The News Review:
- Tasmania reports record warm winter water
- Tasmania’s Ambrose turns it up in first full Sprint Cup season
- Prediction of bright future for Tasmanian wine
- tourism industry encouraged to build on tasmania’s success
- UPI newstrack Health and Science News
- Good win for Liberals
- Retailer sting records taken
Tasmania reports record warm winter water
United Press International
11 (UPI) — Australian scientists along Tasmania’s eastern coast report the highest winter water temperature ever recorded there — more than 55. 4 degrees Fahrenheit. The scientists from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research rganization said the warming is due to a strengthening of the Leeuwin Current which originates north of Australia. That current has expanded significantly curling around the southern tip of Tasmania and reaching as far north as St Helens. The Southern Hemisphere including Australia and Tasmania is now experiencing its winter season.
Tasmania’s Ambrose turns it up in first full Sprint Cup season
USA Today
A more likely reason is because he wasn’t sure how long he’d stay here. If that sounds strange for a driver who has spent more than three months in the top 20 in points with an outside chance for the final spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup until recently consider the Tasmanian’s belief that he had to make the most of his opportunity as soon as possible. Certainly Ambrose was going to get the benefit of the doubt from a full Cup schedule with JTG Daugherty Racing after just 11 starts last year with three teams. Then again acting like he’s still on a tryout has served him well. “This was a make-or-break year for me” said Ambrose 32 who stands 18th entering Sunday’s Heluva Good Dips at The Glen Cup race. “I was either going to pack my bags or buy a new house.
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Prediction of bright future for Tasmanian wine
ABC nline
In fact a panel of speakers from wine law firm Finlaysons says the state is one of the few places poised to grow wine production as the economic crisis unfolds. International wine strategist and principal of Sydney-based Wine Business Solutions Peter McAtamney says cool climate wine regions will emerge stronger in the wake of industry-wide cost-cutting”If you look at the supply-chain rationalisation that the listed companies are undertaking at the moment they’re contracting to areas where perhaps the water and the climate is no absolutely ideal” he says. “So these cool climate wine regions are going to become very very important to the strategy of Australia. National Rural News.
tourism industry encouraged to build on tasmania’s success
Tasmanian Government Media Releases (press release) (press release)
fficially launching the forum Minister for Tourism and the Arts Michelle ’Byrne MP highlighted the influence of consumer expectations on the future sustainability of the tourism industry. “Tasmania recently celebrated a significant milestone with one million visitors to our State in a single year and we are working hard to keep the momentum going” Ms ’Byrne said. “It is important for all of us to continually reflect on what we do and how we do it and build on our success by continuing to meet and satisfy the needs of our visitors. ” Almost 100 tourism operators and managers from the State’s Western Wilderness region and the North West Coast attended the forum featuring a diverse range of speakers in the areas of sustainability and online marketing. Ms ’Byrne encouraged delegates to think broadly about the sustainability of their businesses and the future expectations of visitors. “As international competition for consumer attention grows so do their expectations.
UPI newstrack Health and Science News
Times of the Internet
The proposal appears as a commentary featured in the journal Nature Medicine. Tasmania reports record warm winter water CANBERRA Australia Aug. 11 (UPI) — Australian scientists along Tasmania’s eastern coast report the highest winter water temperature ever recorded there — more than 55. 4 degrees Fahrenheit. The scientists from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research rganization said the warming is due to a strengthening of the Leeuwin Current which originates north of Australia. That current has expanded significantly curling around the southern tip of Tasmania and reaching as far north as St Helens. The Southern Hemisphere including Australia and Tasmania is now experiencing its winter season.
Good win for Liberals
ABC nline
The Tasmanian Electoral Commission has confirmed Vanessa Goodwin as the new MP for Pembroke replacing former Labor minister Allison Ritchie. When the Legislative Council resumes after the winter break in two weeks Ms Goodwin will be the first Liberal MLC since Peter McKay’s departure in 1999. Ms Goodwin says she is relieved after a 10-day wait for postal ballots. “A sense of relief and I guess starting to feel a sense of excitement as well. Certainly I will need to meet a number of members of the Upper House and all of those things will occur no doubt in the following few days” she said.
Retailer sting records taken
The Age
–> Retailer sting records taken. –> Lucy Battersby and Eli Greenblat August 13 2009 CLIVE Peeters’ lawyers have taken possession of documents from lawyers and real estate agents who dealt with the woman who bought nearly $20 million worth of property using money stolen from her employer. Four legal firms with which Sonya Causer had ”a large number of email exchanges” on her work email account have been named in legal documents along with 13 real estate agents through which she bought and leased properties in Melbourne Queensland and Tasmania. Mrs Causer and her husband Michael have had their assets frozen and have been ordered not to spend more than $1000 each on living expenses a week or more than $10000 on legal expenses as her former employer tries to recoup the money she siphoned off into personal banking accounts over two years. They have been ordered by the Supreme Court of Victoria to hand over all documents relating to the property and stolen money. Clive Peeters hopes to sell the properties to recover the losses. While fraud squad police are aware of the case charges have not yet been laid against Mrs Causer a senior financial accountant at Clive Peeters now suspended without pay or Mr Causer.