Tag: Hobart 7000
Fry dedicates mountain bike win to fellow rider
Launceston cyclist Rowena Fry has dedicated her 2010 Australian Mountain Bike Series win to friend Will Robinson, who died in a cycling accident last weekend.[MORE]
Teenager toast of the town
Tasmania has won the national under-18 eightball championships held in Hobart.[MORE]
New form of road racing takes off
The high speed car racing sport of drifting is making its mark in Tasmania, with a growing group of devotees.[MORE]
Poll points to minority government
The latest Tasmanian opinion poll indicates a majority government is unlikely after Saturday's state election.[MORE]
Libs prepare to launch election campaign
The Tasmanian Liberals will hold their official campaign launch in Launceston this morning.[MORE]
Major parties rattled: Greens
The Greens say a warning by four ex-Tasmanian Premiers about the dangers of a minority government shows the major parties are rattled by growing support for the Greens. [MORE]
Surf Lifesaving election promise
The State Government has promised more than $2 million to surf life saving clubs across Tasmania. [MORE]
Tas Athlete of the Year named
Tasmania's top athletes have been announced at a glittering awards night in Hobart.[MORE]
FEA lifeline denied
The troubled Tasmanian timber company Forest Enterprises Australia has suffered another blow. [MORE]
HIV-positive author attacks China ban
China's refusal to allow an HIV-positive Australian author to enter the country has led to calls for the Beijing Government to change the law. [MORE]
Revamped Launceston Airport pitches for more Tiger, Jetstar flights
The owner of the Launceston Airport has officially unveiled a $20 million redevelopment that has doubled the airport's capacity.[MORE]
Banjo's founder denies fraud, bribery accusations
The founder of the Banjo's Bakery chain has denied bribing staff to lie to the Tax Office.[MORE]
Vics enter final on back of big win
Victoria will play host to next week's Sheffield Shield final after crushing Tasmania in their last-round game at the MCG on Friday.Queensland's defeat to Western Australia at the Gabba guaranteed the Bulls would travel to Melbourne for the season decider, starting on Wednesday.[MORE]
Knives out over election spending claims
The Tasmanian Treasurer has accused the Greens of proposing risky economic policies and the Liberals of big spending. [MORE]
Libs detail disability funding
The State Opposition is promising to deliver millions of dollars to Tasmania's disability services and to those who access them. [MORE]
Bushrangers close in on huge win
Victoria was dismissed for 382 on the third morning of its Sheffield Shield clash at the MCG before ripping through Tasmania's second innings.[MORE]
Antarctica once had tropical climate, scientists say
An international team of scientists who have arrived back in Hobart from Antarctica say they have evidence the icy continent once had a tropical climate. [MORE]
Court told nothing wrong with till dipping
The tax fraud trial of Banjo's bakery founder Mark Saxby has heard there was nothing wrong with Saxby taking money from the till. [MORE]
Stolen phone bill tops $120,000
A Tasmanian teenager has been accused of clocking up an internet bill of $120,000 on a stolen government mobile phone. [MORE]
Forum airs water, forestry conflict concerns
A forum in Launceston has heard claims conflicts of interest are dogging the Tasmanian environment.[MORE]
Saxby takes stand in fraud trial
The founder of the Banjo's bakery chain will take the witness stand in his tax fraud trial in Hobart today. [MORE]
Aborigines recognised by Catholic Church
The Catholic Church in Tasmania has for the first time recognised the state's Aboriginal community as the traditional owners of church land.[MORE]
Mulder cleared by Electoral Commission
The Tasmanian Electoral Commission has found that the Liberal candidate and former police officer, Tony Mulder, did not breach the Electoral Act.[MORE]
Workers strike fuel tank threat
Workers making improvements to the main street of New Norfolk have made a potentially explosive discovery.[MORE]
Home final firming for Bushrangers
Victoria is well placed to host next week's Sheffield Shield final after dominating Tasmania with the bat at the MCG and gaining good news from the north.[MORE]
