More great river trips Nov 24, 2008
Rafting the Franklin River, Australia Though Tasmanias Franklin River isnt far from the city of Hobart, it remains among the worlds most remote and pristine rafting waterways. Once you launch from below the Lyell Hwy, youre all, but committed to eight days and 100km of rough-and-ready river travel until the Franklin finally spits your inflatable raft into the Gordon River. (iAfrica.com)
F1 driver Webber hit by car, breaks leg Nov 23, 2008
HOBART, Australia (AP) -Formula One driver Mark Webber broke his right leg when he was hit by a car during his charity multi-sports race Saturday ... "He was attended at the scene by paramedics attached to the event before being airlifted to the Royal Hobart Hospital.''Webber was later transferred to Hobart Private Hospital. Officials there passed along any requests for updates on his condition to Donohue."Mark's in good spirits,'' Donohue said ... "Paramedics attached to the event attended to... (MSNBC -- Sports)
F1 driver Webber breaks leg in cycling accident Nov 23, 2008
HOBART, Australia (AP) -- Formula One driver Mark Webber has had surgery on his broken leg after being hit by a car during his charity multi-sports race. Geoff Donohue is event director for the Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
F1 driver Webber seriously hurt inbike accident Nov 22, 2008
HOBART, Australia (AP) -Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber suffered serious leg injuries when hit by a car Saturday during a charity multi-sport race, police said ... "As a result of the collision, the rider, Mark Webber, suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries,'' Ford said. "He was attended at the scene by paramedics attached to the event before being airlifted to the Royal Hobart Hospital ... A Royal Hobart nursing supervisor said Webber had been transferred to Hobart Private... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Pressure eased on Japan over whaling Nov 22, 2008
Andrew Darby, Hobart. November 22, 2008. (The Age)
What outback? Nov 22, 2008
Hobart The capital of Tasmania is a lush ocean city, its people staring down brutal Antarctic winds with good humour and a healthy dose of local wine. Kind of like St. John's, with different accents. (Globe and Mail)
F1 driver Webber injured in charity cycling event Nov 22, 2008
"He was attended at the scene by paramedics attached to the event before being airlifted to the Royal Hobart Hospital," Ford added. The male driver of the vehicle escaped injury but no further details were known about the motorist, said Ford. (Xinhuanet, China)
Firepower promoters suspended over sales Nov 20, 2008
Some of those in Sydney, Canberra, Hobart, Adelaide and Darwin who bought the shares were high-flying public servants, including the head of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, the Deputy Chief of Navy, Rear-Admiral Davyd Thomas, a former senior naval officer, Commodore Kevin Taylor, and the former air force chief, Air Marshal Errol McCormack. Company records show that Adler helped found Financial Services Partners in June 1999. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Cracking the barcode of creatures small Nov 19, 2008
Bob Ward, of CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research in Hobart, and his team have worked out the genetic fingerprints of more than 1000 fish species - about a quarter of those found in Australian waters. Commercially important fish, such as snapper and tuna, have been barcoded first, and the scientists are now moving onto less economically significant and rarer types of species. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Could the Kiwis win the Sheffield Shield? Nov 18, 2008
THE mystery man in the red shirt who allegedly souvenired Adam Gilchrist's ball in Hobart has been revealed. His name is John and he lives in Melbourne. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
UCA agencies will not submit for new high care beds Nov 17, 2008
16 - 18 November 2008 Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart, Tasmania. Northern Region Conference, November 27 & 28, 2008. (Australian Ageing Agenda)
Lost and found Nov 16, 2008
" Dokic's ranking will be sufficient for entry into the Australian Open qualifying draw, as well as those in either Auckland or Brisbane in the first week of the year. She also hopes to contest Tennis Australia's wildcard play-off in mid-December, having twice emailed apologies to tennis director Craig Tiley for the ungracious outburst that followed her failure to secure a main draw wildcard in January. Accusing TA of a lack of support, despite having used its facilities to train and been given... (The Age, Australia -- Opinion)
Meet Penrith girls 28-40 Nov 13, 2008
Age: 41 Gender: Female Height: 5'1/154 cm Last action: 13-Nov-08 Location: Hobart, Tasmania. They say life begins at 40, or was that 50. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Labor divided over emissions trading Nov 13, 2008
The company employs 1,500 people in Hobart and a similar number at its Port Pirie plant in South Australia ... Mr Bartlett said he would fight to keep the Hobart smelter open. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Baulkham Hills girls 28-40 Nov 11, 2008
Age: 45 Gender: Female Height: 5'4/162 cm Last action: 11-Nov-08 Location: Hobart, Tasmania. I am a vivaciuos, loving, caring and considerate lady who expects the same (and of course plus more) in a man. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Tighter timeline for ocean organisms Nov 11, 2008
JANE COWAN: That's something oceanographer Dr Will Howard from the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre in Hobart would like to see. WILL HOWARD: If you really wanted to protect the ocean from ocean acidification let us say in winter when these impacts would be felt, then you would have to in theory set much sharper lower targets. (ABC Online)
Telstra's Tasmanian monopoly to be broken by Basslink Nov 10, 2008
iTWire - Telstra's Tasmanian monopoly to be broken by Basslink. We will probably announce that in the next couple of weeks. (iTWire)
Scientists to present global census on marine life Nov 10, 2008
Scientists from Hobart will present findings of research on deep water currents in the Southern Ocean. The Australian Institute of Marine Science in Townsville is leading the world in studying coral reefs. (ABC Online)
House prices to flatten, APM predicts Nov 10, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. November 10, 2008 - 9:14PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
I'm ready for anything now: Krejza Nov 9, 2008
"My brother has moved down [to Hobart], so that has been great. Obviously it is shaping in a cricket sense to make me very strong when I'm bowling and playing cricket to go through those tough times. I've been through them already so I can handle anything that is coming.". send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
A journey deep into his soul Nov 8, 2008
The novel began with an image, a painting of Mathinna that Flanagan saw in a Hobart museum when he was 20. The curator showed him the little Aboriginal girl in a red dress but then lifted the frame to show the bare feet that lay under it. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Film: Dying Breed Nov 6, 2008
The Tasmanian tiger, so far as we know, was hunted to extinction early this century: the film begins with the plaintive footage of the last one, pacing up and down its cage in Hobart Zoo, in 1933 ... In Dying Breed, Nina, who is Irish (Mirrah Foulkes), and her boyfriend Matt (Leigh Whannell) fly into Hobart to follow a lead. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Injured Aussie chef Dwayne Rooke airlifted from ice Nov 6, 2008
Chef Dwayne Rooke, 31, from Tasmania, was today in Royal Hobart Hospital's intensive care unit awaiting surgery after being flown from the ice ... Mr Rooke was airlifted by a US Air Force Hercules from Davis to Hobart as Barack Obama was being elected the first black US president ... The medical team flew in a Hercules from Christchurch to McMurdo station, an American Antarctic research base, before flying 2,500km to Davis and then the 10-hour 4,000km trip to Hobart. (Sunday Times.au)
Court backs MPAA, orders Gowell DVD players to use CSS anti-piracy Nov 5, 2008
Hobartian of Hobart writes. This will be intresting to see how it effects me as when ever I buy a DVD I make a back up of it and putt the original aways somewhere safe and only play the copy. (NEWS.com.au)
Antarctic commitment has been put on ice Nov 4, 2008
The recently opened airlink between Hobart and Antarctica (Wilkins near Casey base) has improved our logistic capacity and boosted our standing in the Antarctic treaty system. But we still don't have the infrastructure to move our scientists and others deep into the continent. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Lee follows Bourchier to PSU Nov 4, 2008
Lee and Bourchier are both natives of Australia, from Sydney and Hobart, respectively. Bourchier came to America two years ago and is also the main reason for Lee's presence at Penn State. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Rate cut not enough to rescue ailing Brisbane market Nov 4, 2008
8 per cent, matching the national average, while Hobart and Darwin were the only cities to see growth - albeit below one per cent.. Mr O'Hara said the result was not surprising following months of reduced buyer sentiment and demand. (The Age, Australia -- Business)
Meet Sydney women 38-50 Nov 3, 2008
Age: 35 Gender: Female Height: under 5'0/152 cm Last action: 03-Nov-08 Location: Hobart, Tasmania (Eastern Shore). Live with no regrets. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The movie magician Nov 3, 2008
Then another one came, saying, He s flying to Hobart tomorrow morning. So I had to shave and go up to town. (The Australian)
House price dips 'show slowing economy' Nov 3, 2008
Only two of Australia's eight capital cities - Hobart (up 0. 7 per cent) and Darwin (up 0. (Ninemsn)
Youth travel habits revealed Nov 1, 2008
Tourism entrepreneur Simon Currant, a major player in Tasmania who has developed Cradle Mountain Lodge, Franklin Manor, Strahan Village, Hobart Cruises and Peppermint Bay in Hobart, for years has worked to get the OK to develop the former hydro-electric site on the eastern shore of Lake St Clair. The project may well be the highlight of Currant's career, with plans in place to renovate the abandoned four-storey pumphouse on the jetty as well as other art deco buildings left by the... (The Age, Australia -- National)
Canberra 'least popular place' to visit Oct 29, 2008
Eight per cent nominated Melbourne, while the smaller cities of Hobart (six per cent) and Perth (five per cent) were the least unpopular. 2008 Brought to you by. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Search: Medical & health jobs Oct 28, 2008
Medical and Healthcare Jobs. Medical and Healthcare Jobs. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Quay smashes records with latest accolade Oct 28, 2008
ChineseMe Wah Restaurant, Hobart, Sandy Bay (TAS). Related articles. (Australian Hospitality Magazine)
Beer drinkers slay brewing giant Oct 28, 2008
A contrite sales manager from the Fosters-owned Cascade Brewery in Hobart today admitted "we got it wrong" ... Mr Bury put a positive spin on the about-face today as his team shouted beers at several Hobart pubs today. (The Age)
Australia's Great Barrier Reef, $1,199 Oct 25, 2008
The fine print: Round-trip airfare to Brisbane, Melbourne, or Sydney and a one-way flight to Cairns are included, along with two additional one-way flights to two of the following: Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Gold Coast, Hobart, Launceston, Maroochydore, Melbourne, Sydney, or Townsville ... You can choose from Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Gold Coast, Hobart, Launceston, Maroochydore, Melbourne, Sydney, or Townsville. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Russians are coming … to race to Hobart Oct 23, 2008
Russians are coming to race to Hobart - Sport - smh ... Russians are coming to race to Hobart ... ONE of the world's great adventurers, Russian Fedor Konyukhov, has entered this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Tasmania on top of nation's asthma list Oct 21, 2008
A LEADING Hobart nightclub has been closed following spiralling waterfront violence. A CAR has caught on fire and a tree has fallen on another vehicle on the Midlands Hwy today. (NEWS.com.au)
PET scanner testing begins Oct 20, 2008
Public patients may soon be able to access a state-of-the art cancer detection machine that has been installed at the Hobart Private Hospital. The state's first PET scanner is currently only available to private patients. (ABC Online)
Caution over contagious cancers Oct 20, 2008
Professor Woods spoke to our Hobart reporter Felicity Ogilvie ... ELEANOR HALL: That is Tasmanian Immunology Professor Greg Woods speaking to Felicity Ogilvie in Hobart. (ABC Online)
Australia Searching for Tumor-Resistant Tasmanian Devils to Save Species Oct 17, 2008
The ultimate aim is to try to produce a vaccine to protect the animals,'' he said today from the state capital, Hobart. But it may take too long and come too late. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Rates, crisis give relief to renters Oct 16, 2008
Median unit rents in Perth fell six per cent in September, and were also lower in Canberra, Hobart and on the Gold Coast, while they were unchanged in the country's most populous cities, Sydney and Melbourne ... However, they did rise by a relatively slim two per cent in Sydney and Hobart. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Uproar over top cop strip-search claims Oct 15, 2008
At the same time a storm has erupted over claims Mr Johnston was strip-searched and roughly handled while being held in custody following his arrest in Hobart yesterday ... Mr Johnston, 58, appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court yesterday charged with two breaches dealing with the disclosure of official secrets ... He was arrested, charged, finger printed and photographed before being handed to correctional officers after presenting himself at Hobart City Police Station. (The Australian)
Not for the faint-hearted Oct 14, 2008
December 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race Death toll: SIX. One of the saddest events in yachting history began at Sydney Harbor on December 26, 1998, when the annual Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race set off ... Fierce storms and violent winds battered the 115-strong fleet in the famously tough event off the eastern coast of Australia and only 44 boats made it to the finish line at Hobart. (CNN -- International)
* World News Quick Take Oct 11, 2008
Its hard to believe theyve been here so long without us even knowing they are here, Forestry Tasmania resource information manager David Mannes told the Hobart Mercury newspaper. JAPAN. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
World's tallest hardwood tree found in Tasmania Oct 11, 2008
Gordon said in Hobart, the state capital, the swamp gum (eucalyptus regnans), dubbed Centurion, stands between 100 and 101 meters tall, and it was the tallest known tree in Australia. It was discovered recently in a state forest near the Tahune Airwalk tourist attraction, 80 km south-west of Hobart. (Xinhuanet, China)
Nothing like a crisis to bring banks back to us Oct 10, 2008
He was a member of that Hobart community and, most of all, he truly understood the business model that was being proposed by the Cliffords and their partners. It took about 30 years for the image of the archetypal banker to transform from Tony Travers to Gordon Gecko. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Head in stars, feet on ground Oct 10, 2008
Sackett's decade-long search for extra-solar planets brought her to Australia for the first time, to enlist astronomers in Hobart and Perth to her worldwide network. After realising it was "a lovely place to live as well as work" she was keen to make it her home, and has become an Australian citizen. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
World's tallest hardwood tree in Tas Oct 10, 2008
It was discovered in a state forest near the Tahune Airwalk tourist attraction, 80km southwest of Hobart ... Previously, the tallest known hardwood tree was Icarus Dream, a swamp gum measured at 97 metres tall, in the state's Styx Valley about 100km northwest of Hobart. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Nearly 300 New Marine Species Found Near Australia Oct 10, 2008
"We know very little about the deep sea," said lead scientist Nic Bax, a marine biologist with Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) in Hobart, Tasmania. SHARE RELATED. (National Geographic)
Hundreds of new marine species discovered Oct 10, 2008
Announcing the discoveries in the Tasmanian capital Hobart, CSIRO scientist Kate Wilson said more was known about the surface of Mars than the depths of the world's oceans. "In Australian waters, for example, more than 40 percent of the creatures brought to the surface by our scientists on a voyage of discovery have never been seen before," she said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Urban metro system would be good for commuters: Rudd Oct 8, 2008
Hobart, Perth, Canberra, Darwin and larger regional cities (Newcastle, Geelong, Bendigo, etc) would benefit from new light rail ... When I went to Tasmania for the first time in the early 1960's, Hobart had extensive tram & electric trolley bus networks that were eventually replaced with diesel-powered buses ... I can't comment on why it was decommissioned but by god do we need a new solution for Hobart now. (ABC Online)
Warmer ocean led to ice collapse Oct 7, 2008
Andrew Darby, Hobart October 6, 2008. THE latest alarming ice shelf collapse in the Antarctic has been caused by a warming Southern Ocean melting the shelf from below. (The Age)
Investigation into botched cases and sex assault claims Oct 6, 2008
His third wife, Sally Hasil, with whom he later lived in Hobart for 12 years, told the TV station he repeatedly bashed her after drinking binges. "On one occasion I was left with four broken ribs. I had strangulation marks, I had a beaten face," she said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Swan makes good on $4bn promise to support non-bank lenders Oct 4, 2008
Matthew Denholm ON a wintry night Matthew Denholm gets a warm welcome at a Hobart home away from home. . (The Australian)
Mission to monitor ocean's climate control Oct 3, 2008
"The oceans are protecting us from climate warming by absorbing our CO2 out of the atmosphere. Most of that is happening in the Southern Ocean," said Tom Trull, leader of the Ocean Control of CO2 Program at the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Center in Hobart. "We don't know if that'll continue and we're concerned it might not. This equipment will help us find out," he said on Wednesday. (MSNBC -- Environment)
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Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)
Review: Caravanning Australia by Le... Sep 23, 2008
Across Tasmania: Hobart to Strahan. Great Alpine Road: Wangaratta to Bairnsdale. (Suite101.com)
Myriax Announces the Release of Eonfusion 1.0 Sep 23, 2008
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 23 /CNW/ -- Myriax, Inc. today announced the initial release of its revolutionary new Eonfusion product. " Eonfusion is unique in its ability to handle large data sets that are diverse in nature and fuse them together, enabling users to easily assemble sets of attributes of interest. Not only can it combine vector and raster data, but it can also synchronize video with time-referenced vector data. These capabilities are key enablers for ground-truth applications such as... (Canada Newswire)
Tell us your Optus Sep 23, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald Blogs: MashUp. Welcome to Sydney Morning Herald Online. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Litany of disaster: the air tractor that dashed Mawson's dreams Sep 20, 2008
ON DECEMBER 2, 1911, Douglas Mawson sailed from Hobart with the Australian Antarctic Expedition. Strapped to the deck was a Vickers REP monoplane, destined to become the first aircraft to arrive in Antarctica. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Great autumn airfares to hot global beach spots Sep 19, 2008
as well as to Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Brisbane, Sydney, or Melbourne. This deal expires on September 30, and is valid on travel through August 31, 2009. (MSNBC -- Politics)
DNA marine probe finds more jaws than before Sep 19, 2008
Andrew Darby, Hobart. September 19, 2008. (The Age)
Have Australian e-learning, will travel Sep 17, 2008
" So says Geoff Elwood, founder and chief executive of Etech Group, the Melbourne and Hobart-based company that the Australian Information Industry Association recently judged Australia's most successful, innovative and fastest-growing IT company this year. Etech also won the education and training class award. Mr Elwood is pleased with the local recognition. But, while his company's product, the e-learning platform Studywiz, is used by a number of Australian schools and has won support from the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Casson distraught after snub Sep 13, 2008
Former Blues spinner Krejza was en route to Hobart from India yesterday after touring with the Australia A side, of which Casson and McGain were also a part of. The latter pair suffered injuries in India, but there was no suggestion Casson's groin injury played any part in his snubbing - he told Mott he could play next week if necessary. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
