Beach smoke butted out

Seven Mile Beach-goers Megan Jarvis, 17, left, and Charlotte Adams, 19, are both happy to hear that smoking is going to be banned on patrolled beaches. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE STARTING today, smoking is banned on Tasmanian public beaches where surf...

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Fire fury hits Tassie

A burnt-out Kombi van at Glen Huon yesterday. Pictures: LUKE BOWDEN EMERGENCY crews battled fires through the night after 60 blazes broke out across the state yesterday. Temperatures up to 34C in the South and strong winds fanned the flames in...

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Thanks for being there

HOW do you thank someone for saving your life? For Josie O'Brien, the donation of a new all-terrain stretcher is just the beginning of her fundraising efforts to show her appreciation of the Tasmania Police Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. Ms O'Brien,...

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Gearing up for a sizzler

Stacey Armstrong and Laura Jackson, both 22, enjoy ice cream in the heat. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES TODAY marks the beginning of the bushfire danger season in Tasmania -- with temperatures forecast to soar. The mercury is tipped to go over 30C...

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Sea Quest back at home

SOLO sailor Tobias Fahey arrived back in Hobart yesterday afternoon and, despite the glorious weather, it was clear he wanted to be elsewhere. Family and friends were at the Derwent Sailing Squadron to welcome him home but the atmosphere was very different...

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Teenager's fatal poppy brew

THE devastated mother of a 17-year-old boy killed by a toxic poppy brew wants greater accountability from the industry. The teenager was found dead at his Forcett home in south-east Tasmania by his family, who want to keep their anonymity at this stage....

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Boys in vaccine catch-up

A VACCINE to protect Tasmanian high school students from serious diseases will be rolled out to schools early next year. After introducing a Gardasil vaccine program for Tasmanian girls in 2007, Tasmanian high school boys also will be vaccinated to...

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Fit members of society

A GLENORCHY police officer is helping disadvantaged teens to turn their lives around using fitness. Kick-boxing, fun runs and basketball are some of the tactics Constable Claire Lowe uses to break down barriers with the kids. For the past year she's...

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Woman's body found

POLICE are investigating the death of a woman after her body was found in Devonport yesterday. Police and paramedics were called to a vehicle parked in Ronald St, Devonport just before 3am yesterday and a 24-year-old woman was located on the nature...

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Circumnavigation bid aborted

Tobias Fahey, seen here on his way past the Iron Pot at the start of his record attempt, has has to abort the trip after his batteries became damaged. Picture: Jimmy Emms and Tasmanian Air Adventures TASMANIAN solo yachtsman Tobias Fahey has been...

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Sun, sand, surf ... sharks

A great white shark swims past a caged diver off North Neptune Island in South Australia. AS Tasmanians flock to the beach over the coming months, the collective nightmare of shark attacks will cause some to nervously look over their shoulder. ...

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Circumnavigation bid aborted

Tobias Fahey, seen here on his way past the Iron Pot at the start of his record attempt, has has to abort the trip after his batteries became damaged. Picture: Jimmy Emms and Tasmanian Air Adventures TASMANIAN solo yachtsman Tobias Fahey has been...

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