers back $18661. Premier Paul Lennon who invited the media to accompany his and Ms Haggerty’s visit to a women’s shelter yesterday defended the cost of the trip and consultant report.
$100m coup for local film-makers
NEWS.com.au – Apr 16, 2008
"With Guardians of Ga’Hoole we are aiming to reinforce the foundation for a robust animation business here in Australia. " Guardians of Ga’hoole tells the story of a young barn owl and his friends as they escape the evil clutches of a gang of rogue owls and embark on a journey to reunite with their families. The film which is set for a 2010 release will feature a host of Aussie characters in an eclectic cast of owls and other creatures and will be set against a stunning visual backdrop based on the Tasmanian wilderness. Nalbandian said the project would be technically challenging and groundbreaking in many ways. "It is breaking new ground on a number of different facets in terms of its genre and in terms of the technology it’s going to require and in terms of the scale of the film" he said. "It’s going to have a great deal of technology that needs to be developed for the look of the film as a fantasy genre film set in very naturalistic environments that we’re borrowing from the natural landscapes of Australia specifically Tasmania. " While casting has not yet begun Nalbandian said the majority of the voice actors in the movie would be Australian – a mix of established and emerging talent.
No legal action over roadworks saga
abc.net.au – Apr 16, 2008
The company went into liquidation before finishing the work and many of the roads that were completed had to be fixed. The Government’s Leader in the Upper House Doug Parkinson has told Parliament the DPP decided there was no point prosecuting the company. “The investigation was undertaken by Tasmania Police the file was referred to the DPP and the DPP concluded that no prosecution enjoyed a sufficient prospect of success. Tags: local-government laws police bothwell-7030 Search for news.
Targa Crash prompts safety calls
abc.net.au – Apr 16, 2008
The Lamborghinis of Jason White and Kevin Weekes only suffered minor damage. South Australian driver Kevin Weekes says the finish of today’s Paradise stage in the state’s north-west was not properly sign posted. Weekes failed to stop and crashed 200 metres further on. His car collided with the other Lamborghini Giardo in the field driven by Tasmanian Jason White.
Studies Don’t Support Common Treatments For Patchy Hair Loss
Science Daily – Science Daily (press release) – Apr 16, 2008
Mike Sladden a dermatologist and senior lecturer at the University of Tasmania in Australia. Alopecia areata accounts for an estimated one in every 50 dermatologist visits in the United States and the United Kingdom and one study suggests that 1. 7 percent of people will be afflicted by it during their lives. The condition often causes patchy hair loss; meaning hair in some parts of the body falls out while remaining in others.
Taxed to the max
NEWS.com.au – Apr 16, 2008
IN 2001-02 South Australians were paying about $1400 per head in state taxes. Six years on that has risen to $2045 putting the state in the middle of the range compared with other states. WA is the highest at $2990 and Tasmania the lowest at $1752. In 1999-2000 South Australians were paying a total of $2. 6 billion in state taxes. Fast forward to 2010-11 and estimates are they will be paying at least $3.
Rachelle Boyle scoops creativity award
NEWS.com.au – Apr 16, 2008
"Rather than try and stop them we took the opportunity to hide clues and pointers in the software. "Jim Shomos writer and producer for Let’s Talk was in the same forum revealing plans for Middlemania a combined TV and Internet show. In it a mystery package from a dead man that must lie unopened for 45 days starts to tear a small town apart. He says it is: "Twin Peaks meets Northern Exposure in southern Tasmania. " Share this article.