The News Review:
- ut Foxing The Fox
- Pepsi bungle: comp a fizzer to the Max
- Special Features
- Vintners rethink and replant to stay competitive
ut Foxing The Fox
abc.net.au – May 25, 2008
We find out how they feel about the dilemma and give them the chance to answer the critics who question the need for the Fox Eradication Program’s existence. We also meet a doubter someone who doesn’t believe all is as it seems and find out the reasons for their scepticism. It is not the first argument in Tasmania over a creature’s existence as many still believe the Tasmanian Tiger is out there in the wilderness. In the end this program will expose the real situation: are there foxes in Tasmania? Have a listen and find out.
Pepsi bungle: comp a fizzer to the Max
The Age – May 25, 2008
Pepsi realised there was a problem with the Max Bachelor Padpromotion when two people from Victoria and one in Tasmania cameforward with winning bottle tops to claim the grand prize valuedat $631677. Pepsi said claims for instant win prizes in Victoria or Tasmaniawould not be accepted from 12. People in both states are still eligible to enter the secondchance draw until the national promotion ends at 5pm on July 31. The promotion has not been affected elsewhere in Australia. The Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation says it agreedto the early closure of the promotion in Victoria in the publicinterest.
Special Features
abc.net.au – May 25, 2008
Franz Docherty went and spent a couple of days with the members of the Fox Eradication Program and an hour or two with a true blue sceptic to find the answer to the ongoing question ‘Are there foxes in Tasmania?’ We also meet a doubter someone who doesn’t believe all is as it seems and find out the reasons for their scepticism. It is not the first argument in Tasmania over a creature’s existence as many still believe the Tasmanian Tiger is out there in the wilderness. In the end this program will expose the real situation… Franz Docherty went and spent a couple of days with the members of the Fox Eradication Program and an hour or two with a true blue sceptic to find the answer to the ongoing question ‘Are there foxes in Tasmania?’ We also meet a doubter someone who doesn’t believe all is as it seems and find out the reasons for their scepticism. It is not the first argument in Tasmania over a creature’s existence as many still believe the Tasmanian Tiger is out there in the wilderness. In the end this program will expose the real situation.
Vintners rethink and replant to stay competitive
International Herald Tribune – May 25, 2008
But water is a concern to all vintners large and small. In arid Australia winemakers who have long depended on irrigation have been parched by the country's worst drought in a century. And with government estimates predicting a sharp increase in dry spells in coming decades industry experts say investment could shift from hot places such as Barossa Valley to the southern island of Tasmania. In France's sun-roasted Languedoc where winemaking dates to the 5th century B. the government relaxed irrigation rules to allow producers to slake the vines' thirst. In many vineyard areas of inland and southern Spain viticulture soon could be unsustainable without irrigation.