The News Review:
- Tasmania ready but told to wait
- de Villiers not worried by ‘normal’ Krejza
- Another Tasmanian road death
- Questions remain over infrastructure package
Tasmania ready but told to wait
World Footy News Australia
The bid team travelled to AFL House led by Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett. Under the theme Ready When You Are the presentation showed that the Launceston Aurora stadium with a capacity of 21000 would provide a similar deal to Geelong’s successful arrangement with the 25000 capacity Skilled Stadium (Kardinia Park). Combined with corporate support such as a 3-year $4 million deal with confectionary maker Mars and a fervent supporter base the Tasmanians are believed to have demonstrated they are ready as soon as the AFL gives them the nod. After viewing the bid AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou said “They ticked the boxes in terms of stadium revenue and the corporate support you need to support a football club”.
de Villiers not worried by ‘normal’ Krejza
CricInfo.com UK
While Krejza is seen by Australia as an answer to their slow-bowling woes after taking 12 wickets on debut. “They definitely lack in the spin department and the fifth bowler” de Villiers said in the Sydney Morning Herald. “We’re not necessarily going to go out and attack that area.
Another Tasmanian road death
ABC Regional Online Australia
A car and truck collided on a bend of the Channel Highway at Margate shortly before 2pm. The male driver of the car has been killed and his three passengers taken to hospital with serious injuries. The Channel Highway was closed for about six hours after the crash. Six people have died on Tasmania’s roads this month.
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Questions remain over infrastructure package
ABC Online Australia
The money will be spent over the next three years to fast track a raft of road rail and education projects across the country. Businesses will also get a helping hand with tax deductions for purchasing substantial new equipment. In Tasmania funding for the Brighton bypass on the Midland Highway in the south has been brought forward but there are claims it’s not new money. The Liberals’ Infrastructure spokesman Jeremy Rockliff says the Federal Government is trying to give the impression the allocation is new. Mr Rockliff says Tasmania will only get $12. 4 million of accelerated funding from the fund. “There is no new funding for roads there is no new funding for our railways and what we have is a re-announcement of a re-announcement” he said.