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At Mona Foma, I encountered death rituals, underwater soundscapes, worship – and transcendence

Mona Foma has returned to Launceston. As always, the festival offers a diverse program of contemporary art, design, music and performance, and works that sit somewhere between. There will be bands, there will be lasers, and there will be queer woodchopping.

The Conversation

Food Bites: Rosa Bar at Lambton re-opens as Eldaba

British-born chef Max Crawford most recently worked at Launceston wine bar Havilah. Plus, Arthur's Pantry and Newcastle Food Month's $25 Plate Date deals.

Newcastle Herald

When an old Tafe campus is bought for a $50m makeover, what do you do? Fill it with art

Tasmania’s Mona Foma festival has taken over a car museum, a hardware store and now Launceston’s daggy former Tafe building, which is packed with art, music and performances

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'Digitally enhanced' real estate listing for $4m Launceston property completely reworks exterior of property, garden

From swapping in a blue, cloudless sky to making the grass a little — or a lot — greener, the use of selective photo magic to make real estate ads more appealing is not new — but this $4 million "renovator's dream" got the full treatment.

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Push on for levy on vacant houses in Hobart, Glenorchy, Launceston to address Tasmania's rent crisis

A new alliance of community organisations is pushing for a levy to be paid by owners if houses are not occupied, as a means of addressing Tasmania's rental crisis, pointing to Vancouver, Canada, as an example of a similar measure working.

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New helipad location picked for Launceston General Hospital after snap closure of original site

A month after the snap closure of a non-compliant helipad at Launceston General Hospital, the government announces a new one will be built on top of a multi-storey car park.

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Christian Lobby, deputy premier pushback over Pussay Poppins drag storytime event at Launceston Library

Tasmania's education minister resists calls by a Christian lobby group to shut down a sold-out drag story time library event for toddlers — as the state's deputy premier declares he wouldn't take his children to see it.

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Finding a communit-e

Isolated from the world around him, Dean Baron found a lifeline in a different reality. Now he's determined to ensure others don't have to go it alone.

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UTAS Stadium $65m stand concept announced for York Park, with early 2025 completion date

Tassie footy fans in the north will soon have a shiny new $65 million stand — but as for the money to finish the rest of the project, that ball is firmly in the hands of the federal government.

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Tribunal orders last-minute reprieve for bridge Launceston council says is illegal

A Launceston councillor who is being taken to court by his own council has been given a last-minute reprieve to dismantle a bridge while a tribunal sorts out whether it's illegal or not.

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Boag's Brewery tours to continue in Launceston thanks to state government funding — with free tours for Tasmanians

Tasmanian government steps in with $1 million to keep Boag's Brewery tours operating, but the owner says long-term cost pressures need to be addressed

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Tasmanian Aboriginal community frustrated over lack of monuments marking frontier violence

Tasmanian Aboriginal community members say it is frustrating that the state still has no public physical recognition of its bloody history of frontier violence.

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Hobart stun Heat but miss BBL finals

The Hobart Hurricanes have pulled off a thrilling two-run victory over the Brisbane Heat, but it wasn't enough to secure a spot in the Big Bash League finals.

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Launceston's Boag's Brewery stops tours and closes visitors centre, putting 13 jobs on the line

Brewery operators say the impact of COVID-19 and declining beer consumption is forcing them to close the visitors centre and stop tours at the end of the month.

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Launceston General Hospital helipad to be moved to airport due to changed CASA regulations

Patients being transported by emergency helicopter to Launceston's major hospital will have to also take a 12-kilometre ambulance journey because the existing helipad no longer complies with updated safety regulations.

AAP

Tassie bid to lure more help for health

It is hoped health researchers will be attracted to work in Tasmania under a deal to open a new research centre in Launceston.

AAP

Dooley dazzles, Hobart beat Perth in BBL

Rookie spinner Paddy Dooley has picked up 4-16 as the Hobart Hurricanes notched a nail-biting eight-run win over defending BBL champions Perth Scorchers.

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The Prime Minister's Literary Awards have proved contentious, but this year's winners are worth celebrating

The winners of the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced this morning at a ceremony in Launceston. This year’s shortlists presented a challenge for the judges, who selected 30 titles from more than 540 eligible entries.

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Woman who suffered Achilles injury in Launceston car park fall died two weeks later in hospital

A woman who fell and injured her ankle in a Launceston car park last year was initially treated with a moon boot and crutches before developing deep vein thrombosis and dying in hospital, a coroner finds.

ABC News

Drink spiking causes woman to become paralysed temporarily

Lucy has felt unsafe going out to bars and pubs ever since her drink was spiked during a night out in Launceston, but hospital staff didn't believe her. She's not alone.

Newcastle Herald

The Corrs book a Hunter return trip with Natalie Imbruglia

FRESH from ending a 21-year Australian concert drought less than two weeks ago in the Hunter Valley, The Corrs have announced a national tour including a Newcastle show. The Celtic-pop legends will perform at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on October 31 next year as part of a seven-date national tour.…

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Toddler dies, second child in hospital after shed fire in northern Tasmania

Police investigating a shed fire in the Launceston suburb of Mowbray say a toddler was found dead at the scene and another with serious injuries has been taken to hospital.

Daily Mirror

Fuming parents say school puts kids in isolation for 'dropping pen or looking out window'

Fuming parents have blasted the strict new behavioural policies at Launceston College in Cornwall, which they claim are "needlessly" punishing students. Some have taken their children out of the school

The Guardian - AU

‘Back where they belong’: sacred Tasmanian rock carvings to finally return home

Sawed off crudely in the 1960s, the 14,000-year-old petroglyphs have been in museum storage for decades. Now, after years of negotiations, they are on their way back to country'

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National BMX Championships in Launceston first to include para-riders category

A Launceston BMX rider isn't letting an intellectual disability slow her down.

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