The News Review:
- Tasmania win toss Victoria bat in Sheffield Shield match at Bellerive
- No-one to blame for Beaconsfield death says coroner
- Asciano to suspend Pacific National’s Tasmanian operations
- Boy’s own adventure comes to an end
Tasmania win toss Victoria bat in Sheffield Shield match at Bellerive
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Sent in to bat on a well-grassed wicket under overcast skies the Victorian opening pair of Chris Rogers and Nick Jewell survived the swinging ball to be 0-91 at lunch after 31 overs. With opening partnerships averaging just 15. 75 at Bellerive this year and conditions once again in favour of the bowlers the Tasmanians fully expected another wicket feast this morning. Instead Rogers (52no) and Jewell (33no) played positively with Rogers in particular playing a succession of pleasing drives and cuts. He took Luke Butterworth for three fours in one over and had found the boundary eight times in his two hours at the crease.
No-one to blame for Beaconsfield death says coroner
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Mr Chandler has ruled that the Anzac Day rockfall which killed Larry Knight and trapped Todd Russell and Brant Webb could not have been foreseen. Mr Chandler told the court that a seismic event six months before the tragedy was a warning that more rock falls were likely and required a thorough risk assessment by the mining company Beaconsfield Gold which didn’t happen. The coroner also found that the resourcing of Tasmanian mine inspectors was inadequate and Tasmania’s mining laws require urgent change. Larry Knight’s brother Shane said the findings have let the mine’s management off the hook. “I am a bit disappointed in the findings today. I know it was a very complex matter” Mr Knight said. “I believe Larry and Brant and Todd should never have been sent into 925 level knowing the conditions as they were” he said.
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Asciano to suspend Pacific National’s Tasmanian operations
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Sturges says the rail and ports operator pull out will not hinder the progress and sustainability of Tasmanian rail operations and Asciano have pledged to ensure rail freight remains a “viable option” in the state. “I will continue to work with Pacific National’s parent company Asciano to ensure that rail freight remains a viable transport option in Tasmania” Sturges said. “I also appreciate the fact that Pacific National have committed to maintain the track and provide rail haulage services in line with its obligations under the Rail Management and Maintenance Deed while a managed transaction occurs” he says. The Minister also made it clear the vital Tasmanian rail upgrade would still go ahead despite the recent setback.
Boy’s own adventure comes to an end
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Driven by the mining boom the 34-year-old’s “boy’s own adventure” took him to the Roche mines west of Mackay an ammonium plant in the Pilbara and a Gunns power station in Tasmania. Now the boom is over and Simpson is back in Sydney working on the Kurnell desalination project. His wage is considerably less than what he was earning in Queensland and Western Australia – but he counts himself lucky to be employed. “Thirty per cent of the companies I’ve worked for in the past seven years are all bankrupt” he said. “There is a massive amount of infrastructure projects which have gone around the country.