McKim mocked for comparison

TASMANIAN Greens leader Nick McKim has been lambasted for linking forest protesters arrested in Tasmania this week to civil rights activists Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi. Mr McKim, right, took to Parliament yesterday to defend...

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Possum a magic taste

TASMANIANS appear to be warming to the idea of eating possum meat and there are hopes of creating an export market for the fledgling local industry. Carlton based artisan food producer Mic Giuliani recently cooked up a possum curry and was blown away...

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Highway bottle throw admitted

A CLAREMONT man has admitted throwing a bottle from an overpass on the Brooker Highway which shattered the windscreen of a car travelling at 100km/h. Peter John Denehey, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of recklessly throwing a missile to the danger...

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'Blue' Sirens ready to roll

The South Island Sirens are fired up for their bout on Saturday night. ROLLER derby returns to Hobart this weekend when the South Island Sirens battle Victoria's Latrobe City Rollers. The Sirens have just returned from an interstate bout in Lismore....

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Surf's up for rad festival

FESTIVAL goers will be hangin' ten and celebrating the beach culture of the state's East Coast this weekend. Everything people love about the East Coast, from the food and wine to the tunes and the surf, will be on offer at Bicheno. In its fifth year...

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Breaking in the bypass

Premier Lara Giddings speaks at the Bridgewater Civic Centre after the opening of the Brighton Bypass on Monday. MOTORISTS travelling on the new Brighton Bypass have been urged to stick to the 80km/h speed limit or risk damaging their cars. Tasmania...

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Prison farm costs mount

Inmates were moved out of Hayes Prison Farm to Risdon several months ago. THE State Government will spend $20,000 a month on security at the former Hayes Prison Farm until the property is sold. Craig Farrell, the leader of Government business in...

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Devils board 'Noah's Ark'

The wild population of Tasmanian devils has been devastated by facial tumour disease. Pictures: SAM ROSEWARNE DISEASE-FREE Tasmanian devils will travel to Maria Island today in an effort to safeguard the wild population from extinction. State Environment...

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Man accused of video heist

HOBART detectives have charged a 24-year-old man over the armed robbery of a video store in September. Video Ezy, in Main Rd, New Town, was robbed on September 5. Police allege a man entered the store armed with a crowbar and demanded cash from an attendant....

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Roofer in critical condition

The Costas Logistics coolstore at Spreyton. A DEVONPORT man who fell 6m from a roof at Spreyton remains in a critical condition at the Royal Hobart Hospital. The 47-year-old was working on the Costas Logistics cool store when the accident happened...

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Brighton Bypass now open

Premier Lara Giddings does the honours at the Brighton Bypass today. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE THE long-awaited $191 million Brighton Bypass, in southern Tasmania, is finally open to traffic. Tasmania's biggest road infrastructure project was officially...

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No plea from rape accused

A 24-YEAR-OLD Huonville man accused of raping a two-year-old child has made a brief appearance in a Hobart Court. The man, who cannot be named, was charged with rape on Friday and appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court on Saturday. In a brief hearing...

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Rebels under fire

TASMANIA Police is cutting a swathe through one of the country's most infamous outlaw motorcycle clubs, arresting more than a dozen members locally as part of a nationwide crackdown. The Rebels Motorcycle Club is being targeted across Australia as part...

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Libs push for locals first

FUTURE PROJECT: An Opposition spokesman says redevelopment of the Hobart railyards and the state's rail network must result in contracts for as many local firms as possible. THE Opposition will this week challenge the Labor-Green State Government...

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