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What the state budget means for Northern Tasmania

What the budget means for Northern Tasmania

VISIBILITY: Tasmania Police Acting Sergeant Aziz Melick at a targeted operation at Mayfield. Picture: Paul Scambler

Police blitz targets repeat offenders, rising crime rates

Success: Mathinna's premiership team of 1964 will be celebrated by East Coast Swans next weekend.

Mathinna's colours to get another run

Tourism conference discusses state's uniqueness, preservation

Tourism conference discusses state's uniqueness, preservation

Australian Education Union stop work meeting in Launceston in November.

Teachers vote to support union pay deal: poll

Drink up: The sharply dressed Kuna Kunasegaran pouring wine for tourism operators at the Gala evening. Picture: Harry Murtough

A sharp vaudeville gala for conference | Photos

Hawk's latest ad for drawing interstate fans

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Launceston housing solutions on way: Jaensch

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Magpies to fly high and touch rising Suns

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Favourite son set for 200th Magpies run

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Ingenuity shown at Launceston Heritage Awards

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Budget lacks environment, climate plan: critics

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Dangerous: Perth's Zane Brown is always one to watch for the Magpies as they face the Suns. Picture: Hamish Geale.

Magpies to fly high and touch rising Suns

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Flying: Lee Nichols celebrates a goal during a game against Bracknell last season. Picture: Neil Richardson.

Favourite son set for 200th Magpies run

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POWERFUL: Port Adelaide's Dan Houston in action in last week's win over Gold Coast at Adelaide Oval. Picture: AAP Image/David Mariuz

Run and gun plan for Port Adelaide

Big game: Kaiden Cox-Goodyer was strong for Rocherlea last week as they shape up for a clash against the rising Kangaroos. Picture: Scott Gelston.

Rocherlea gains speed for match against Deloraine

SAME 22: North captain Brad Cox-Goodyer and young gun Rhyan Mansell.

Northern Bombers plot Bellerive break-in

Hamish Geale

OUT: Josie Brain is one of five outs for North Launceston's trip to Glenorchy.

TSLW Bombers ring changes for reigning premier

Hamish Geale

Success: Mathinna's premiership team of 1964 will be celebrated by East Coast Swans next weekend.

Mathinna's colours to get another run

Josh Partridge

IN TUNE: Mountain Music and apprentice Teagan Voorham will be looking for their third win for the season at Spreyton on Sunday.

Music set to play after purchase bid rejected

Greg Mansfield

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CEELBRITY HEADLINERS: Stars of the stage Jemma Rix and Rob Mills will reunite for a special performance of musical theatre favourites. Picture: Supplied

Top picks for the Australian Musical Theatre Festival

Frances Vinall

The Launceston Philharmonic Orchestra. Picture: Supplied

Philharmonic orchestra put on first 2019 concert

Frances Vinall

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Where are the best fish and chips in Northern Tasmania?

Kasey Wilkins

CEELBRITY HEADLINERS: Stars of the stage Jemma Rix and Rob Mills will reunite for a special performance of musical theatre favourites. Picture: Supplied

Top picks for the Australian Musical Theatre Festival

Last year's winning piece, Rambunctious by Penny Burnett.

Bay of Fires Art Prize finalists announced

Kasey Wilkins

Fandom: Highlights of Northern Tasmania will be sent to Hawks fans.

Hawk's latest ad for drawing interstate fans

Harry Murtough
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Conversation: Attendees to Good Grief can chat to lawyers, therapists, palliative care providers and disability experts. Picture: Supplied

Transforming end of life conversations

Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

FCAI's chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check their airbags even in older vehicles.

Faulty airbags have no respect for vehicle age

Conversation: Attendees to Good Grief can chat to lawyers, therapists, palliative care providers and disability experts. Picture: Supplied

Transforming end of life conversations

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The magical Christmas markets of Austria and Germany ensure travellers will be spoilt for choice and able to stock-up on gifts to bring home to surprise loved ones.

European Christmas market magic

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A stylish stamp in the heart of Newstead

A stylish stamp in the heart of Newstead

Maeve McKenna

A modern masterpiece in Grindelwald

A modern masterpiece in Grindelwald

Maeve McKenna

Victorian beauty restored to embrace a bygone era

House of the week: Victorian beauty fully restored

Maeve McKenna

HISTORIC MOMENT: Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin here on July 21, 1969, standing on the Moon in a photograph taken by mission commander Neil Armstrong. Across Australia and around the globe, hundreds of millions tuned in to watch as the human race took its first steps in space. Once the realm of science fiction, it was now a reality. Picture: NASA

Race to space began as a daring dream

By Helen Sim
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Perspective: Mayor Albert van Zetten with Riverside High's Theo Cook, 13, and Launceston Preparatory School's Annie Howard, 10, who were two of the winners at the City of Launceston heritage awards. Picture: Scott Gelston.

Ingenuity shown at Launceston Heritage Awards

Harry Murtough

Jonathan Heathcote and his son Harry at the National Volunteers Week award ceremony at Launceston Town Hall. Pictures: Adam Holmes

Giving thanks to Launceston's volunteers

Adam Holmes

HISTORIC MOMENT: Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin here on July 21, 1969, standing on the Moon in a photograph taken by mission commander Neil Armstrong. Across Australia and around the globe, hundreds of millions tuned in to watch as the human race took its first steps in space. Once the realm of science fiction, it was now a reality. Picture: NASA

Race to space began as a daring dream

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CHANGE: Councillors can now keep their tablets. Picture: Generic from file.

Council changes expense process

Frances Vinall

Carrying on: Marian Byfield, along her husband Don, has not let their life-threatening cancer diagnoses slow their Biggest Morning Tea event down.

Join in the Biggest Morning Tea

BALLS OF FLUFF: Bob Labbett, of Westbury, Carol Dwyer, of Karoola, Tania Burford, of Rocherlea, with their Shetland Sheep Dogs. Pictures: Phillip Biggs

Pooches play as they pound pavement for RSPCA

Glitz and glamour at St Patrick's College ball, Saturday, May 18

All the glitz and glamour of the St Patrick's College ball

Drink up: The sharply dressed Kuna Kunasegaran pouring wine for tourism operators at the Gala evening. Picture: Harry Murtough

A sharp vaudeville gala for conference | Photos

Jonathan Heathcote and his son Harry at the National Volunteers Week award ceremony at Launceston Town Hall. Pictures: Adam Holmes

Giving thanks to Launceston's volunteers | Photos

Infrastructure front and centre

Infrastructure front and centre

Lachlan Bennett

Treasurer taking Tasmania into net debt

Treasurer taking Tasmania into net debt

Matt Maloney

UNDER THREAT: Sumac rainforest in the Tarkine. Picture: supplied (Bob Brown Foundation)

Tarkine protesters celebrate logging reprieve

Emily Jarvie

Nic Langenberg (left) with 104-year-old Dorothy Yeomans at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium.

Watch this shark glide by 104-year-old Dorothy

Geraldine Cardozo

AFL rule changes have done nothing to curve congestion

AFL rule changes have done nothing to curve congestion

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From results to first test for politician

From results to first test for politician

Feature letter

Well designed big buildings OK

Well designed big buildings OK

Letters to the editor

AFL rule changes have done nothing to curve congestion

AFL rule changes have done nothing to curve congestion

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Lambie threats are counter productive

Lambie threats are counter productive

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Associate Professor Stephen Macfarlane is part of a clinical trial looking into treatment for Parkinson's disease dementia.

Trial of new drug to treat Parkinson's dementia

MEET AND GREET: Academics from University of Sunshine Coast with international students, attending a familiarisation tour of the Cooinda Aged Care.

Uni 'roomies' to move into aged care home

SMART MOVES: Thinking of downsizing to a granny flat? Make sure you formalise decisions and get legal advice before moving in.

Estate planning: avoid granny flat pitfalls

Ivan Milat's nephew speaks about his 'favourite' uncle

Ivan Milat's nephew speaks about his 'favourite' uncle

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PM Scott Morrison is back in outback Queensland to meet graziers recovering from devastating floods.

Morrison visits recovering north QLD farms

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Tasmanian Treasurer Peter Gutwein is not sorry for the state's record infrastructure spend.

Tas treasurer defends budget spend, debt

Jodi McKay is expected to throw her hat into the ring to lead the NSW Labor party.

McKay to nominate for NSW Labor leadership

Geoffrey Rush will get $2.9 million after winning his defamation case against the Daily Telegraph.

Rush wanted to settle for $50k and apology

Sydney's Vivid festival will run from May 24 through to June 15.

Crowd control as Vivid lights up Sydney

Dominica Sanda

Anthony Albanese is all but confirmed as next Labor leader but uncertainty remains on his deputy.

Labor leadership focus turns to deputy

Marnie Banger

Murat Davsanoglu initially claimed he and Ozlem "Ozzie" Karakoc had made a suicide pact.

Melbourne bathtub murderer to be sentenced

LONG-TIME SUPPORTERS: Illowa's Norm McCosker (right) with brother Billy stand in front of a wagonette, identical to the cart the pair's parents used to transport milk in cans to the Dennington factory. Photo by Rachael Houlihan.

Farmers 'shattered' after 100-year history with Dennington factory

Rachael Houlihan
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Bega executive chairman Barry Irvin.

Bega chairman Barry Irvin takes leave of absence due to illness

Joely Mitchell

SELLERS: Dianne and Bob Farnsworth, Warrenmang, with the 1972 built Massey Ferguson 587 header in excellent going order.

Is this the best 587 header still going?

Alastair Dowie

The highway near Glen Innes: A picturesque window on the New England region of NSW. Image: Destination NSW.

Your weekly travel inspirations

John Rozentals

GOTTA DO IT?: Australian travellers surveyed by Hotels.com were more willing to pay out big ($1000 per night) to stay in five-star luxury in Anaheim, California in 2018.

Getting more bang for your five-star buck

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

John Rozentals

If you are planning to travel cashless, make sure you always have a back-up card.

Hints for travelling without cash

Noel Whittaker

NOBLE GRAPE: Considered one of the six noble varieties that grows around the world, Chardonnay expresses itself perfectly in many different climates.

It's International Chardonnay Day (yes, really)

Linda Lambrechts

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Where are the best fish and chips in Northern Tasmania?

Kasey Wilkins