Rock star: Tasmanian expert Chris Bayles, pictured at the 2014 trials, will compete in the top class at at Mount Joy, Powranna, this weekend. Mount Joy, Powranna, will ring with the sounds of motorcycles on the weekend as more than 70 local and national riders compete in the Tasmanian Moto Trials.
Category: Launceston, Australia
RPT-COLUMN-Saudi cuts to lighter crude prices show shifting oil market: Russell
LAUNCESTON, Australia, March 7 A decision by Saudi Aramco to cut the price of its benchmark Arab Light crude to Asian refiners for April-delivery cargoes has prompted speculation that the world’s top oil exporter is chasing market share. There is always a risk in over-interpreting moves in Aramco’s official selling prices , and trying to fit them into a narrative that supports a particular view of the state of the market.
Birchalls enters final days | Photos, Video
SHARING MEMORIES: Long time employees Debbie Wells, Cheryl Brown and Simone Doolan in the Launceston Birchalls store as closing day draws near. Picture: Scott Gelston.
Four shark sightings in one week
A Launceston man got a little too close for comfort with a two-metre shark when the animal approached him while he was enjoying a swim on the East Coast. Josh Mcglinn was waist deep in the water at a beach north of Binalong Bay when he noticed a shadowy figure nearby.
Rolling coverage: Australia Day across Northern Tasmania
The Bureau of Meteorology says its perfect barbecue weather for most of the state, with a few showers about the west and far south. Happy #AustraliaDay .
Two men named Sam Mitchell meet up in Tasmania on New Year’s Eve
A tale of two Sam Mitchells: Men with the same name meet up in Tasmania for New Year’s Eve after finding each other on Facebook A Facebook search for ‘Sam Mitchell’ has led to two strangers with the same name from opposite sides of the world meeting on New Year’s Eve. It was December 31 when the Tasmanian Sam James Mitchell, 19, plugged his name into social media and upon finding Sam James Mitchell, 22, from London, decided to send him a message.
‘We were meant to be together forever’
THE fiancee of a young man killed in a jetskiing accident weeks before they were due to marry has paid tribute to his “quirky” personality. Launceston man Luke Rice, 22, was killed on Monday while jetskiing at Trevallyn Dam on the South Esk River in Tasmania.
Morrison’s pilsner best at Taste
WINNERS: Launceston’s Morrison Brewery brewer Paul Morrison and assistant brewer Will Horan won an award for best lager at the Taste of Tasmania in Hobart. Using an experimental style of hops paid off for Launceston’s Morrison Brewery when it was named best lager at the Taste of Tasmania on Thursday.
Big changes for UTAS
LOOKING FORWARD: University of Tasmania Vice-Chancellor Peter Rathjen said 2016 was an exciting year of accomplishments and changes, with many more to come next year. The 125-year-old institution took home many prestigious research awards, added to its range of courses and, of course, secured funds to relocate its campuses in Launceston and Burnie.