Time running out for Tasmanian devil
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- Time running out for Tasmanian devil
- Hawks’ off-field triumph
- Anzac rain forecast for Vic SA wheatbelt
- Beaconsfield Gold digs up 21% more gold
- Tassie farming groups worried about Budget cuts
- Locals Encouraged To Discover Tasmania
- Sandwich meat could save Tassie tourism
Time running out for Tasmanian devil
ABC nline
30 SelectTime running out for Tasmanian devil. Earlier this month there was a breakthrough when a team from the University of Tasmania developed a blood test to identify devils infected with facial tumour disease. TranscriptALI MRE PRESENTER: Scientists fear the window of time left to save the Tasmanian Devil is rapidly closing and that in as few as five years the biggest remaining marsupial predator may be on an unstoppable slide to extinction. Earlier this month there was a breakthrough when a team from the University of Tasmania developed a blood test to identify devils infected with facial tumour disease. However they say a lack of funds is preventing their discovery from being fully utilised and wildlife experts are warning the devil’s decline is fundamentally changing the Tasmanian landscape.
Hawks’ off-field triumph
The Age
He said all 50217 members — a Victorian record — were”bona fide legitimate members” under AFL guidelines whosememberships allow them into games as distinct from fans who pledgetheir support to the club. Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett who recently signalled theclub’s intention to extend its deal with the Tasmanian governmentsaid in an email to members that the presence in Tasmania wherethere were more than 6000 Hawthorn members had contributed to thegrowth. “Some clubs criticise us for selling games and so on but welook at Tasmania as an absolute part of our heartbeat” Cooksaid. Hawthorn had 41686 members in 2008 and 6000 of those were yetto renew. In financial terms the growth is worth “the equivalentof a sponsorship for some clubs”. The membership figures provide a big off-field boost after theHawks gained a solitary win from the first month of their titledefence. “Yes we have started slowly this year mainly through anextraordinary run of injuries … but the dream remains alive”Kennett told members.
Anzac rain forecast for Vic SA wheatbelt
Stock and Land
It will easily be the most widespread rain since mid-December when 20 to 40mm affected a large area of South Australia Tasmania Victoria and southern New South Wales. And the timing is almost as good as it gets with many grain farmers in the process of sowing according to the.
Beaconsfield Gold digs up 21% more gold
The Age
Coroner Rod Chandler later found Beaconsfield Gold had adopted flawed ground support methods and failed to put in place an adequate risk assessment but did not find against any individual. Beaconsfield Gold chief executive Bill Colvin said the Beaconsfield mine generated operational cashflow of more than $9 million during the quarter. ”We have set ourselves a target of doubling the current mine life from the Tasmania Reef extension drilling program” Mr Colvin said in a statement. Shares in Beaconsfield Gold closed down one cent at 16. You should modify the document.
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Tassie farming groups worried about Budget cuts
ABC nline
Yesterday the Tasmanian Government announced its plan to save $64 million over the next four years with savings on government cars mobile phones travel advertising and management. Funding is also expected to be reined in for a number of rural NGs. Belinda Hazell from Tasmanian Women in Agriculture says it’s one reason the organisation is surveying members and looking at streamlining its service delivery. “The Government’s not only looking at organisations such as ours.
Locals Encouraged To Discover Tasmania
Tasmanian Government Media Releases (press release)
9 million Autumn tourism marketing campaign begins on Thursday night with the start of the second series of Tasmania’s very own travel show. “Given the great success of the first Discover Tasmania TV show produced and aired last year a second series has been produced by Southern Cross Television in partnership with Tourism Tasmania and Subaru Australia” Ms ‘Byrne said. “The half hour episodes will initially air in Tasmania on Southern Cross at 7. 30pm each Thursday for the next ten weeks and are again hosted by Better Homes and Gardens chef Ed Halmagyi who is joined for this new series by actor Jack Campbell from All Saints Medical Response Unit. ” Viewers will also be able to see a rerun of each episode on the following Saturday at 5.
Sandwich meat could save Tassie tourism
NEWS.com.au
story-share –> TASMANIA’S gastronomy will be spiced with a new food festival combining the modest sausage meat known as devon and fortified wine port if a political candidate has her way. The tourism idea of Devonport woman Carolynn Jamieson follows a recent commitment by Premier David Bartlett to establish Tasmania as a destination for culinary excellence. Ms Jamieson is campaigning to replace her mother Norma Jamieson at an election on May 2 for the upper-house seat of Mersey incorporating Devonport. "I’ve got a stack of tourism ideas but I can’t talk about some because once the idea is out there somebody else in Australia could do it before we are ready" she said. "But the devon and port one is one that you can’t do unless you live in Devonport.
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