Devonport, Australia News

Farmers markets in Tasmania are opening their gates to craft and bric-a-brac because of a shortage of farmer stallholders.

Two navy ships return to the Devonport Naval base in Auckland this morning after four months' overseas deployment.

A decision has been made to close the Devonport and Burnie flu clinics from 4pm TOMORROW, Friday 3 July.

A ground-breaking project turning nuisance trees into useful community assets has won support from the State Government.

Every Tasmanian child should arrive at school with the seed of a life-long love of learning sown within them, Premier David Bartlett said today.

The mayors of four Tasmanian councils are joining Premier David Bartlett in an initiative to boost the number of women standing in the 2009 local government elections.

The driver was booked near Glengarry yesterday. A learner driver from north-west Tasmania will be charged by police, after being caught travelling at two and a half times the speed limit.

A MAN driving a ride-on lawn mower on a road has been killed near Devonport in Tasmania.

The Minister for Human Services, Lin Thorp, will sleep out in Hobart's freezing cold tonight to help raise awareness of homelessness in Tasmania.

Tasmanians are being told to phone the swine flu hotline before going to any of the five flu clinics that have opened around the state.

Swine flu clinics are open in Hobart, Brighton, Launceston, Burnie and Devonport.

The Minister for Police and Emergency Management, Jim Cox, today announced that an upgrade to the Bellerive Police Headquarters worth more than $6.5 million would begin in the 2009-10 financial year.

Please note change to paragaph five, the Regional Flu Clinic in Hobart is the Hobart City Hall NOT the Hobart Town Hall as in the previous media release .

Tasmanian farmers have agreed to a price cut for processing potatoes this year because of the tough economic times.

AS THE Federal Government grapples with the reality of building its monumental $43 billion national broadband network, this man might be the only person in Australia who knows from experience what needs to be done for it to succeed.

The Premier, David Bartlett, and Minister for Human Services, Lin Thorp, today toured three newly constructed units in Devonport that will soon be handed over to Housing Tasmania to boost its supply of public housing.

The results from the latest round of chemical testing of Tasmania's rivers and streams have been released.

The Minister for Local Government, Jim Cox, today reaffirmed the State Government's support for local government by announcing funding support for the $200,000 Stronger Councils, Better Services initiative.

Property revaluations for nine Tasmanian municipalities have been completed. The Department of Primary Industries and Water has commenced a mail-out to advise of the official valuations of nearly 82,000 properties in Hobart, Kingborough, Huon Valley, Southern Midlands, Central Highlands, West Coast, Devonport, Kentish and Latrobe municipalities.

The first Roy Morgan face-to-face poll in a fortnight shows Labor's two party lead down from 61-39 to 59-41. Labor's primary vote is down 1.5 per cent to 50 per cent, while the Coalition's is up 3 per cent to 36.5 per cent.