Cable business booms

ONE of Tasmania's largest locally owned electrical services firms is defying economic tough times and creating new jobs. Contact Electrical has hired 30 new staff, including 16 apprentices, since a crucial meeting 18 months ago. Contact's Hobart manager...

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Prison's 11,400 leave passes

TASMANIA'S prison system is issuing 20 times more leave permits for inmates than four years ago in a bid to link more inmates with the community. Corrections Minister Nick McKim said yesterday the number of leave passes, which allow prisoners outside...

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Experiencing life on $2 a day

Molly Port, left, Robert Hortle and Ian Kam dining out on the pontoon at Long Beach, Sandy Bay, yesterday for Live Below the Line. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE NOT many people would brave a quick dip in the River Derwent in 13C, but that did not stop...

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Cable business booms

ONE of Tasmania's largest locally owned electrical services firms is defying economic tough times and creating new jobs. Contact Electrical has hired 30 new staff, including 16 apprentices, since a crucial meeting 18 months ago. Contact's Hobart manager...

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Act now on forest truce: PM

TASMANIAN conservationists and loggers who signed a historic peace agreement must now deliver its jobs and environmental objectives, Prime Minister Julia Gillard says. The Tasmanian parliament last night passed legislation formalising the agreement...

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'Hateful' flyer sparks inquiry

TASMANIA Police have been asked to investigate "hateful" pamphlets being distributed in the southern electorate of Nelson. The Mercury understands about 3400 of the pamphlets – claiming to contain "homosexual stats" -- have been distributed since Monday....

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Forest war over, says Burke

FEDERAL Environment Minister Tony Burke has declared an end to Tasmania's forestry wars, after key environmental groups signed up to an amended agreement with the state's logging industry. Tasmania's Lower House is expected to sit late tonight to debate...

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Testing time for childcare

TWO out of three Tasmanian childcare centres have failed to meet national quality controls -- including kids' health and safety standards. But the sub-standard centres will not be given a deadline to come up to scratch. Official data to be released...

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Rat numbers rise in city

GREATER Hobart is in the grip of a rodent infestation, with a big rise in the number of residents seeking pest control services. Pest exterminators say rats and mice have been out in force, and hardware stores have reported a jump in sales of traps...

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More track access in Pipeline

Simon Palmer, 16, left, of Bellerive, and Andrew Weatherhead, 18, of Mt Nelson, are happy about a trial extension of Pipeline Track access for bike riders. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN BIKE riders will have more access to Mt Wellington under a Hobart City...

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Giant wind farm hope

HYDRO Tasmania remains confident it will secure the money to build a massive $2 billion wind farm on King Island. What is less certain is whether it can garner enough support among the 1600-resident King Island community to start a feasibility study...

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Storm over market halt

Unhappy that Salamanca Market was cancelled, flower stallholder Lisa Kingston, of Woodbridge, decided to trade from the back of her van. Pictures: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES HIGH winds battered southern Tasmania yesterday, resulting in road closures, police...

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