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A MORNING AT BICHENO
Monday, June 08, 2009 - 10:47 am - source: Thomas Moore Photography
Check out the fresh goods from Thomas' photoblog - FRESH GOODS - A MORNING AT BICHENO
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HOBART ZAPPED!
Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 01:20 pm - source: DigitalTasmania.com & the Hobart Mercury
Nearly a month's worth of rain fell on Hobart within 24 hours after a spectacular thunderstorm on Monday night.
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TASMANIAN TOURISM IS A BIG EARNER..
Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 06:40 pm - source: http://www.abc.net.au/
A new study has found Tasmania's tourism industry employs 10 per cent of the state's workforce, and contributes one billion dollars a year to the economy.
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TIME FOR TASSIE TO CASH IN ON SURF TOURISM?
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 01:37 pm - by CoastView's media watcher
TASMANIA has been urged to cash in on its growing reputation as a big-wave surfing location, and been warned to keep its beaches clean and accessible to capitalise on the new wave of surf tourism.
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TASSIE’S NORTHERN JEWEL SPARKLES THE BRIGHTEST..
Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 06:42 pm - source: www.smh.com.au
Tasmania's Bay of Fires has been named the world's "hottest" travel destination for 2009 by international guide book Lonely Planet.
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VIRTUAL AUSTRALIAN STREETVIEW HITS GOOGLEMAPS..
Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 03:01 pm - by CoastView's Tech Ferret..
It's been coming for quite some time now, the Streetview option in Googlemaps which has been available for American cities for months went live today for Australia..
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LIKE WATCHING SNOW MELT?
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 06:59 pm - source: VirtualTasmania.com
The view from the VirtualTasmania Arthurs Lake webcam captured the Arthurs Lake boat ramp covered in snow today, with Liawenee reaching a recorded -1.7 degrees C minimum temperature at 8am this morning..
As the day progressed, and the clouds cleared (somewhat), the snow started to melt and the Arthurs Lake webcam recorded the scene..
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WIN TICKETS TO TASMANIA’S MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL!
Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 05:59 pm - source: http://www.mountainfestival.org
Skirting the flanks of southern Tasmania's inspiring natural landmark, Mt Wellington is once again the venue for the Mountain Festival. This year's festival features an amazing array of theatre, visual arts and ecological discussion, taking off with the new production "Origins" written by Jim Everett and produced by Matthew Fargher.
From sculpture to the science of climate change, the programme offers a huge variety of events to captivate all..
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WILD OATS XI TAKES 2007 ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART YACHT RACE LINE HONOURS FOR THIRD TIME IN A ROW
Friday, December 28, 2007 - 02:54 pm - source: http://www.regattanews.com
Bob Oatley's 98-foot super-maxi Wild Oats XI, with Mark Richards as skipper, crossed the finish this morning in Hobart at 10:24am local time to take the line honours win for the third consecutive year.
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WILD OATS XI, FIRST OUT OF SYDNEY HEADS, AS FLEET REVELS IN THE BREEZE TO HOBART
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - 07:07 pm - source: http://www.regattanews.com
The Sydney maxi Wild Oats XI took round one in the battle of the maxis at the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race today. From a good start, and with smart tactics, she was able to slow her British rival City Index Leopard on the short beat to windward to the first turning mark inside Sydney Heads and then extend that lead on the leg out to the second turning mark.
To track the fleet go to the official race website: http://www.rolexsydneyhobart.com
Race leader Wild Oats XI is currently passing Bawley Point, just east of the rhumb line, at 22.1 knts.





