‘We saw it, a big blue flash’
UPDATED: TRAVELLERS on a Virgin Australia flight bound for Hobart saw a “big, blue flash” as the aircraft was struck by lightning, according to passenger Madeline Northam.
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Homeowners roll out the welcome mat
WHAT’S to love about renting a cabin to exhausted city slickers, tourists and bush-bashing biologists? For a start, it beats wrangling goats to milk.
Tassie on top of the world
TASMANIA’S tourism star continues to rise with another website ranking the state as one of the best travel destinations in the world.
Support for return of Hobart-Canberra flights
A TASMANIAN senator says re-establishing direct flights from Hobart to Canberra will save taxpayers money.
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Bus brings tours up to speed
WITH its waterfront location, colonial heritage and mountain backdrop, Hobart rightly takes its place among the world’s most picturesque small cities.
Airport visitor numbers surge
LAUNCESTON Airport is celebrating a record year, recording an 8 per cent surge in passengers in 2012-13 to 1.22 million.
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