A bit of street joy in East Launceston turns sour

By Isobel Cootes
Updated July 2 2021 - 2:38am, first published June 18 2020 - 5:30am
A BIT OF JOY: The photo on the left was taken after the rainbow was painted on Adelaide Street, East Launceston. Dr Bell said it was about three metres long. The photo on the right is after the Launceston City Council tried to remove it.
A BIT OF JOY: The photo on the left was taken after the rainbow was painted on Adelaide Street, East Launceston. Dr Bell said it was about three metres long. The photo on the right is after the Launceston City Council tried to remove it.

Retired doctor Scott Bell painted a rainbow on his East Launceston street to give it a bit of colour and nearby residents a sense of hope as Tasmania begins to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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