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Hobart, Tasmania
Joined September 2008
Here's some of the joys you may have missed on @abchobart this weekend. @icy_bug_girl celebrated the 10 year anniversary of eradicating rodents from Macquarie Island. She say the island's ecology has recovered remarkably since then. abc.net.au/radio/hobart/prog…
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#Tasmania will see a cold outbreak over the state late Sunday into Monday after the passage of a cold front and a trough. While snow to expected to fall to around 200 to 400m, it will struggle to settle to such low levels at this time of year. Take care and heed warnings.
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Santa arrived… a little late… antique motorbikes not as reliable as reindeer.
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He's not a big name yet, but this Darwin rapper is on the bill with the best for the Indigenous music awards abc.net.au/news/2021-11-13/n…
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It's that time of year again! 🎄🌟🎁 The ABC Giving Tree Appeal 2021 has been officially launched! And this year we're celebrating over 30 years of the appeal. For more, check out: ab.co/GivingTreeAppeal2021
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To celebrate #WorldKindnessDay our good friend @LucyVMayes will be chatting with @JoelRheinberger on @abchobart at 8.30 this morning! Listen in here: abc.net.au/radio/hobart/live… #GatheringofKindness
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The world's biggest meat processor says Huon Aquaculture is the start of its foray into seafood abc.net.au/news/2021-11-12/n…
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A 28yo Victorian woman has been fined $1557 and was ordered to leave Tasmania after she arrived here stating she had travelled from a low-risk area #covid19tas
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Police say a 65 year old man died after he was on a boating trip with his son, off Tasmania's south-east coast yesterday. The 33 year old son from interstate was rescued last night after spending 8 hours in the water. He's since been released from hospital.
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Alleged quarantine breacher Tim Gunn faces new COVID, ice pipe charges abc.net.au/news/2021-11-12/t…
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“The virus will find you, you will suffer harm and you will put your community at risk,” says Tasmania’s Public Health Director Dr Mark Veitch. He’s pleading with unvaccinated Tasmanians to get the jab before it’s too late #covid19tas
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“If you want to dance, get vaxxed,” says Tasmania’s Premier Peter Gutwein. He says Public Health is reviewing events and gathering restrictions in the state, but the vaccination rate needs to lift first, particularly in the 16-24 age group #covid19tas #politas
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Basslink, the company that owns the electricity interconnector between Tasmania and Victoria, has entered voluntary administration #politas
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Tasmanian COVID-19 update from Premier Peter Gutwein at 11:30am #covid19tas
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UPDATE: Sad news. The body of the second man has been located this morning 😔
One man has been found alive after being in the water for eight hours. The search is continuing for the other man and the boat today @abchobart
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Man rescued, search resumes for another missing in dinghy off Tasmania's south-east abc.net.au/news/2021-11-12/m…
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