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22 Dec 09 | BATTLE Strikers is a new-age version of a classic favourite, the spinning-top. Despite its humble beginnings Battle Strikers is taking toy stores by storm around the world.
Battle Strikers feature
22 Dec 09 | LAUNCESTON City Council has encouraged shoppers to avoid parking costs and take advantage of the new free Tiger Bus service this Christmas.
The bus aims to make it easy and affordable for people t
22 Dec 09 | WITH the breakout of another strain of swine flu, Launceston City Council Alderman Rosemary Armitage has called on state and federal support to get Launceston immunised.
"I am hoping with the seco
22 Dec 09 | TASMANIANS look set to rekindle their love affair with spending this Christmas, according to local businesses and experts.
Despite the global financial crisis, 2009 Christmas spending is expec
22 Dec 09 | COUNTRY Club Tasmania has celebrated the release of six iconic motorcycle touring routes as part of the Tasmanian Classic Touring series.
Country Club Tasmania marketing manager Michael Bailey sai
22 Dec 09 | ST Vincent de Paul will have a little bit more to give this year thanks to the annual Classic Toy Run car rally held at Campbell Town in November.
The rally, organised by insurer Shannons, not onl
22 Dec 09 | ROYAL Life Saving has requested pool owners in Launceston check the safety of their swimming pools following the release of new drowning statistics.
New figures show 59 per cent of all toddler dro
22 Dec 09 | FOUR new scholarships have been made available to University of Tasmania students studying at the Newnham campus.
The scholarships are part of a partnership between NRM North and the Universit
22 Sep 09 | ANDREW Padgett was expected to die from liver failure four years ago.
He recalled doctors telling him he had a 50 per cent chance of surviving two years with his condition.
"I had been wor
22 Sep 09 | LAUNCESTON'S Les Mullins and Michael Horne are in the business of saving lives, so far between them they have helped around 1200 people battle against crippling illness and injury.
They are bl
22 Sep 09 | LAUNCESTON will play host to one of Australia's broadway stars in Theatre North's upcoming production Dealer's Choice.
On stage, Christopher Stollery has portrayed award- winning S
22 Sep 09 | AN INNOVATIVE Launceston development will provide much needed housing for homeless individuals and famillies.
The Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan has allocated the funding needed to con
22 Sep 09 | TWO apprentice chefs from Launceston came third among the nations finest at the Nestle Golden Chefs Hat competition.
It is the first time Tasmania has been represented in the national competit
22 Sep 09 | LAUNCESTON Aquatic is targeting big businesses to encourage employees to hit the pool this summer.
Launceston City Council is itself included in the roll-out, having negotiated a unique offer
07 Apr 09 | NEWSTEAD Christian school, Oakwood, run by the Exclusive Brethren, is planning a $500,000 development with a multi-purpose hall.
The Launceston City Council has received a development application ...
07 Apr 09 | FIFTY-FIVE years of working for the Launceston City Council is not enough for David Flynn, because he will be back after a holiday.
Mr Flynn started work for the then Lilydale Council (which amalgam...
07 Apr 09 | GROWING food at home, discouraging conversion of houses to businesses and demanding more energy-efficient living are all being considered for a planning makeover.
Launceston City Council has develop...
07 Apr 09 | A SHORTAGE of speech pathologists is causing severe problems for children, say health professionals.
Speech Pathology Australia chief executive Gail Mulcair said Launceston General Hospital, St Gi...
07 Apr 09 | PARENTS matter when it comes to youth alcohol abuse because children care about what they think - that's the message from a leading drug educator.
About 150 Queechy High students recently attend...
07 Apr 09 | AFTER 65 years of marriage, building a house with convict bricks and collecting many penguins, Polly and Doug Howell are moving.
The Summerhill couple say they are both in their 80s so it is time to...
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