Launceston, Australia News

A TASMANIAN man jailed yesterday for conspiracy over demerit points had 33 prior speeding convictions, the Supreme Court in Launceston heard yesterday.

THE brainchild behind a Hobart-Launceston pact to get more federal cash for Tasmania says while the North-West is yet to be included, it will get an invitation.

The Bureau of Meterology has issued a flood warning for both the North Esk and South Esk rivers after heavy rain fell across the north.

A MAN threatened a female staff member with what is believed to be a firearm when he robbed the BP service station in the Launceston suburb of Invermay at 3.30am today.

THE shake-up of the University of Tasmania faculty of arts could result in the loss of three heads of schools from Launceston or their positions being moved to Hobart, according to the Northern Tertiary Education Union.

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IRRIGATION will produce crops yet to be considered in the Midlands within five years, according to a man who invested $10 million in Tasmanian water.

AN ABANDONED boat leaking oil and diesel sank in George Town's York Cove last week despite a marina operator trying for almost a year to have it moved.

Dr. Paul Cotten, professor of psychology and music at William Carey University, is currently overseeing an internship via videoconferencing software application Skype with a student now living in Tasmania.

COMPLAINTS about problems reading the new smaller print phone book have led to a decision to revert to a larger type size in future editions.

TWO men demonstrated a shocking and callous indifference to a man who was stomped to death and then left to die in the street in Launceston last year.

BHP Billiton has surprised the market by declaring that its Tasmanian manganese processing plant has survived a review of its future.

CONTROVERSY has not flattened the Launceston City Council's resolve to complete its black spot safety program along Penquite Road at Newstead.

SOME of Tasmania's Retravision stores could be in for a name change after their buying network - Retravision Southern - was placed in to voluntary administration today.

A man who used a backpack containing a six-pack of beer to bludgeon another man to death in northern Tasmania has been sentenced to 20 years in jail.

Romance writers Fiona Lowe and Ebony McKenna, of Victoria, and Tasmanian Melanie Milburne were in Launceston on Saturday for romance writing workshops organised by Romance Writers of Australia.

POLICE uncovered a record number of drug labs in Tasmania last year, but commentators say the busts only had a temporary effect on illicit drug use.

Company field operations manager Rick Rockliff said the company planned to grow 17,000ha of crop under contract around the state this season.

A PRELIMINARY hearing has been set for five months' time for the highly anticipated case of former Gunns chairman John Gay defending himself against insider trading charges.

BICYCLES are permitted to ride two abreast on the road and must be treated like any other vehicle, a Launceston cycling crash survivor has said.