What the devil? Benny Hill man a Tasmanian saviour
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- What the devil? Benny Hill man a Tasmanian saviour
- Conditions ease after wild weather hits Tasmania
- School signs break election law says Chris Pyne
- Cancer machine delays rejected
- Space shuttle blasts off finally flying on try 3
- Visiting doctor explores rural practice
What the devil? Benny Hill man a Tasmanian saviour
The Australian
But the trio believe they just may have the answer to saving the iconic Tasmanian devil from extinction. And their idea — 20 "devil islands" or double-security fenced enclosures ranging from 12 to 80 hectares and containing a combined 1500 devils — is beginning to become a reality. The prototype enclosure of 11ha is home to 11 devils breeding successfully while government funding is promised for a further three enclosures and private land parcels pledged for six. The idea is to isolate healthy devils from those with the deadly devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) in an area big enough to allow them to retain their wild skills for eventual release. It began with Bruce Englefield who spent much of the 1970s and 80s as technical and sound director on British TV’s Benny Hill Show.
Conditions ease after wild weather hits Tasmania
ABC Regional nline
The state’s south west was hit with winds reaching up to 174 kilometres an hour. Several roads were blocked by landslides and fallen trees but Tasmania Police say they have now been cleared and re-opened. The State Emergency Service’s Mark Nelson says five volunteer units attended about 50 jobs in the Hobart area today. “They ranged from Huonville across to Tasman up to New Norfolk across to Sorell and a significant amount of damage in the northern suburbs in the Claremont area” he said.
School signs break election law says Chris Pyne
The Australian
pposition education spokesman Chris Pyne confirmed yesterday he had written to the Australian Electoral Commission seeking a ruling on the matter. State Liberal leaders have expressed their own concerns that the signs will breach local law. South Australia and Tasmania will both go to the polls on March 20 next year Victorians are due to vote on November 27 while the much anticipated NSW election will be held on March 26 2011 just days before the signs are due to come down. SA and NSW both have laws limiting the size of political advertising while Victoria has tight requirements about where political advertisements can be displayed. Tasmanian Liberal senator Richard Colbeck said he believed the signs breached Section 4 of the state Electoral Act which referred to comment on "the government or opposition or a previous government or opposition of the commonwealth or a state or territory". Tasmanian Liberal pposition Leader Will Hodgman also expressed his concern. Tasmanian electoral commissioner Bruce Taylor indicated he would seek advice from the state’s solicitor-general.
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Cancer machine delays rejected
ABC nline
In May the Federal Government funded the $7 million purchase and installation of the machine after debate about whether it should be installed in the electorates of Braddon or Bass. Greens Health spokeswoman Cassy ‘Connor says the machine was promised in 2006. “This is a very unfair situation for cancer sufferers in northern Tasmania” she said. The Liberal Health spokesman Brett Whiteley says the Health Minister Lara Giddings should scrap plans for a PET scanner in Hobart and use the funds at the LGH. “She would be delivering yet a second PET scanner in Hobart when in fact we already have one that can sustain all the needs of Tasmania and to see now that there is the possibility of not enough funds from the State Health department to sustain a new linear accelerator in the north of the state is an astounding statement” he said. The LGH Chief Executive John Kirwan says claims of delays are “baseless” and the operation to install the Linear Accelerator is on track. “nce we got the approval from the Federal Government we will call for contracts in ctober let the building contracts by November and the linear accelerator bunker work should be completed towards the end of next year ready for operation at the end of next year” he said.
Space shuttle blasts off finally flying on try 3
The Associated Press
Discovery lit up the sky for miles around as it thundered away on NASA’s third launch attempt. Lightning flashed far in the distance and the ascending shuttle resembled a bright star until it blinked out of sight five minutes after liftoff. The space station was soaring more than 220 miles above the Indian cean southwest of Tasmania when Discovery took off. The shuttle will reach the orbiting outpost Sunday night. “It looks like third time really is the charm” launch director Pete Nickolenko told commander Rick Sturckow. “We wish you and your team good luck and Godspeed. “Tuesday’s launch attempt was called off by thunderstorms and Wednesday’s by fuel valve trouble.
Visiting doctor explores rural practice
Grand Falls-Windsor Advertiser
r that it’s just the small island next to its parent Australia. But the two lands have more in common than one would think. The part where most Newfoundlanders live is an island adjacent to its parent country. Tasmania’s population is about the same as Newfoundland’s and it too is an island.
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