Tag: Cressy 7302
Pilot survives fiery crash
A New South Wales man who escaped from a burning plane wreck this morning is recovering in the Launceston General Hospital.[MORE]
Our daily bread thieves
Police have arrested a person alleged to have stolen a bread van from northern Tasmania this morning.[MORE]
Biodiesel plant already in demand
Tasmania's first biodiesel plant, which turns poppy seed waste into fuel, is expected to be in full production mode by August. [MORE]
Lyons schools to get computer funds
Six schools in the central Tasmanian electorate of Lyons will receive funding for computers as part of the Rudd Government's digital education revolution.[MORE]
Sale of Red dog to fund Blue fight against black dog
An interesting way of raising money for charity is catching the attention of patrons of Tasmania's biggest rural event this year.[MORE]
Third Tasmania poppy plant opens
Tasmania's latest poppy processing plant has officially opened, heralding a comeback for the industry.[MORE]
Pipeline to alleviate Ross water problems
Tasmania's Northern Midlands Council is pressing ahead with a new water pipeline to supply the drought-stricken town of Ross.[MORE]
Project leader sought for fungus-infected platypuses
Research is being stepped up into a fungal disease that's killing the Tasmanian platypus.[MORE]
Farm workers electrocuted in freak accident
Two 21-year-old farm workers have been electrocuted near Cressy in northern Tasmania this afternoon.[MORE]
Authorities keep watch on blue-green algae outbreak
Health authorities and the Northern Midlands Council are closely monitoring a blue-green algal bloom in Tooms Lake and the upper reaches of the Macquarie River in Tasmania.[MORE]
Absence of forecasted frosts pleases fruit growers
The lucrative Tasmanian fruit and wine grape industry has been spared further losses after forecast overnight frosts did not eventuate.[MORE]
Intense house blaze keeps firefighters at bay
Fire caused an estimated $100,000 damage to a house in northern Tasmania this morning.[MORE]
Police probe fish farm death
Police are treating the discovery of man's body at a fish farm in northern Tasmania this morning as death by misadventure.[MORE]
