Northern Tasmania News, sport and weather

Stacey, Mounteny face Magistrates Court after Trevallyn siege

Sarah Aquilina

STAYING TRUE TO HIMSELF: Journalist and author Kerry O'Brien. Picture: Paul Scambler

O’Brien’s politics of multiple degrees

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

SPEAKING UP: CPSU general secretary Tom Lynch at the stop work meeting in Civic Square, Launceston. Picture: Paul Scambler

CPSU members ask state to ‘scrap the cap’

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Just good cricket: Greater Northern Raiders James Beattie and Ollie Wood rattling The Examiner Empty Stocking fund tin at UTAS Stadium. Picture: Paul Scambler

Generosity all in good sportsmanship

Harry Murtough

UP IN THE AIR: As is the case for Hobart, the future of building heights in Launceston is a contentious issue.

Concerns on future plans for buildings

Emily Jarvie and Matt Maloney

Charges laid over Hobart taxi robbery

Harry Murtough

IN LOVING MEMORY: Lisa Bird with the new plaque, created in her son's honour, for the children's cemetery at Carr Villa. Picture: Scott Gelston

Bittersweet memorial for their children

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

CRIME SCENE: Forensic scientists investigating after Aaron Monaco's murder at Newnham. Picture: Paul Scambler

Newnham murderers front court for sentencing submissions

Sarah Aquilina

Medics issue family violence warning at guns inquiry

Telecommunications facility at Blackstone Heights rejected

Legal battle ends over King Island abattoir

New Men’s and Community Shed officially opens at Rocherlea

Stacey, Mounteny face Magistrates Court after Trevallyn siege

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FRENCH FRIES MADE THE CANADIAN WAY: Cameron and Sharla Gallagher are opening Launceston's own Poutinerie on Wednesday. Picture: Paul Scambler

Poutinerie French fry emporium opens in Launceston

Generosity: Lions Club of Hadspen South Esk's Adrian van der Aa, Leigh Johnstone, Paul Malerbi and Christopher Weare. Picture: Scott Gelston.

Empty Stocking Appeal in full swing with support from community

OUTGROWN: Tamar Valley Steiner School's St Leonards site. The school has lodged a DA to build a primary school at a new property in the area.

Steiner primary school campus proposed for St Leonards

A herd of pigs targetted in the aerial shoot.

Aerial cull takes out nearly 5000 feral pigs

Generosity all in good sportsmanship

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O’Brien’s politics of multiple degrees

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Charges laid over Hobart taxi robbery

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Stacey, Mounteny face Magistrates Court after Trevallyn siege

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Bittersweet memorial for their children

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Newnham murderers front court for sentencing submissions

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HURT 'CANE: Hayley Matthews being helped from the ground after hurting herself at West Park on Sunday. Picture: AAP Image/Julian Smith

Star’s knee injury worries

Alex Fair

TRAILBLAZER: South Launceston captain-coach Belinda Wegman is the first player to reach 2000 runs in the Cricket North women's competition. The 42-year-old has led the Knights to three flags and a state title. Picture: Paul Scambler

Pioneer Wegman first woman to 2000 runs

Hamish Geale

FORM: Launceston basketballer Kai Woodfall. Picture: Phillip Biggs

Woodfall shining bright in the US

Hamish Geale

Star’s knee injury worries

TOUGH: Kieran Lovell in action for Tasmania. Picture: Fairfax Media

Ex-Hawk returns to State League

Hamish Geale

ORIENTAL EXPRESS: Relbia's Alexandra Mulcaster rides a trail in Guilin, China. Picture: Supplied

Golden results for Relbia rider in China

Hamish Geale

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HERITAGE: National Trust Tasmania's Estelle Phillips and Matthew Smithies, Tracey Mallett, and mayor Albert van Zetten. Picture: Paul Scambler

National Trust Tasmania launches heritage walks in Launceston

Kasey Wilkins

TALKING POINT: An example of a festive table runner. Picture: Supplied

Learn to make festive table art at Deloraine florist workshop

Frances Vinall

Find out what’s on around Northern Tasmania

MEET THE BOSS: Tracy Puklowski at the Queen Victoria Art Gallery. Pictures: Paul Scambler

Meet Tracy Puklowski, our new driver of culture and creativity

Frances Vinall

HO-HUM: Performance artist Ben Landau. Picture: Lucile Sciallano

Mona Foma: Why Ben Landau is going to hum for 24 hours straight

Frances Vinall

Savvy business mums are doin' it for themselves in regional Australia

Emma Elsworthy

Unique gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-guy in your life

Emma Elsworthy

Experience to a Tassie taste sensation | Food Guide 2019

Maeve McKenna

Savvy business mums are doin' it for themselves in regional Australia

Don't fight the crowds gift shopping this year. Instead, take it easy and shop the extensive range of Catch.com.au bargains from the comfort of your own armchair.

Catch.com.au has everything you need this Christmas

Emma Brown

Taste Sensation: Tasmania is famed for its produce, why not sample some at Taste of Tasmania? Picture: City of Hobart and Alastair Bett.

Travelways – Summer Edition | Join in the Tassie adventure

Maeve McKenna

Surprise Trevallyn package boasts space, views and style galore

Maeve McKenna

Superbly presented home sitting pretty in Kings Meadows

Maeve McKenna

The ultimate country escape in Relbia

Maeve McKenna

OURS: Jason Hayes, Trevor Hughes, and Richard Bowerman of Men's Bizz in their new shed at Rocherlea. Picture: Paul Scambler

New Men’s and Community Shed officially opens at Rocherlea

Kasey Wilkins

Introducing ‘My Island Home’ and ‘Regulars’

Fairfax Tasmania

NOW OPEN: Northern Midlands councillor Ian Gonninon, Guy Barnett, Tanya Rattray, MLC and Senator Jonathon Duniam. Picture: Supplied

Powranna livestock truck wash now open for business

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

New Men’s and Community Shed officially opens at Rocherlea

TOUGHING IT OUT: Participants competing during the 2018 Red Hills Tractor Pull. Picture: Danny Saltmarsh

Tractors pull a crowd at the 2018 Red Hills Tractor Pull

Tarlia Jordan

Some Longford residents will have a water outage on Tuesday.

Planned water outage in two Longford streets on Tuesday

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Aerial cull takes out nearly 5000 feral pigs

Poutinerie French fry emporium opens in Launceston

DRESS UP: Annie, a 10-month-old female, domestic short hair.

RSPCA pets of the week available for adoption

Watch the moment the Trevallyn siege ended

Community escapes the heat with a swim at the Cataract Gorge

Paul Scambler

Just some of the stars on the red carpet on Wednesday night.

15 photos from the AACTA red carpet

Primary School basketball

Neil Richardson

Hundreds of Monaros from Tasmania and interstate at Windsor Park

Paul Scambler

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Prime Minster Scott Morrison. Picture:AAP

December 10, 2018: Your say on politics, Southern Huskies, gender reforms, asylum seekers

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December 9, 2018: Your say on vaccine prices, road kill, cruise control

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PROSTATE: Research shows some men would prefer to sacrifice survival odds rather than suffer the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer: men trade-off survival for quality of life

Eileen Wood

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees

HEALTH CONCERN: More older people are drinking to hazardous levels. Image Pixabay.

Boomers the new ‘risky’ drinkers

Eileen Wood

A report says a tax on alcohol is the most cost-effective way to tackle obesity in Australia.

Grog tax best way to tackle Aust obesity

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Premier Steven Marshall says South Australia is the ideal location for Australia's new space agency.

Adelaide to host Australia's space agency

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PM Scott Morrison will offer states and territories $1.25 billion more in health funding at COAG.

Morrison offers states $1.25b health boost

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WORKCOVER QUEENSLAND: Fines totaling more than $475,000 have been issued over a teenager’s workplace death on a large cotton and cattle property at Goondiwindi in 2016.

Farm fined $475,000 over teen’s death

Former AFL player Ben Cousins is facing two new drug charges.

Ben Cousins charged with new drug offences

Gattellari found guilty of Ron Medich plot

Margaret Scheikowski

Suspended Logan mayor Luke Smith. Photo: Robert Shakespeare

Suspended Qld mayor fails to block order

Aaron Bunch

Labor replaces Emma Husar in Sydney seat

Paul Osborne

Four unique accommodation options in Victoria

Your 2018/19 essential guide for the winter in Whistler

Rachael Hopwood

Aranui 5 passengers being taken ashore in the Marquesas.

Six highlights in your travel week | 3 Dec

John Rozentals

SPECIFIC EATING: The input of an accredited practising dietitian when testing the FODMAP diet is important because it is quite complex.

Gut in a rut? You might want to try the Low FODMAP Diet

Healthshare

Timber gives warmth to the pool area and has a premium finish designed to withstand the forces of nature and UV.

Decking crafted to perfection

OPPORTUNITY: Dubbo's Jamie McGaw in Antarctica standing next to Australia's icebreaker Aurora Australis. Photo: STEPH VAN DER WIELAN