$550.....................1
Deloraine-based Total Quality Milk bought the plant for $550,00 from National Foods in June last year and the National Australia Bank still holds a $300,000 mortgage over the property.	1042
$5M......................1
``Over the period of the craft fair my estimation is the State would generate about $5m and I base that on distances travelled, accommodation, food, fuel and what they spend around the place,'' Mr McLennan said. ``I gave out 1500 passes just for stall-holders and they alone would have to spend something on a daily basis.''	56
$6.......................1
TQM was established in 1997 and its arrival on the dairy scene injected some much-needed competition into the sector but sale and supply problems saw it become insolvent and stop trading at the end of July. It collapsed under debts of about $6.1m.	1046
$60......................2
The approved funding includes $5000 for Sisters Beach Rd and $60,000 on Stowport Rd. A total of $40,000 has also been approved for work at the Middle Rd and Stony Rise Rd junction in Devonport.	1080
Under the present insurance system, the Latrobe Speedway would be forced to pay more than double last year's premium, which would take the final figure above $60,000. That figure isn't necessarily the problem. The fact a large number of venues around the country would be closing would ensure the premiums sky-rocket through the $100,000 mark with the remaining speedway venues forced to take up the slack of national insurance coverage.	1936
$70......................2
As predicted in yesterday's edition of The Advocate, Patrick was named as the club's naming rights sponsor after providing a $70,000 two-year sponsorship contract. The deal, which is widely seen as a lifeline for the former Boag's Brewers, comes on the heels of the withdrawal of J. Boag & Son as the major sponsor at the end of the 2002 season.	662
Sources indicate the sponsorship deal, which will add to Patrick's already major sponsorship of the Tasmanian Devils VFL side, is expected to be upwards of $70,000 over two years and would bring a new name and image to the 1996 national championship club.	764
$73M.....................1
TOLL Holdings Ltd has bought Brambles Shipping for $73m. But there is no plan to change current arrangements for the two Brambles ships which operate out of the Port of Burnie, according to Toll managing director Paul Little, who announced the deal yesterday.	470
$74......................1
Toll had a record net profit for 2001-02 of $74.16m, up 50.6 p.c. from the previous year.	486
$750.....................1
Instructor Trish Nancarrow nobly faced the crowds yesterday, saying the move had left her ``feeling sick in the stomach''. ``I was still signing people up yesterday, including a couple of seniors who paid $750 for membership,'' Mrs Nancarrow said. ``It is just awful, not only for these people but I don't have a job anymore.''	1770
$8300....................1
$8300 for the extension of the guardrail and terminal treatment in Upper Natone Rd, Burnie;	1084
$850.....................1
With the best of both worlds on offer, some fine racing is assured. Four semi-finals of the Tasmanian Breeders Classic for greyhounds will be run at the meet, with the first two in each race making it into the following week's $13,000 final. The semi-final winners will also receive $1000 each, plus a Tasbred bonus of $850.	782
$9000....................1
$9000 for the extension of the guardrail and terminal treatment on West Ridgley Rd, Burnie;	1084
$A45.....................1
Tennis Australia officials yesterday visited the BTC facilities and confirmed Burnie had won the honour to host Australia's only men's ATP Uncle Toby's Challenger tennis event, a tournament which will boast $US25,000 ($A45,000) prize money and will attract players ranked from 150 to 300 in the world.	1692
$US25....................1
Tennis Australia officials yesterday visited the BTC facilities and confirmed Burnie had won the honour to host Australia's only men's ATP Uncle Toby's Challenger tennis event, a tournament which will boast $US25,000 ($A45,000) prize money and will attract players ranked from 150 to 300 in the world.	1692
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As predicted in yesterday's edition of The Advocate, Patrick was named as the club's naming rights sponsor after providing a $70,000 two-year sponsorship contract. The deal, which is widely seen as a lifeline for the former Boag's Brewers, comes on the heels of the withdrawal of J. Boag & Son as the major sponsor at the end of the 2002 season.	662
Other players may become available to the Thunder if the Launceston Tigers ABA team folds. Players such as Jason Pepper, Damon Runyon and star guard Glenn Dunne could be valuable recruits for the Coastal team. J. Boag & Son will continue as a supporting sponsor of the Patrick Thunder.	670
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``I am not nervous now but will probably get that way once I am in Melbourne,'' Ms Targett said yesterday. ``It will probably feel a bit strange at first. Ninety per cent of people think what I am doing is great but some cannot comprehend how you could have your body cut open, especially as I have two little kids,'' Ms Targett said. ``But it is not something I thought about overnight and you cannot live life by `what ifs?'. ``I feel like I've done my good deed for my life.''	1406
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``I was guaranteed I would get something in August. They keep promising but you get fobbed off,'' Mr Elphinstone said. ``I am beginning to wonder if I will ever see this money.''	10
``I was guaranteed I would get something in August. They keep promising but you get fobbed off,'' Mr Elphinstone said. ``I am beginning to wonder if I will ever see this money.''	10
He is now facing a nerve-racking visit to the bank to talk about his financial situation. His father is helping all he can. ``To be honest we can carry Josh a bit but it is all borrowed money,'' Peter Elphinstone said.	12
When sediment filled his dam from the pipe workings on the hill, Mr Elphinstone bought extra milk filters to keep his product clean. ``But then I got a call from Lactos saying there was sediment in my milk. I am trying to make a good impression. My biggest worry is that my Lactos contract will go foul,'' Mr Elphinstone said.	14
Yesterday he was waiting for contractors to turn up to his property and supply the dam fittings he is waiting on. They did not arrive. ``It has just gone on too long. They are using stalling tactics as my business slides,'' Mr Elphinstone said.	16
``We are waiting for him to supply the invoice and evidence,'' she said. ``It is important for landowners who have been financially impacted to let us know then we can help them with their cash-flow problems.''	20
``We are waiting for him to supply the invoice and evidence,'' she said. ``It is important for landowners who have been financially impacted to let us know then we can help them with their cash-flow problems.''	20
``A lot of people across the State are very disappointed and angry,'' Ms Petersen said. ``The Brett Whiteley issue is momentous for this party, the ramifications will be felt for many, many years. ``It reflects very clearly the deep despair of people who are not prepared to accept that politics is a dirty game.''	30
``A lot of people across the State are very disappointed and angry,'' Ms Petersen said. ``The Brett Whiteley issue is momentous for this party, the ramifications will be felt for many, many years. ``It reflects very clearly the deep despair of people who are not prepared to accept that politics is a dirty game.''	30
``Categorically no there have not been any,'' Mr Skillern said. ``I can honestly say there has not been one call about Brett Whiteley today. ``Usually they (phone calls) are a sign the membership has some spleen to vent. ``Some people may not be happy with the result but no-one has taken it further.''	34
``Categorically no there have not been any,'' Mr Skillern said. ``I can honestly say there has not been one call about Brett Whiteley today. ``Usually they (phone calls) are a sign the membership has some spleen to vent. ``Some people may not be happy with the result but no-one has taken it further.''	34
``We were the only hospital at the time to use it for non-cardiac surgery,'' Dr Yastrebov said.	44
``It gives us a lot more information on which to base decisions,'' Dr Royse said.	48
``We had a good day today . . . . I'd say there was 28,000 for the weekend which is really good,'' he said. ``It was a really good show when you consider the unsettled weather conditions we had . . . . but the days have been kind to us and we had good crowds here, so that is beaut.	54
``Over the period of the craft fair my estimation is the State would generate about $5m and I base that on distances travelled, accommodation, food, fuel and what they spend around the place,'' Mr McLennan said. ``I gave out 1500 passes just for stall-holders and they alone would have to spend something on a daily basis.''	56
``Over the period of the craft fair my estimation is the State would generate about $5m and I base that on distances travelled, accommodation, food, fuel and what they spend around the place,'' Mr McLennan said. ``I gave out 1500 passes just for stall-holders and they alone would have to spend something on a daily basis.''	56
``There's certainly no hard feelings. ``The whole idea I had was that Craig would stay in Melbourne till the end of October and then we'd see how he went, but he has just gone on enormously,'' Wells said.	74
``He deserves all the credit because he's just been fantastic. ``He's riding for all of the top trainers and I certainly did not expect him to pick up rides in both the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup he's flying. ``We went to the Cox Plate and Craig came and spent a couple of hours with us in between races. ``He and my young bloke (Trent), still remain good mates and speak on the phone nearly every day.''	76
Wells has no doubt Newitt can go on to be a true champion jockey. ``Ever since he's been with me right through to now, I don't think he's gone a fortnight without a winner and that is incredible,'' Wells said. ``He just lives for racing, loves riding and just needs to continue to keep a good head on his shoulders.''	78
Wells has no doubt Newitt can go on to be a true champion jockey. ``Ever since he's been with me right through to now, I don't think he's gone a fortnight without a winner and that is incredible,'' Wells said. ``He just lives for racing, loves riding and just needs to continue to keep a good head on his shoulders.''	78
``It will be a good challenge for us. On paper they are a very strong line-up,'' McFadyen said. ``But that's what first class cricket is all about, challenging yourself against the world's best.''	96
``It will be a good challenge for us. On paper they are a very strong line-up,'' McFadyen said. ``But that's what first class cricket is all about, challenging yourself against the world's best.''	96
``It's always good to have two different sorts of spinners in the line-up, it's good for balance in our bowling attack,'' McFadyen said.	104
``He likes to get out from the start and near the lead but the draw here makes it very difficult to win,'' Martin said. ``He is a horse that gives his best shot and I suppose having Don Peck in the sulky gives him another edge.''	116
``He likes to get out from the start and near the lead but the draw here makes it very difficult to win,'' Martin said. ``He is a horse that gives his best shot and I suppose having Don Peck in the sulky gives him another edge.''	116
A trainer since 1984, Martin has four in work including Konyak Dollar and two un-named three-year-olds. ``I love this type of work and had always wanted to do it, so a few years back I thought why not and got into it,'' he said.	118
``If your horse puts in and does their best and the driver gives them every chance then you cannot ask for any more.''	122
``It's magic,'' Mr McLennan said yesterday. ``There would be something in excess of 6000 people which is probably an increase of about 8-10 p.c. on last year.''	382
``It's magic,'' Mr McLennan said yesterday. ``There would be something in excess of 6000 people which is probably an increase of about 8-10 p.c. on last year.''	382
``I am thrilled to bits and if we keep this weather going ...... we will be laughing all the way to the bank. ``I think the sculptures have been a major drawcard for this year. They have certainly captured the attention of a lot of people.''	386
``I rode in the Christmas carnivals last year and definitely was a bit nervous,'' Klyne said yester day. ``It was my first year riding in the seniors.''	398
``I rode in the Christmas carnivals last year and definitely was a bit nervous,'' Klyne said yester day. ``It was my first year riding in the seniors.''	398
``I've earned quite a bit of respect on the road, but I haven't ridden the track all that seriously,'' he said. ``This year I will be a lot more competitive, especially in the wheel races.''	402
``I've earned quite a bit of respect on the road, but I haven't ridden the track all that seriously,'' he said. ``This year I will be a lot more competitive, especially in the wheel races.''	402
``No-one will be in peak form so I'm just going to give it my best shot.''	406
``The mainland drivers adapt pretty well to any circuit, so that makes it hard. This track combines tight corners with a few straights that are fairly quick and some fast corners and it's fairly flat,'' he said. ``I haven't raced against mainland drivers before so I don't know how I'll go, hopefully I can finish well inside the top 10.''	418
``The mainland drivers adapt pretty well to any circuit, so that makes it hard. This track combines tight corners with a few straights that are fairly quick and some fast corners and it's fairly flat,'' he said. ``I haven't raced against mainland drivers before so I don't know how I'll go, hopefully I can finish well inside the top 10.''	418
``I'm moving up to seniors next year so I may move up to clubman, which is a bit faster,'' he said. ``It's great getting out amongst it, whether you're hard up behind someone or having someone hard up behind you, it gets the adrenaline pumping.''	422
``I'm moving up to seniors next year so I may move up to clubman, which is a bit faster,'' he said. ``It's great getting out amongst it, whether you're hard up behind someone or having someone hard up behind you, it gets the adrenaline pumping.''	422
``I'm pretty sure I'll be looking for a new club. It's disappointing for me, I've got a family with one kid and another on the way, so there's always pressure there,'' he said.	460
`I'll definitely play football somewhere. I've got two drafts to go through yet so we'll wait and see. I'll move out of the State if it means I play AFL.''	462
``I've spoken to my people and they said the Tassie club would be interested in me playing there. I've got some good friends playing there at the moment, but I'm not sure,'' he said.	466
``I think Brambles globally have felt they need to return to their core activities, and shipping goods in and out of Tasmania isn't one of them - but it is one of ours,'' Mr Little said. ``There are no plans to change the current arrangement with Burnie port,'' he added.	474
``I think Brambles globally have felt they need to return to their core activities, and shipping goods in and out of Tasmania isn't one of them - but it is one of ours,'' Mr Little said. ``There are no plans to change the current arrangement with Burnie port,'' he added.	474
``We would be hoping that the change of ownership would sit no less favourably than the arrangement with Brambles,'' he said.	478
``The full-year outlook is looking good. Of course, we've got some unknowns there with the drought and the impact that that may have on our rail business and to some extent on our ports business, but at this stage we're very confident about our full-year targets and I think we'll finish the year ahead of last.''	484
With the teddies perched around his office, Sgt Rick Shegog said the station was ``more than happy to accept such a kind offer''. ``I have seen a child receive a trauma bear previously and the idea is excellent and works well,'' Sgt Shegog said. ``The bears will be used to give to children at an accident or other incident, or at the station when we get young children in here.	494
``The comfort of these teddies can make that experience less traumatic and a little more comfortable,'' he said.	496
``They have done an excellent job making them out of old coats which makes them more personal.''	500
``If we are going to introduce this legislation it should cover all areas, otherwise in itself it will be discriminatory,'' Ms Jackson said. ``There are very few adoptions in Tasmania, very few local, less than 10 a year I believe,'' she said. ``The majority of adoptions in Tasmania are second-parent adoptions and that's where you have a heterosexual couple and one of those couples brings a child to a second relationship that was the child of another relationship.	512
``If we are going to introduce this legislation it should cover all areas, otherwise in itself it will be discriminatory,'' Ms Jackson said. ``There are very few adoptions in Tasmania, very few local, less than 10 a year I believe,'' she said. ``The majority of adoptions in Tasmania are second-parent adoptions and that's where you have a heterosexual couple and one of those couples brings a child to a second relationship that was the child of another relationship.	512
``What we are proposing is that we allow that to happen because there are gay couples who bring a child from another heterosexual relationship to a single-sex relationship,'' she said.	514
``What we're talking about is simply allowing same-sex couples to be assessed along with anyone else and they will have to make the grade,'' Mr Croome said. ``It's not a right to adopt. It's simply a mission to be assessed.''	518
``What we're talking about is simply allowing same-sex couples to be assessed along with anyone else and they will have to make the grade,'' Mr Croome said. ``It's not a right to adopt. It's simply a mission to be assessed.''	518
Mr Hodgman said the Government should listen to the views of the Tasmanian public before making any legislative changes. ``We believe now the public has been given an opportunity to let us know what their views are,'' Mr Hodgman said. ``We are asking the Government to let's have the details.	520
``My position is that it's probably going too far but I am open to persuasion and I particularly want to look at the detail. ``There's no other legislation in any state in Australia right now that permits gay adoption.''	522
``We now need engineering studies to justify the funding before a submission is lodged,'' West Coast Mayor Darryl Gerrity said yesterday. ``It really is stating the obvious.''	528
``We now need engineering studies to justify the funding before a submission is lodged,'' West Coast Mayor Darryl Gerrity said yesterday. ``It really is stating the obvious.''	528
``It was like the great train robbery. I was after money. He was receptive and is aware the airport is not adequate,'' Cr Gerrity said.	532
``I'm up against girls I used to think were absolutely awesome when I first started,'' Cox said from the Gold Coast yesterday. ``Emma was one of those athletes I really looked up to and it's going to be interesting lining up alongside her.''	540
``I'm up against girls I used to think were absolutely awesome when I first started,'' Cox said from the Gold Coast yesterday. ``Emma was one of those athletes I really looked up to and it's going to be interesting lining up alongside her.''	540
``I'm fitter than I ever have been and I'm running better than I ever have done before,'' Cox said. ``I'm just focused on achieving a personal best and hoping for a good race over the three legs, showing some improvement.''	546
``I'm fitter than I ever have been and I'm running better than I ever have done before,'' Cox said. ``I'm just focused on achieving a personal best and hoping for a good race over the three legs, showing some improvement.''	546
``It's been great having Craig to train with this week and he's certainly given me a few tips about the race,'' she said.	550
``Both players were extremely unlucky but we felt the changes needed to be made to beat Devonport,'' Wynyard coach Brendan Keeling said.	570
``This season is almost the same scenario as last year,'' Keeling said. ``The loss to Devonport showed you can never relax and we will try to keep the pressure on all day.''	574
``This season is almost the same scenario as last year,'' Keeling said. ``The loss to Devonport showed you can never relax and we will try to keep the pressure on all day.''	574
The Orions hung out the no-change sign and coach Chris Dell said his team realised the importance of the game. ``We realise Wynyard will be one of the teams to beat this season and we don't want to start the season with two losses on the trot,'' Dell said. ``We were pretty disappointed with the result from last week. We outplayed Burnie-Yeoman for about four hours, but they won the last hour and a half and took the game.''	576
The Orions hung out the no-change sign and coach Chris Dell said his team realised the importance of the game. ``We realise Wynyard will be one of the teams to beat this season and we don't want to start the season with two losses on the trot,'' Dell said. ``We were pretty disappointed with the result from last week. We outplayed Burnie-Yeoman for about four hours, but they won the last hour and a half and took the game.''	576
At Latrobe, the Demons made only one change to their winning side to play Sheffield by easing batsman Jamie Skirving to B grade. ``We will not be taking Sheffield lightly and desperately want another win to give us our best start to a season in a long, long time,'' Latrobe coach David Squibb said.	578
Luke Richardson and Andrew Leary make their returns for the visitors and coach Adrian Pearce is looking for a better effort this week. ``We were a bit underdone,'' Pearce said. ``We had no centre-wicket practice but have managed some this week. All our batters have had good sessions in the middle and our strike bowlers have had some quality work.''	582
Luke Richardson and Andrew Leary make their returns for the visitors and coach Adrian Pearce is looking for a better effort this week. ``We were a bit underdone,'' Pearce said. ``We had no centre-wicket practice but have managed some this week. All our batters have had good sessions in the middle and our strike bowlers have had some quality work.''	582
``We battled for as long as we could,'' Tigers administrator Helen Polley said. ``It has been an uphill battle to survive and with our withdrawal there will be only two Tasmanian men's teams now and we wish them well.''	588
``We battled for as long as we could,'' Tigers administrator Helen Polley said. ``It has been an uphill battle to survive and with our withdrawal there will be only two Tasmanian men's teams now and we wish them well.''	588
``We will be talking to some of their players as we want to foster basketball,'' she said. ``Naturally we would look at quality players but we pay no player except for an American import as enforced by the Department of Immigration. Plus we only have 12 spots on our list, so there is not much room.''	592
``We will be talking to some of their players as we want to foster basketball,'' she said. ``Naturally we would look at quality players but we pay no player except for an American import as enforced by the Department of Immigration. Plus we only have 12 spots on our list, so there is not much room.''	592
``I WILL tell you right now I am leaving Tasmania because there is nothing here for me anymore, no job opportunities . . . . that is the only option for a lot of us.''	606
``The point we want to really get across is this is not just going to affect us, it is going to affect our families down to the businesses like the little cafe next door,'' he said.	618
``There has been a fortune expended in marketing the two new ships and in marketing Tasmania generally, it could well be that the North-West Coast needs a bias for some time in order to fire up its ability to attract inbound customers,'' Mr Hidding said. ``We're calling on the Government to assess its market spending, to see if it could not be more regionalised from time to time in order to address an issue of basic infrastructure.''	642
``There has been a fortune expended in marketing the two new ships and in marketing Tasmania generally, it could well be that the North-West Coast needs a bias for some time in order to fire up its ability to attract inbound customers,'' Mr Hidding said. ``We're calling on the Government to assess its market spending, to see if it could not be more regionalised from time to time in order to address an issue of basic infrastructure.''	642
``The issue of where the airports are or how many there are is an issue for the local community and I guess a matter for the providers of the services themselves but the provision of infrastructure is a matter for the Government of the day. ``Premier Jim Bacon needs to talk to these people . . . . get a grip on it and make a few things happen.''	646
``The Opposition accepts that it is not the job of the State Government to prop up private companies but companies such as Rex surely deserve some sort of marketing support,'' Mr Hidding said.	650
Burnie airport chairman Paul Arnold indicated there probably was too much airport infrastructure in the North-West region. `` If we had time over again we wouldn't build two airports,'' he said.	656
``We have a new name in Patrick Thunder, a new image and new colours,'' chairwoman Gail Anderson said. ``We are the only sporting team in the region competing on a national level. Our younger players can be developed right here at home and our younger players have something to aspire to.''	664
``We have a new name in Patrick Thunder, a new image and new colours,'' chairwoman Gail Anderson said. ``We are the only sporting team in the region competing on a national level. Our younger players can be developed right here at home and our younger players have something to aspire to.''	664
``Matthew will be sorely missed and we will have to wait and see what developments occur with Basketball Tasmania and the immigration department regarding our import situation,'' coach Mark Radford said. ``Robert White is a chance to return and I believe Somerset are keen to get Jeromy Thompson back.''	668
``Matthew will be sorely missed and we will have to wait and see what developments occur with Basketball Tasmania and the immigration department regarding our import situation,'' coach Mark Radford said. ``Robert White is a chance to return and I believe Somerset are keen to get Jeromy Thompson back.''	668
``We would like to avoid it like the plague. We would prefer to try every means rather than put up the prices,'' he said. ``We don't want to kill the sport that way.''	676
``We would like to avoid it like the plague. We would prefer to try every means rather than put up the prices,'' he said. ``We don't want to kill the sport that way.''	676
``With the insurance dramas now solved, it's time to go racing and we have one of the best ever seasons planned,'' Charlie Baker, co-owner of the speedway, said. He said the November 9 season start was still subject to the issuing of all relevant permits, but the uncertainty that had surrounded the 2002-03 season had been removed.	682
``Despite our public liability premiums increasing over 400 p.c. in the last two years we have managed to make savings in various areas and there will only be a slight increase to the admission prices.''	684
``It's been very hard having to prepare for a world championships during our winter,'' coach and advisor to the trio Craig Redman said. ``They've all had some sort of setback along the way.''	698
``It's been very hard having to prepare for a world championships during our winter,'' coach and advisor to the trio Craig Redman said. ``They've all had some sort of setback along the way.''	698
``It's going to be one of the biggest challenges, adapting to the heat and humidity after training through the cold Tasmanian winter,'' he said. ``Staci and Angus have been riding bikes on an indoor trainer at the Ulverstone pool to try to simulate the heat and humidity they can expect.''	702
``It's going to be one of the biggest challenges, adapting to the heat and humidity after training through the cold Tasmanian winter,'' he said. ``Staci and Angus have been riding bikes on an indoor trainer at the Ulverstone pool to try to simulate the heat and humidity they can expect.''	702
``I'm not really sure why Ricky is not playing but we cannot worry about that as our preparation for this season is the best it's been,'' Cox said. ``All the players, from the batsmen who have scored some runs to the bowlers taking some wickets, should benefit from a solid pre-season and hopefully we can turn this early form into a win.''	708
``I'm not really sure why Ricky is not playing but we cannot worry about that as our preparation for this season is the best it's been,'' Cox said. ``All the players, from the batsmen who have scored some runs to the bowlers taking some wickets, should benefit from a solid pre-season and hopefully we can turn this early form into a win.''	708
``We haven't been out onto the ground yet but from what we have heard (the pitch) should assist the pacemen,'' Cox said. ``The team is not quite finalised just yet but we will field a strong unit with possibly Tubby being 12th man.''	712
``We haven't been out onto the ground yet but from what we have heard (the pitch) should assist the pacemen,'' Cox said. ``The team is not quite finalised just yet but we will field a strong unit with possibly Tubby being 12th man.''	712
With a score of 78 in Tasmania's losing ING Cup match against Queensland on Sunday, Cox appears set for another outstanding domestic season. ``My form has been okay since I returned from England,'' he said. ``I have been pretty keen to make some runs as I didn't get as many as I would like over there.''	714
With a score of 78 in Tasmania's losing ING Cup match against Queensland on Sunday, Cox appears set for another outstanding domestic season. ``My form has been okay since I returned from England,'' he said. ``I have been pretty keen to make some runs as I didn't get as many as I would like over there.''	714
``They (Rex) have indicated an improvement in bookings . . . but it would be quite wrong and I don't think people on the North-West Coast treat this as something which is automatically going to be there forever,'' he said. ``There is concern expressed previously by Qantas, as well as Kendell, and now Rex, as to the viability of those two (Burnie and Devonport) airports.''	722
``They (Rex) have indicated an improvement in bookings . . . but it would be quite wrong and I don't think people on the North-West Coast treat this as something which is automatically going to be there forever,'' he said. ``There is concern expressed previously by Qantas, as well as Kendell, and now Rex, as to the viability of those two (Burnie and Devonport) airports.''	722
``Ultimately Rex is a private sector operation and as they pointed out they do have to operate profitably. They are certainly prepared to give the North-West Coast of Tasmania a very decent service and to continue with that.''	728
``There's been no consultation, but no doubt they have strong commercial reasons for their decision,'' he said.	732
``If these trends continue at the current rate it will not be too long before Australian claims to be a land of equality have a hollow ring,'' National Economics executive director Dr Peter Brain said.	742
Cradle Coast Authority executive chairman Roger Jaensch said yesterday there was ``a lot of optimism and a lot of things happening and we know we have been through a pretty tough time''. ``Employment rates don't just change in an instant and while we might be on a positive trend, we know things are tough here and that is one of the reasons the Cradle Coast Authority and Federal Government launched the $12m investment plan for the region,'' Mr Jaensch said.	748
``The projects with the ships and Vestas are making us all feel good and there is a lot of potential for us to build on. ``With that, plus the $12m Federal funding, we should be able to make a real difference.''	750
``The wind farm and Basslink are fantastic innovations and . . . . those sort of measures take a long time to feed through the economy. ``At the same time it is important not to hide the actual unemployment levels.''	754
``Certainly, we were looking like we would have to pull the plug,'' club marketing manager Kim Robinson said yesterday. ``There was no doubt it was all over, but all will be revealed at our announcement.''	760
``Certainly, we were looking like we would have to pull the plug,'' club marketing manager Kim Robinson said yesterday. ``There was no doubt it was all over, but all will be revealed at our announcement.''	760
When approached yesterday, spokesman for Patrick, State stevedoring manager John Veal said: ``I can't confirm or deny anything other than our corporate philosophy is based around supporting community projects and we will be involved in an important announcement tomorrow.''	762
``We had to work on the worst case scenario . . . we have been told by the ABA our costs to be in the league will jump from $33,000 to $44,000 and due to the expanded nature of the competition next season, we will have an extra two road trips, one being to Sydney,'' club chairman Gail Anderson said yesterday.	770
``The club is still going to have to work very hard . . . we will need to work harder at fundraising and we still need to grow our spectator support, like we have done in the last two years.''	772
The harness field acceptances close today and club president Mike Castles said good racing was expected. ``We will have to wait till final acceptances, but some strong performers will be appearing,'' he said.	784
One runner sure to make his presence felt will be John Castles' Reigning Supreme. ``We are hoping his recent form, where he has won at Devonport and was placed at Launceston, will continue,'' John Castles said.	786
``It is my aim to merge the three playing groups so that the younger ones and the reserves players feel comfortable with my coaching and from that we should have a closer group of players,'' Plant said. ``I aim to lift the youth in the Ulverstone area and will have all players at the club considered for senior selection on merit alone.''	794
``It is my aim to merge the three playing groups so that the younger ones and the reserves players feel comfortable with my coaching and from that we should have a closer group of players,'' Plant said. ``I aim to lift the youth in the Ulverstone area and will have all players at the club considered for senior selection on merit alone.''	794
``From an outsider's point of view I can understand some people's thinking,'' he said. ``However, we had the senior team in the grand final and I would like to think that the loss would be a knot in the stomachs of the players and that should be a spur for a better season next year. ``I have spoken to quite a few of the club's playing list and have received general support, which indicates that the position is not as daunting as it first appeared.''	798
``From an outsider's point of view I can understand some people's thinking,'' he said. ``However, we had the senior team in the grand final and I would like to think that the loss would be a knot in the stomachs of the players and that should be a spur for a better season next year. ``I have spoken to quite a few of the club's playing list and have received general support, which indicates that the position is not as daunting as it first appeared.''	798
``I'm pleased to have come to a point to have this matter fairly and appropriately dealt with in the hope we can move forward in a positive way and capitalise on the fresh approach of the parliamentary Liberal Party,'' Mr Whiteley said yesterday. ``It is not my intention to pre-empt the decision but I am looking forward to it being resolved. ``This wasn't an issue to be lobbied, I have more respect for my colleagues than that.''	814
``I'm pleased to have come to a point to have this matter fairly and appropriately dealt with in the hope we can move forward in a positive way and capitalise on the fresh approach of the parliamentary Liberal Party,'' Mr Whiteley said yesterday. ``It is not my intention to pre-empt the decision but I am looking forward to it being resolved. ``This wasn't an issue to be lobbied, I have more respect for my colleagues than that.''	814
``Brent will coach Ulverstone for the next two years,'' Ulverstone president Ron Ansell said last night. ``We wanted a two-year deal because it's good to have stability within club.''	830
``Brent will coach Ulverstone for the next two years,'' Ulverstone president Ron Ansell said last night. ``We wanted a two-year deal because it's good to have stability within club.''	830
``It was a great win for the club and it was terrific to see the excitement in the players' eyes,'' Squibb said. ``There is a real buzz around the place and the win was just what was required to start the season.''	846
``It was a great win for the club and it was terrific to see the excitement in the players' eyes,'' Squibb said. ``There is a real buzz around the place and the win was just what was required to start the season.''	846
``On a personal note it was very satisfying to get the 100,'' he said. ``I started to hit out a bit at the end and slogged a six to get to the century.''	850
``On a personal note it was very satisfying to get the 100,'' he said. ``I started to hit out a bit at the end and slogged a six to get to the century.''	850
``It's only the start of the season and I'm running as fast as I have in previous seasons which has given me a lot of confidence,'' Howe said yesterday.	860
``I ran in the 100 metres and was actually ahead at the 60-metre mark when the glandular fever kicked in,'' he said.	864
``I was never ever going to get a game with Port Adelaide with the rucks they had there. ``With Mathew Primus, Barnaby French, Dean Brogan, Brendon Lade and Cain Ackland, something had to give,'' Brooks said. ``Mark Williams (Power coach) said a couple of rucks were going to go and I guess Barnaby (to Carlton) and I were the two.''	872
``I was never ever going to get a game with Port Adelaide with the rucks they had there. ``With Mathew Primus, Barnaby French, Dean Brogan, Brendon Lade and Cain Ackland, something had to give,'' Brooks said. ``Mark Williams (Power coach) said a couple of rucks were going to go and I guess Barnaby (to Carlton) and I were the two.''	872
``I'll go over tomorrow (Wednesday) for an introduction and possibly move fully on the weekend,'' he said. ``I'm really keen to get over there as I see it as a chance to extend my career rather than shorten it. ``The Saints have some good big men but I see this as a real boost to my career.''	876
``I'll go over tomorrow (Wednesday) for an introduction and possibly move fully on the weekend,'' he said. ``I'm really keen to get over there as I see it as a chance to extend my career rather than shorten it. ``The Saints have some good big men but I see this as a real boost to my career.''	876
``On face value it looks like the application will be deemed permitted use and meets the council planning scheme,'' the Waratah-Wynyard Council's director of planning and development, David Derrick, said yesterday. ``The council is obliged to approve it and can then put what conditions on the development they see fit. ``Now things have clicked the development should move very fast.''	886
``On face value it looks like the application will be deemed permitted use and meets the council planning scheme,'' the Waratah-Wynyard Council's director of planning and development, David Derrick, said yesterday. ``The council is obliged to approve it and can then put what conditions on the development they see fit. ``Now things have clicked the development should move very fast.''	886
``If the application had have been left with the Department of Economic Development it would still be on their laps,'' he said.	890
``People entered this process as a compromise and people enter a compromise with a whole range of different objectives,'' Mr Kerr said. ``The underlying starting point in this debate was a statement by the forest unions concerned that they want to get out of clear-felling of old-growth forests as soon as possible.	902
``The committee will be looking at a process of transition out of the clear-felling of old-growth forest. ``If that can be achieved then that battle that I have been at the forefront of will be resolved. If it can't be there's going to be widespread anger in the community and in many branches.''	904
``There'll be no review of forest policy inside the ALP,'' Mr Lennon said. ``I don't think there's an awful lot of reason to debate it again at a Labor Party conference and I don't expect it will be,'' Mr Bacon said.	908
``There'll be no review of forest policy inside the ALP,'' Mr Lennon said. ``I don't think there's an awful lot of reason to debate it again at a Labor Party conference and I don't expect it will be,'' Mr Bacon said.	908
``It is fantastic . . . . . Igor kept the finished product a surprise for me because I wanted to come and see it when it was all done. ``Now here we are in this wonderful place. ``Igor and I already do a couple of lines together and I hope to expand on that more in the premium market,'' Mr de Pieri said before posing with Igor and his family for a celebratory photograph.	916
``The next thing I knew I had the fork crunching into my back and I thought I've got a busted back here. I've broken an arm and a leg before but this was the worst pain I had experienced in my life,'' Mr Dent said.	934
He was conscious through the ordeal but hyperventilating with shock. ``I went to my knees and sang out for help.''	936
``The ambulance was there in a short time but to me it felt like forever . . . . there was a lot of pain. My shirt was embedded in the wound and I think that helped stop the bleeding as well.''	940
``The doctors told me I was half a centimetre away from dying as the blade was that close to my vital organs . . . . it went through two muscle walls and put a lot of pressure on a third,'' Mr Dent said.	944
``At the time the pain was so extreme I didn't care what they had to do to stop it but I didn't realise how lucky I was then and how close I came to dying.''	948
``We were disappointed in losing the race,'' Ulverstone boat captain Simon Eade said. ``However there was nothing we could do about it and we have put that behind us and have trained really hard for this race.''	958
``We were disappointed in losing the race,'' Ulverstone boat captain Simon Eade said. ``However there was nothing we could do about it and we have put that behind us and have trained really hard for this race.''	958
``On the river it is quite open and will be a real test of character,'' Eade said. ``Of the opposition, they will all be tough, but I think Carlton Park, Burnie and Devonport will be the hardest to beat.''	962
``On the river it is quite open and will be a real test of character,'' Eade said. ``Of the opposition, they will all be tough, but I think Carlton Park, Burnie and Devonport will be the hardest to beat.''	962
``They are pretty excited about competing. It's the third year the triathlon has been run and they have been in every one,'' Redman said. ``They swim three mornings a week. One of them didn't want to swim this morning because he wants to save himself for the race.	980
``For them, this is a chance to get out and compete in something different than what they usually do on the beach.''	982
``They're probably more into surf at this stage, but who knows what they'll want to do down the track,'' Danny said.	988
``I fell on it and it started to swell up a bit . . . I did it jumping over to the back seat of a Tarago. I was in a hurry and late for training,'' Cox said. ``I've had some physio this week. I won't be 110 p.c., but I'll be 100 p.c. or pretty close to that.''	998
``I fell on it and it started to swell up a bit . . . I did it jumping over to the back seat of a Tarago. I was in a hurry and late for training,'' Cox said. ``I've had some physio this week. I won't be 110 p.c., but I'll be 100 p.c. or pretty close to that.''	998
He said the Tigers would be trying to rectify their poor one-day record and traditionally dismal starts to the Pura and ING cup seasons. ``We've played a lot more cricket now than we ever have before in a pre-season,'' Cox said.	1002
``I think people will see some subtle differences in our game and `Freddy' (new Tigers coach Brian McFadyen) has spoken a lot about rewarding risk-taking rather than punishing it. We will be taking a very positive approach to our game.''	1006
``I was very disappointed and I want to make an impact this season,'' he said. The Bulls will go into the game with quality spinner Nathan Hauritz, but without Andrew Bichel or Matthew Hayden, while Tigers skipper Ricky Ponting is also being rested.	1010
``We've had an extraordinary response from the kids. The numbers in the under 10 boys are the biggest with around 170 boys entered,'' Taylor said. ``That's a big number for a kids race and you know what kids are like at the start of a race - they go flat out.	1022
``The weather will make a big difference to the final number, but it's looking like we'll break the record easily.''	1024
``The main attraction for the kids is that fact that it's enjoyable. It's all about fun and whatever happens is a bonus. They get a medallion and a backpack just for competing and the kids really go for that and so do the parents,'' Taylor said.	1028
``The overseas party is still in the background but we will up the ante and put the property out into the greater arena and see what we can get,'' Mr Cook said. The sale of the factory underpins any payment to creditors.	1040
``Burnie would need to take into account the high existing use of Healthglo (Fitness and Leisure) which is also looking at expanding its facilities,'' Mr King said.	1112
``Constructing a regional aquatic complex would be a risky process. There is too little movement between the two areas for pool usage,'' Mr King said.	1116
Squibb was quietly content with the victory in Saturday's one-day match, noting it had been a big turnaround for the club from last season. ``Particularly when you consider last year we contained Ulverstone to 200 or so and we were bowled out for 50-odd,'' Squibb said. ``We've done a lot of work in the pre-season and I think we had a lot of potential last year, but it probably comes down to the fact the guys believe this year they can be a genuine threat in this competition.''	1150
Squibb was quietly content with the victory in Saturday's one-day match, noting it had been a big turnaround for the club from last season. ``Particularly when you consider last year we contained Ulverstone to 200 or so and we were bowled out for 50-odd,'' Squibb said. ``We've done a lot of work in the pre-season and I think we had a lot of potential last year, but it probably comes down to the fact the guys believe this year they can be a genuine threat in this competition.''	1150
Race director Marion Taylor said yesterday it was amazing how big the event had grown. ``We've had 200 more entries than last year and that figure (1142) is nearly double what we had in the first year,'' Taylor said.	1168
``It was certainly a good decision to separate the girls and the boys' races this year or it would have been much harder to handle. ``A couple of officials remarked they were close to tears looking at all the kids line-up for the start - we'll just keep encouraging kids to participate and keep promoting the event.''	1170
``We'll look at keeping it aligned with Active Australia - I think there were plenty of parents who got active today chasing their kids,'' Taylor said.	1174
``We will be seeing names like Sam Lawrence and Oscar Phillips for a long time to come in Tasmanian athletics,'' Taylor said.	1180
Tim's uncle, Murray Hawkins, said that his brother, Stephen sr, had been ``devastated'' by the news. ``At that stage they sort of knew that there was no hope, but in the back of your mind there is always a 1 p.c. chance, and you always grasp at straws,'' Mr Hawkins said. ``Apparently the journalist seemed pleased to tell them that Tim had been identified. I suppose he was thinking that he was helping them out, but having a total stranger ring out of the blue, when they had already been told they would be informed by police coming to the door, just devastated my brother.''	1186
Tim's uncle, Murray Hawkins, said that his brother, Stephen sr, had been ``devastated'' by the news. ``At that stage they sort of knew that there was no hope, but in the back of your mind there is always a 1 p.c. chance, and you always grasp at straws,'' Mr Hawkins said. ``Apparently the journalist seemed pleased to tell them that Tim had been identified. I suppose he was thinking that he was helping them out, but having a total stranger ring out of the blue, when they had already been told they would be informed by police coming to the door, just devastated my brother.''	1186
``I suppose we are lucky in a way, because we were hoping this wasn't going to drag on for six to eight weeks,'' Mr Hawkins said.	1190
Mr Kerr claimed the conference had essentially agreed to a review of forestry practices. ``This was not precisely my original starting point but then again there are so many different starting points in this debate,'' Mr Kerr said. ``For the first time we will have an open process where people can put their cards on the table to deal genuinely with the legitimate and very proper concerns that people have.	1206
``This is designed to enable key participants to sit down and work out how to deal with this issue which has caused division in our ranks,'' Mr Kerr said. ``It (the amended motion) got through because people accept it requires a certain level of good faith.''	1208
``This is designed to enable key participants to sit down and work out how to deal with this issue which has caused division in our ranks,'' Mr Kerr said. ``It (the amended motion) got through because people accept it requires a certain level of good faith.''	1208
``What annoys me most about this debate is the inability of people who come from the environmental side of the debate to recognise the thousands of jobs that have been lost in this State over the past 20 years because of the transition in the forestry industry,'' Mr Lennon said. ``For me enough jobs have been lost and no more will be sacrificed.''	1212
``What annoys me most about this debate is the inability of people who come from the environmental side of the debate to recognise the thousands of jobs that have been lost in this State over the past 20 years because of the transition in the forestry industry,'' Mr Lennon said. ``For me enough jobs have been lost and no more will be sacrificed.''	1212
``This Government will not be jettisoning jobs, we will not be going to Tasmanians and saying sorry, you are out of work because some people want us to pursue an objective which is not even defined,'' Mr Bacon said.	1218
``The event was a great opportunity for community groups to play a part,'' Ms Mackay said.	1230
``Potentially the project will be the same kind of scale as the Woolnorth wind farm and will generate 100 megawatts plus,'' Mr Hastings said. ``We don't know the capacity of each tower because technology changes very quickly, but we'll be looking for anywhere between 50 to 100 towers. We'll probably develop the project in stages similar to Woolnorth.	1248
``We're only just embarking on the concept, we won't be submitting our planning application till mid-2003. We could fall down before we get to the start line - but not likely, the Hammonds have done their homework correctly.''	1250
``At this stage we really don't know (who will provide the components). We're 18 months away from making those decisions. But we are well aware of what Vestas is planning to set up in the State and if it works out that we purchase Vestas components, then that is fantastic,'' he said.	1256
Mr Hastings said work would need to be done on transporting the electricity out of the region. ``There is plenty of wind down there for both of us (Hydro Tasmania and Pacific Hydro). It throws up a few issues for the electricity infrastructure because we both have to get to Smithton,'' he said. ``Transend will have to consider how this large amount of electricity gets pumped into the Tasmanian system.''	1258
Mr Hastings said work would need to be done on transporting the electricity out of the region. ``There is plenty of wind down there for both of us (Hydro Tasmania and Pacific Hydro). It throws up a few issues for the electricity infrastructure because we both have to get to Smithton,'' he said. ``Transend will have to consider how this large amount of electricity gets pumped into the Tasmanian system.''	1258
``I'll be back in hospital within a fortnight if I don't sort something out,'' Miss Lambie said. ``I don't have any other options.''	1262
``I'll be back in hospital within a fortnight if I don't sort something out,'' Miss Lambie said. ``I don't have any other options.''	1262
``The only other sauna in Devonport is at the recreation centre which costs $4.40 per session. If I used that five days a week then that's just over $20 a week. ``Then I have to find a private pool I can swim in which will probably cost about another $4 per hour.''	1266
``The longer I sit in a car the worse it gets.''	1270
``I can't be the only one in this situation in the Devonport city,'' she said.	1274
``I'm particularly interested in hearing from clients who have annual or six-month memberships, particularly if they were recently purchased,'' Mr Best said. ``I would like to see them get a pro-rata refund.''	1278
``I'm particularly interested in hearing from clients who have annual or six-month memberships, particularly if they were recently purchased,'' Mr Best said. ``I would like to see them get a pro-rata refund.''	1278
``The Government will not agree to this bench mark because it would place at risk the jobs of many Tasmanian workers,'' Mr Bacon said in September.	1288
``The Forest Practices Board . . . . is not preventing breaches of the Forest Practices Act'' and should be replaced with ``a genuinely independent body which has the power and the will to prosecute any breaches,'' the motion states.	1292
``Timber folk are always worried when these things come up because it eats away at (industry) confidence.''	1296
He said he knew of many ALP branches that were supportive of the Regional Forest Agreement. ``The Regional Forest Agreement process was initiated by an ALP Federal Government and we hope commonsense prevails,'' Mr Chipman said.	1298
``I fully support the decision taken by the majority of the clubs who presented considered and informed comment,'' NWBU president Lou Cox said. ``All clubs voiced their thoughts on when the new roster should start. The referees have some problems with a January start but that will be discussed further.''	1308
``I fully support the decision taken by the majority of the clubs who presented considered and informed comment,'' NWBU president Lou Cox said. ``All clubs voiced their thoughts on when the new roster should start. The referees have some problems with a January start but that will be discussed further.''	1308
``The import-drive-in rule was raised and will be discussed by the sub-committee as to whether it will remain as one - or revert back to two per club,'' Cox said. ``It was also raised that measures for review be part of the new format and that each club will provide statistics regarding crowd numbers, player numbers, standard comparisons and financial data relevant to the review.	1312
``We are confident we are on the brink of increased interest in the sport and Basketball Australia, Basketball Tasmania and the regional body all are working closely together in the area of participation and community involvement such as Aussie Hoops and the Aurora programs that are currently being implemented in the schools.''	1314
Mayor Mary Binks said the council had to abide by its planning scheme. ``We looked at all sorts of ways to get around this and anything that we could do to help the developer out but the project just needs more spaces,'' Ald. Binks said. ``We definitely want the project to go ahead and Mr Williams may chose to take the decision to the Resource Planning and Appeals Tribunal otherwise we (Mr Williams and the council) might reach another agreement that might still allow this to go ahead.''	1320
Mayor Mary Binks said the council had to abide by its planning scheme. ``We looked at all sorts of ways to get around this and anything that we could do to help the developer out but the project just needs more spaces,'' Ald. Binks said. ``We definitely want the project to go ahead and Mr Williams may chose to take the decision to the Resource Planning and Appeals Tribunal otherwise we (Mr Williams and the council) might reach another agreement that might still allow this to go ahead.''	1320
``Our biggest need comes after hours when CBD streets are empty. During the day there is little requirement and demand for on-site parking is low due to little accommodation demands,'' he said. ``Large functions are almost always in the evening when CBD streets are empty.''	1328
``Our biggest need comes after hours when CBD streets are empty. During the day there is little requirement and demand for on-site parking is low due to little accommodation demands,'' he said. ``Large functions are almost always in the evening when CBD streets are empty.''	1328
Mr Williams said within a distance of 50 metre there were 428 car spaces. ``These unused parking resources are better utilised thus freeing Gateway reserves to provide better amenities for the city.''	1330
``According to the information we've got from Basketball Tasmania and immigration, the new rule will be that imports can only play with the one club that brings them out,'' Cox said. ``I certainly don't agree with it and especially in the Brewers' case, I can't see how clubs can afford to bring them out on their own. ``As soon as you start talking imports, you're talking $20,000 to $25,000 to get them out here and settled - that will be very difficult for individual clubs to achieve.''	1338
``According to the information we've got from Basketball Tasmania and immigration, the new rule will be that imports can only play with the one club that brings them out,'' Cox said. ``I certainly don't agree with it and especially in the Brewers' case, I can't see how clubs can afford to bring them out on their own. ``As soon as you start talking imports, you're talking $20,000 to $25,000 to get them out here and settled - that will be very difficult for individual clubs to achieve.''	1338
Cox said the quality and standard of the NWBU competition would obviously suffer with the further decline of imports. ``When you go from having 15 to 16 Americans in the NWBU back to one or two the standard . . . of the games will decrease. The union can't be held responsible for that,'' he said.	1340
``We're embarking on the season against one of the benchmark sides of the competition - everyone is pretty motivated by the challenge,'' McFadyen said yesterday. ``Our preparation is going excellent and everyone is keen to get into it.''	1348
``We're embarking on the season against one of the benchmark sides of the competition - everyone is pretty motivated by the challenge,'' McFadyen said yesterday. ``Our preparation is going excellent and everyone is keen to get into it.''	1348
``(Watson) is very handy, his one-day skills have developed very rapidly and we're looking for a big year from him,'' McFadyen said. ``The last two games that have been played at the Gabba sides have scored fairly high, so we're expecting to be once again playing on a magnificent one-day wicket.''	1352
``(Watson) is very handy, his one-day skills have developed very rapidly and we're looking for a big year from him,'' McFadyen said. ``The last two games that have been played at the Gabba sides have scored fairly high, so we're expecting to be once again playing on a magnificent one-day wicket.''	1352
``He and his brother and a group of blokes at Burnie have all helped us come through in the sport,'' Lakeland said. ``They've helped us a lot, and they've been there all along for us.'' ``When I started I was right at the bottom of the ranks watching these guys dominate, now I'm right up there with them.''	1364
``He and his brother and a group of blokes at Burnie have all helped us come through in the sport,'' Lakeland said. ``They've helped us a lot, and they've been there all along for us.'' ``When I started I was right at the bottom of the ranks watching these guys dominate, now I'm right up there with them.''	1364
``He and his brother and a group of blokes at Burnie have all helped us come through in the sport,'' Lakeland said. ``They've helped us a lot, and they've been there all along for us.'' ``When I started I was right at the bottom of the ranks watching these guys dominate, now I'm right up there with them.''	1364
``I just hope to do well in the sprint season and hopefully go up to the Australian championships again and perform - it will be my last year in under 19s,'' he said.	1370
``The way things are happening down here it's so hard to get people to come out to the games in winter. Over the winter there is so much happening in the area and we have to compete with them,'' Scott said. ``We just have to lay our cards on the table, listen to other clubs' points of view and at this stage I think we will cross the floor as such.	1380
``As far as we're concerned we'd like to start in January and only have two rounds (round robin format) instead of three. It should make it a better roster and more financial.''	1382
``The referees have emailed all associations in the union and said that they will be unable to provide referees for the early start. That will cause some concern,'' Cox said.	1386
Cox has been a strong advocate for the union remaining a winter competition and said a change would not affect supporter numbers. ``I'm yet to be convinced the summer roster will change those figures, because you have to compete with family life, good weather and other sports,'' Cox said.	1388
``I'm worried that if the changes are taken without due cause, certainly one or two clubs could fold pretty quickly and that's certainly something we don't want.''	1390
``This will be a rescue package for the NWBU,'' he said.	1394
``I am not nervous now but will probably get that way once I am in Melbourne,'' Ms Targett said yesterday. ``It will probably feel a bit strange at first. Ninety per cent of people think what I am doing is great but some cannot comprehend how you could have your body cut open, especially as I have two little kids,'' Ms Targett said. ``But it is not something I thought about overnight and you cannot live life by `what ifs?'. ``I feel like I've done my good deed for my life.''	1406
``I am not nervous now but will probably get that way once I am in Melbourne,'' Ms Targett said yesterday. ``It will probably feel a bit strange at first. Ninety per cent of people think what I am doing is great but some cannot comprehend how you could have your body cut open, especially as I have two little kids,'' Ms Targett said. ``But it is not something I thought about overnight and you cannot live life by `what ifs?'. ``I feel like I've done my good deed for my life.''	1406
``I am not nervous now but will probably get that way once I am in Melbourne,'' Ms Targett said yesterday. ``It will probably feel a bit strange at first. Ninety per cent of people think what I am doing is great but some cannot comprehend how you could have your body cut open, especially as I have two little kids,'' Ms Targett said. ``But it is not something I thought about overnight and you cannot live life by `what ifs?'. ``I feel like I've done my good deed for my life.''	1406
``It takes a bit of getting used to and can take up to five hours at a time but I still lead a pretty normal life. I am in the football club and do other things,'' he said.	1410
``There are more than 250,000 Tasmanians living on the mainland. That's more than 50 p.c. of the population,'' Mr Eslake said. ``Its an enormous untapped resource of influence.''	1416
``There are more than 250,000 Tasmanians living on the mainland. That's more than 50 p.c. of the population,'' Mr Eslake said. ``Its an enormous untapped resource of influence.''	1416
Mr Eslake, who was in Hobart yesterday to address a business lunch, said Tasmania needed to attract the ``creative class of innovative thinkers back to the State''. ``The so-called creative classes are attracted by lifestyle, recreation, a sense of community and an open and welcoming environment. ``Potentially Tasmania can offer that.''	1418
``Tolerance of gay people is significant in that (it indicates) people who are a bit different are welcome.''	1422
The two women heard Jeb yell ``Nardia, Harry's in the pool,'' and rushed outside. Mrs David said she was petrified and tried to remember how to do CPR. However, Jeb had climbed the fence and scruffed Harry by the jumper. Jeb kept Harry's head out of the water till Mrs David lifted him out. Harry was unharmed by the incident.	1432
Jeb appears oblivious to becoming a hero. ``I think it's dawned on him he knows he did the right thing,'' Mr David said.	1438
The opening round matches were changed from two-day matches to one-dayers, to be played tomorrow. ``While it would have been fantastic for the younger kids to play against Jamie, it is better for Sheffield to play Wynyard without him,'' coach Tim Irvine said. ``He is one of the best bats in Australia and would have made our job a lot harder than it will be anyway.''	1444
The opening round matches were changed from two-day matches to one-dayers, to be played tomorrow. ``While it would have been fantastic for the younger kids to play against Jamie, it is better for Sheffield to play Wynyard without him,'' coach Tim Irvine said. ``He is one of the best bats in Australia and would have made our job a lot harder than it will be anyway.''	1444
``Craig Boutcher has a leg strain and we have brought in all-rounders Ross Tompkins, Michael Jacobs and former Forth player Robbie Glover,'' Irvine said. ``We need to have a team that gets on with it now that we are playing a one-dayer."	1448
``It's my first national race,'' he said yesterday. ``I've always done it pretty casually, and I'd just go and have a ride every now and again, then it progressed and I started racing. ``Because I haven't raced at this level before, it will be interesting to see how I go. I expect to get a good time, but I don't know how that will compare against the elite guys.	1458
``There are points awarded so there should be a lot of big names riding.''	1460
``It's a great sport. It's a huge challenge to have to keep going when you don't feel like you can go anymore,'' he said. ``I'd like to do all the national races and I wouldn't mind going to Europe and doing some races over there because it's huge over there.''	1466
``It's a great sport. It's a huge challenge to have to keep going when you don't feel like you can go anymore,'' he said. ``I'd like to do all the national races and I wouldn't mind going to Europe and doing some races over there because it's huge over there.''	1466
``I love all sport and really find it hard to place one above the other,'' he said.	1474
With so many sports to train for and play it's a wonder Whish-Wilson can find the time. ``I train for basketball three times a week, with golf I play about once a week, footy in season three times a week and cricket three times a week as well,'' he said. ``On Saturday I'm playing my first senior game of cricket and I'm pretty nervous, but keen to get out there and into it.''	1476
With so many sports to train for and play it's a wonder Whish-Wilson can find the time. ``I train for basketball three times a week, with golf I play about once a week, footy in season three times a week and cricket three times a week as well,'' he said. ``On Saturday I'm playing my first senior game of cricket and I'm pretty nervous, but keen to get out there and into it.''	1476
``It is great to be recognised and win such an award,'' he said. ``As for my future, I just want to get some runs and a few wickets this weekend, enjoy my golf and basketball and maybe get a senior game of footy with Ulverstone within the next few years.''	1480
``It is great to be recognised and win such an award,'' he said. ``As for my future, I just want to get some runs and a few wickets this weekend, enjoy my golf and basketball and maybe get a senior game of footy with Ulverstone within the next few years.''	1480
``It is not putting the same onus on property owners, it's just protecting the heritage value we have here,'' Ms Taylor told Monday night's meeting.	1492
Aldermen Kerry Whittle, Grant Goodwin, Rodney Barden and Brian Cole told the meeting they did not agree with some listings. ``Why do we have to force it on people who don't want it? We are not the Third Reich,'' Ald. Goodwin said.	1494
Ald. Kerry Berwick said there was no point in the aldermen blaming the consultant, Paul Davies Pty Ltd, if they were not happy with the list. ``There have been numerous workshops, two meetings and it was put on public display and delaying tactics should not be used again,'' Ald. Berwick said. ``This is the last meeting of this council . . . . and there will be at least three new members on the next council which means we would have to go back and reinvent the wheel.''	1496
Ald. Kerry Berwick said there was no point in the aldermen blaming the consultant, Paul Davies Pty Ltd, if they were not happy with the list. ``There have been numerous workshops, two meetings and it was put on public display and delaying tactics should not be used again,'' Ald. Berwick said. ``This is the last meeting of this council . . . . and there will be at least three new members on the next council which means we would have to go back and reinvent the wheel.''	1496
``Gai's quite keen to press on to the Melbourne Cup, but he (Platinum Scissors) would have to win the Derby to escape ballot,'' Newitt said yesterday. ``Gai spoke to me on Saturday and confirmed I'd be the rider if he gets a start. ``He certainly is one of the nicest horses I've ever seen, he's built like a brick wall and I'd say he's still got a bit of growing left to do yet.''	1506
``Gai's quite keen to press on to the Melbourne Cup, but he (Platinum Scissors) would have to win the Derby to escape ballot,'' Newitt said yesterday. ``Gai spoke to me on Saturday and confirmed I'd be the rider if he gets a start. ``He certainly is one of the nicest horses I've ever seen, he's built like a brick wall and I'd say he's still got a bit of growing left to do yet.''	1506
``We were very satisfied with his ride because it was only Platinum Scissors' fourth or fifth start in his life and it ran second to Lohnro,'' Brem said. ``It was the first time Craig had been to Sydney in his life, so it was a very pleasing effort. ``But we won't make a decision on Platinum Scissors running in the Melbourne Cup till after the Derby because that's his big mission and then Gai and the owners will discuss the Cup.''	1510
``We were very satisfied with his ride because it was only Platinum Scissors' fourth or fifth start in his life and it ran second to Lohnro,'' Brem said. ``It was the first time Craig had been to Sydney in his life, so it was a very pleasing effort. ``But we won't make a decision on Platinum Scissors running in the Melbourne Cup till after the Derby because that's his big mission and then Gai and the owners will discuss the Cup.''	1510
``We've already got over 700 entries which is quite amazing,'' race director Marion Taylor said.	1518
. ``We were always worried about seeing the little ones running in the Burnie Ten,'' Taylor said. ``We try and make the distances suit the children's development.''	1524
. ``We were always worried about seeing the little ones running in the Burnie Ten,'' Taylor said. ``We try and make the distances suit the children's development.''	1524
``I want to coach at senior level and believe I have a lot to offer a prospective club,'' he said. ``I have my own ideas and visions and keep abreast of all the modern coaching trends.''	1538
``I want to coach at senior level and believe I have a lot to offer a prospective club,'' he said. ``I have my own ideas and visions and keep abreast of all the modern coaching trends.''	1538
``We will look at what we have in the way of applicants and then follow the process,'' a tight-lipped Ulverstone president Ron Ansell said.	1544
``I was interested but I have two children and a business that take up a lot of time,'' he said. ``To coach like I would want to would mean finding another 40 hours and I cannot do that,'' Jackson said.	1548
``I was interested but I have two children and a business that take up a lot of time,'' he said. ``To coach like I would want to would mean finding another 40 hours and I cannot do that,'' Jackson said.	1548
``We've always thought about trying to do some thing to that effect,'' Palmer said.	1560
``We've put in the time over the years and we've built up the expertise,'' Deacon said.	1566
``If we could floodlight it, it would be an attraction . . . . and it would leave ferry passengers with a nice final impression of Devonport,'' Ald. Matthews said. ``I don't believe there would be a lot of cost to council as the bridge is the responsibility of State and Federal government,'' he said.	1586
``If we could floodlight it, it would be an attraction . . . . and it would leave ferry passengers with a nice final impression of Devonport,'' Ald. Matthews said. ``I don't believe there would be a lot of cost to council as the bridge is the responsibility of State and Federal government,'' he said.	1586
``We already spend in excess of $400,000 a year for street lighting and I just issue this warning,'' he said.	1590
``They have been out on the East Devonport side for six months,'' Ald. Whittle said.	1594
``It's just ludicrous what is happening in our streets, and there is just no excuse for it,'' Cr Hyland said. ``Whether or not we should be approaching other councils that have dealt with this manner, I see Launceston (City Council) has drawn up some plans with the police and the chamber of commerce . . . . maybe we should take a spoke out of their wheel.''	1606
``It's just ludicrous what is happening in our streets, and there is just no excuse for it,'' Cr Hyland said. ``Whether or not we should be approaching other councils that have dealt with this manner, I see Launceston (City Council) has drawn up some plans with the police and the chamber of commerce . . . . maybe we should take a spoke out of their wheel.''	1606
Cr Hyland initiated the motion and it received wide-spread support with Cr Bill French saying ``it was an eye-opener walking down the main street of Wynyard after 9 p.m.''.	1608
Cr Malcolm Fenton said the issue had received much attention over the years, but only broad and brash promises had been given. ``I don't know what we can do, because the problem is out of hand well and truly. When some people I know see a group of young people in the street they make an immediate detour,'' he said.	1610
``The way I see it, the population areas are the only ones to get access, and I don't believe that is fair, regionally speaking,'' he said. ``We should be utilising a product that is on our doorstep.''	1614
``The way I see it, the population areas are the only ones to get access, and I don't believe that is fair, regionally speaking,'' he said. ``We should be utilising a product that is on our doorstep.''	1614
The family is confident Tim's body will be found and they will be able to hold a funeral for him soon. ``As I see it, he was doing something he liked . . . . having a beer with your mates, that's good,'' Tim's brother, Stephen, said when he and his father spoke to the media at the family's home in Hobart yesterday.	1620
``They were sitting around a table with a pole in the middle,'' Stephen said. ``Stan (Stuart Anstee) was facing the blast, Tim was opposite him with his back to the blast. Ben was to his right.''	1630
``They were sitting around a table with a pole in the middle,'' Stephen said. ``Stan (Stuart Anstee) was facing the blast, Tim was opposite him with his back to the blast. Ben was to his right.''	1630
He said the men were sitting with two German women and an American woman. ``From what I gather it was very, very sudden. The first blast happened and the second one was so quick afterwards that they wouldn't have had a chance to be scared. ``The two other boys both were knocked out by the blast. ``Stan said . . . . when he came to he just got up and ran out of there.''	1632
``I take it that (Tim) probably got knocked out by the blast,'' Stephen said.	1636
He said if the blast had not killed Tim he would have been unconscious when the fire did. ``That's one positive that I think that at least it would have been sudden and he wouldn't have known anything about it,'' Stephen said.	1638
Stephen said Tim loved the laid-back Balinese lifestyle. ``He'd been there before and it was really his idea to go back there. He said he could live there,'' Stephen said.	1640
``There was a private photographer that took about 20 shots of victims straight after (the explosions),'' Stephen sr said.	1644
``(The memorial service) was the biggest low I went through,'' he said as he choked back tears.	1648
``We initially got him over here to be trained as a jumper,'' Adam Trinder said. ``He won two hurdles trials but his form was such over the flat that we had three wins from five starts. He then started to show some effects of a bout of colic, so we turned him out.''	1656
``We initially got him over here to be trained as a jumper,'' Adam Trinder said. ``He won two hurdles trials but his form was such over the flat that we had three wins from five starts. He then started to show some effects of a bout of colic, so we turned him out.''	1656
``We have slowly increased his workload to where he is about 80 p.c.,''Adam Trinder said. ``He's training well but has not come on as quickly as we would like, but we expect him to finish in the top four in the handicap. ``He takes an enormous amount of work to get to peak condition and if he doesn't perform in the handicap, we might have to miss the Newmarket and aim at the Winzenberg Trophy (1200 metres) a week or so later.''	1660
With junior numbers on the increase, lawn bowls is at last being recognised as a skilful game regardless of age. ``On a whole the junior numbers appear to be up,'' North-West Tasmanian Bowls Association president Andrew Ashlin said. ``We are fighting the culture of the community that bowls is an old persons' game.	1664
About 10 years ago not many new faces were on the scene, but the focus is changing. ``At Latrobe in particular the increase is high, with a reported 10 new lads joining this season.''	1666
In the North of the State the increases have been even better with 95 under 18 players signing this season. ``We have a very strong junior program here in the North, which has been accepted by the schools,'' State Council secretary Bill Palmer said.	1668
At Latrobe, the influx of 10 junior players is heartening and a full reward for the work the club has put into the local schools. ``We have had people from the Latrobe High and The Don College coming here for the past four or five years and are really reaping the benefits with the juniors signing on,'' club president Ian Murfett said.	1670
``A few of the boys normally play cricket with Latrobe or Sheffield but have decided to try their hands at bowls. We are very pleased they have given the game a go when a lot their age wouldn't.''	1672
``Tooheys will now take on the responsibility for the Burnie Gift, which is great news because sponsorship is not that easy to come by for various reasons,'' Munday said. ``Most of the major companies that have been involved in the Burnie Carnival are now offshore companies that have head offices in other parts of Australia. ``The sponsorship could well increase in the future and we would be hoping to maintain a relationship with Tooheys because they have an option of another year.''	1682
``Tooheys will now take on the responsibility for the Burnie Gift, which is great news because sponsorship is not that easy to come by for various reasons,'' Munday said. ``Most of the major companies that have been involved in the Burnie Carnival are now offshore companies that have head offices in other parts of Australia. ``The sponsorship could well increase in the future and we would be hoping to maintain a relationship with Tooheys because they have an option of another year.''	1682
``It proved to be a fairly successful format last time and it provides extra entertainment value for the patrons in the evening . . . it makes for a great spectacle with the fireworks as well,'' Munday said.	1686
``There was a Challenger event in Launceston in 1993 which included Pat Rafter and Richard Fromberg and Fromberg actually won, but it it did not have the same level of prize money and certainly I'd say this is the biggest men's tennis event to be held in this State in a long, long time,'' Cosgriff said.	1696
``It was a mutual agreement by Tennis Australia and Gosford to hold the event somewhere else next year,'' Tennis Australia's general manager of operations and events Fenton Coull said yesterday. ``It was opened up to a bid process and Burnie was the winning bid. ``We were very happy with the Futures event down here this year. ``The added beauty of a town like this holding this event is you just don't get the level of support if you were to hold the event in a major city centre.''	1702
``It was a mutual agreement by Tennis Australia and Gosford to hold the event somewhere else next year,'' Tennis Australia's general manager of operations and events Fenton Coull said yesterday. ``It was opened up to a bid process and Burnie was the winning bid. ``We were very happy with the Futures event down here this year. ``The added beauty of a town like this holding this event is you just don't get the level of support if you were to hold the event in a major city centre.''	1702
A Roberts Limited spokesman said the cattle were going all over the State. ``Inquiries are still strong and it is still cost effective to buy them,'' Chris Taylor said yesterday.	1712
And cattle earmarked for immediate slaughter are feeding Tasmania's three main abattoirs. The stampede began in early August when the drought first began to bite. ``They are still coming in and there is no end in sight at this stage,'' John Elliot, from the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, said yesterday.	1714
The buy-up may avert the traditional livestock shortage and winter abattoir shutdown in 2003. ``To put things in perspective this is basically a reversal of what happened in the autumn of 2000,'' Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association Meat Council chairman Paul Saward said yesterday. ``The kind of numbers coming into the State now would have gone out then because of a drought and poor prices. ``Picking these mainland cattle up now stops them being killed before they reach their full potential.''	1718
The buy-up may avert the traditional livestock shortage and winter abattoir shutdown in 2003. ``To put things in perspective this is basically a reversal of what happened in the autumn of 2000,'' Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association Meat Council chairman Paul Saward said yesterday. ``The kind of numbers coming into the State now would have gone out then because of a drought and poor prices. ``Picking these mainland cattle up now stops them being killed before they reach their full potential.''	1718
``This is a way of letting mainland farmers keep their stock rather than discard them. You cannot rebuy breeding,'' Mr Thompson said. ``It is important to give these farmers on the mainland a hand.''	1722
``This is a way of letting mainland farmers keep their stock rather than discard them. You cannot rebuy breeding,'' Mr Thompson said. ``It is important to give these farmers on the mainland a hand.''	1722
``I think most farmers would respect that the general council dealt with a difficult situation quickly and there are no people leaving the TFGA that I am aware of,'' Mr Thompson said. ``It was dirty stuff and the reputation of the TFGA had to be maintained. ``Of course, when the difficulties arose members were concerned about what was going on. ``It was not a pleasant situation for the TFGA to be in. ``But at the end of the day the general council was united in how things should be handled. ``I think this has galvanised the council. Some times things need a shake-up.''	1734
``I think most farmers would respect that the general council dealt with a difficult situation quickly and there are no people leaving the TFGA that I am aware of,'' Mr Thompson said. ``It was dirty stuff and the reputation of the TFGA had to be maintained. ``Of course, when the difficulties arose members were concerned about what was going on. ``It was not a pleasant situation for the TFGA to be in. ``But at the end of the day the general council was united in how things should be handled. ``I think this has galvanised the council. Some times things need a shake-up.''	1734
``It is particularly pleasing to know the TFGA will continue to work towards a modernised, corporate model for its administration,'' Mr Green said.	1738
Mr Anstee, an environmental scientist and Army reservist, said he needed to return to the place that held so many terrible memories. ``I think it's the same for a lot of people; actually going back, facing up to your demons and actually facing up to what happened,'' Mr Anstee said from his hospital bed. ``Things will settle down, probably in the next 12 months. ``The Bali economy does depend on Australians.''	1744
Mr Anstee, an environmental scientist and Army reservist, said he needed to return to the place that held so many terrible memories. ``I think it's the same for a lot of people; actually going back, facing up to your demons and actually facing up to what happened,'' Mr Anstee said from his hospital bed. ``Things will settle down, probably in the next 12 months. ``The Bali economy does depend on Australians.''	1744
``I didn't even notice the other ones (injuries), to tell you the truth,'' he said.	1750
``The one point that I thought I was in strife was in the vehicle on the way to the medical centre,'' he said. ``I lost a lot of blood and started to feel very weak and get very cold.''	1754
``The one point that I thought I was in strife was in the vehicle on the way to the medical centre,'' he said. ``I lost a lot of blood and started to feel very weak and get very cold.''	1754
``I don't know about a miracle, but looking back on it, I was definitely very lucky,'' he said.	1758
``The single largest reason for the closure is the fact that the centre can no longer gain public liability insurance,'' the letter said. ``I apologise for the inconvenience that this decision will cause but believe me your loss is nowhere as great as mine.''	1766
``The single largest reason for the closure is the fact that the centre can no longer gain public liability insurance,'' the letter said. ``I apologise for the inconvenience that this decision will cause but believe me your loss is nowhere as great as mine.''	1766
Instructor Trish Nancarrow nobly faced the crowds yesterday, saying the move had left her ``feeling sick in the stomach''. ``I was still signing people up yesterday, including a couple of seniors who paid $750 for membership,'' Mrs Nancarrow said. ``It is just awful, not only for these people but I don't have a job anymore.''	1770
Instructor Trish Nancarrow nobly faced the crowds yesterday, saying the move had left her ``feeling sick in the stomach''. ``I was still signing people up yesterday, including a couple of seniors who paid $750 for membership,'' Mrs Nancarrow said. ``It is just awful, not only for these people but I don't have a job anymore.''	1770
``You guys know as much as I do,'' he said.	1776
From Queensland, Pat Templar said the matter was between the members and Paul. ``I am sorry but that's business, that is business,'' she said.	1778
Devonport woman Freda Stevens said she had bought a 12-month membership only last Thursday, leaving her $225 out of pocket. ``This is just not good enough . . . . I am just so angry,'' Mrs Stevens said. ``What are we all going to do now?''	1780
Devonport woman Freda Stevens said she had bought a 12-month membership only last Thursday, leaving her $225 out of pocket. ``This is just not good enough . . . . I am just so angry,'' Mrs Stevens said. ``What are we all going to do now?''	1780
Mrs Tyrrell said members had remained loyal and put up with the deteriorating condition of the centre. ``And it has gradually become run down and classes have been cut to save money but we have stuck around,'' she said.	1784
``If it's a good day, there will definitely be a record on the cards for either myself or Benita. I pushed it hard last year into the wind, but you can't be expected to run that time turning with a head wind,'' Power said. ``Benita is coming off a five-kilometre background with more speed and I'm coming down from half marathon running, so it will be very interesting. ``It's going to be a great race with Benita because she's in great form and she'll do very well over 10 kilometres.''	1794
``If it's a good day, there will definitely be a record on the cards for either myself or Benita. I pushed it hard last year into the wind, but you can't be expected to run that time turning with a head wind,'' Power said. ``Benita is coming off a five-kilometre background with more speed and I'm coming down from half marathon running, so it will be very interesting. ``It's going to be a great race with Benita because she's in great form and she'll do very well over 10 kilometres.''	1794
Power is confident her exertion in the half marathon, mixed with the long flight from London, will not dictate her performance. ``I hope not. Obviously I'm going to be a lot more tired, I'm not doing much training this week and I'll still be a little jet-lagged,'' she said. ``It was great to do so well (in the half marathon). I thought I would do okay over that distance, but I was a little surprised to run that well that soon.''	1796
Power is confident her exertion in the half marathon, mixed with the long flight from London, will not dictate her performance. ``I hope not. Obviously I'm going to be a lot more tired, I'm not doing much training this week and I'll still be a little jet-lagged,'' she said. ``It was great to do so well (in the half marathon). I thought I would do okay over that distance, but I was a little surprised to run that well that soon.''	1796
``We've produced some good players on the Coast but there just hasn't been the numbers,'' TCA North-West game development officer Rob Stewart said. ``There's a squad already up and running in Circular Head for both senior and junior women. ``We are hoping to have some games between the regions later in the season.''	1808
``We've produced some good players on the Coast but there just hasn't been the numbers,'' TCA North-West game development officer Rob Stewart said. ``There's a squad already up and running in Circular Head for both senior and junior women. ``We are hoping to have some games between the regions later in the season.''	1808
``We haven't had a decent final quarter for a long time now but now it is looking like being one of the best yet,'' Mr Roberts said.	1816
``Less and less people are booking ahead and we are getting more of the free-wheeling independent traveller,'' Mr Roberts said. ``This is the way travel is going with tourists making their own way about and Tasmania is becoming a short-break destination. ``This is due to things like the Internet and because a lot of the access issues have now been dealt with through increased air travel and the arrival of the twin Bass Strait ferries,'' he said.	1820
``Less and less people are booking ahead and we are getting more of the free-wheeling independent traveller,'' Mr Roberts said. ``This is the way travel is going with tourists making their own way about and Tasmania is becoming a short-break destination. ``This is due to things like the Internet and because a lot of the access issues have now been dealt with through increased air travel and the arrival of the twin Bass Strait ferries,'' he said.	1820
Tourism Tasmania executive officer Rob Giason agreed. ``But it is not the consumers that are changing their behaviour because they are used to doing things like not pre-booking . . . . when they travel on the mainland,'' Mr Giason said. ``Tasmania has been different but we are seeing this change in behaviour now. It is up to the State to accept that and make sure we are adjusting our markets to cope.''	1822
Tourism Tasmania executive officer Rob Giason agreed. ``But it is not the consumers that are changing their behaviour because they are used to doing things like not pre-booking . . . . when they travel on the mainland,'' Mr Giason said. ``Tasmania has been different but we are seeing this change in behaviour now. It is up to the State to accept that and make sure we are adjusting our markets to cope.''	1822
``This is good news for the industry because it results in better returns for the industry. There will always be a market, however, for those people that want to holiday and make sure that everything is in place so we have to keep it balanced.''	1826
``The true size of the new investment alone can be missed when scattered over months of separate news stories. But brought altogether they represent a huge private sector investment and vote of confidence in Tasmania and tourism,'' Mr Roberts said.	1830
``The last time I ran in the Ten I arrived with the expectation to win, but I'm not quite 100 p.c. on top of my game and I'm lugging some extra miles for the marathons. Someone like Mottram, who is really sharp, will come in as overwhelming favourite,'' Creighton said yesterday. ``I hope to replicate his (Moneghetti's) feats and try and match his record of four wins, and while I'm certainly not ruling out victory this time around, I'll be aiming for a top-three performance.''	1836
``The last time I ran in the Ten I arrived with the expectation to win, but I'm not quite 100 p.c. on top of my game and I'm lugging some extra miles for the marathons. Someone like Mottram, who is really sharp, will come in as overwhelming favourite,'' Creighton said yesterday. ``I hope to replicate his (Moneghetti's) feats and try and match his record of four wins, and while I'm certainly not ruling out victory this time around, I'll be aiming for a top-three performance.''	1836
``If anything, we'll win the husband and wife category,'' Creighton laughed.	1842
``We had one young guy there who got a kidney from his father when he was two, he's now 19, completely blind and now requires another kidney, which he is getting from his mother. Yet you should have seen him in the swimming pool,'' Clarke said. ``We had another young girl in the opening ceremony, who had a liver transplant at the age of seven months, now she's nine and she sang in the opening ceremony ... and she followed Julie Anthony on the bill, so that's pretty big shoes to fill.	1848
``We're not super athletes at the (Transplant) Games, we don't profess to be, but it's about showing our lives have returned to some sort of normality and the value of organ donation.''	1850
``I've actually won the Spring Cup for the last three years in a row, so they (the club's members) will probably ban me this year or make me play left-handed,'' he joked.	1856
VISITING New South Wales tourists Liz and Michael Johnson summed up their Tasmanian visit in one simple quote. ``This is the best place we have ever, ever, ever stayed,'' Mrs Johnson said.	1860
``It has just been wonderful,'' Mrs Johnson said. ``Tasmania is just so beautiful, the people are so friendly and we just want to come back as soon as we can. ``We will be telling all of our friends about this place and making sure they come here as well.''	1864
``It has just been wonderful,'' Mrs Johnson said. ``Tasmania is just so beautiful, the people are so friendly and we just want to come back as soon as we can. ``We will be telling all of our friends about this place and making sure they come here as well.''	1864
``However, it is interesting to note that just more than 40 p.c. of those have been from October 1, so things really appear to be picking up,'' Mrs Walters said.	1868
``People are able to access a whole range of stuff before they even get to us. ``That shows that a lot of operators are much more discerning on where they place their products and know where target markets are to get the most of the exposure.''	1872
``It's a tough market because we have an unusual situation here with three centres within an hour and half of each other with three airlines operating, and now the twin ships as well,'' REX chief executive officer Michael Jones said. ``At the moment we are losing money and we can't sustain commercial operation if we continue as we are, so we need to look at what initiatives we can put in place to counteract this.''	1878
``It's a tough market because we have an unusual situation here with three centres within an hour and half of each other with three airlines operating, and now the twin ships as well,'' REX chief executive officer Michael Jones said. ``At the moment we are losing money and we can't sustain commercial operation if we continue as we are, so we need to look at what initiatives we can put in place to counteract this.''	1878
``We have monthly management meetings, and we like to move them to different locations to give us a chance to meet the local people,'' Mr Farrow said.	1882
Mr Jones said the airline needed strong community support for it to be able to operate effectively. ``During the administration phase of the former airline John Anderson (Federal Transport Minister) said `you either use it or lose it', and that's what situation we are in now,'' Mr Jones said.	1884
``Decisions like this are multi-faceted, so that is why we are talking with community leaders and business people, because they are a large part of the decision-making process. ``If the community doesn't get behind us, the possibility is that we may have to pull out of either Devonport or Burnie, or reduce services to both.''	1886
Mr Jones said Northern Tasmania was an important part of the airline's operations, but that the airline was also an integral part of the North-West region. ``If, for example, we pulled out of both Burnie and Devonport this would have a big economical impact, and Qantas would become a monopoly and be able to charge whatever fares it wanted,'' he said.	1888
``Regional airlines are a community-based business and if we had to pull out or cut back services in any way it would have a devastating effect on the community. ``It's a two-way street, and we need the community to get behind us now.''	1890
``Not all of them are down to this bloke,'' Det.-Insp. Gunton said yesterday.	1896
``Mark was a bit uptight after his ride about the second placing, but was pleased to get it over and done with,'' Jamieson's father, Kevin, said yester day. ``He didn't seem entirely happy with his ride ... ``There was a lot of pressure on him to do well after winning gold at the world track titles and he now is very confident of taking out the road race on Saturday.''	1912
``Mark was a bit uptight after his ride about the second placing, but was pleased to get it over and done with,'' Jamieson's father, Kevin, said yester day. ``He didn't seem entirely happy with his ride ... ``There was a lot of pressure on him to do well after winning gold at the world track titles and he now is very confident of taking out the road race on Saturday.''	1912
``Mark has the miles in his legs, the speed and the smarts to do well,'' Kevin Jamieson said. ``He realises that the Italian, Nibali, has a lot of speed and will probably team with Ignatiev and the Australians to try and break away and negate that. ``He likes the Russian's style and has said he would one day love to ride the six-day races with him.''	1916
``Mark has the miles in his legs, the speed and the smarts to do well,'' Kevin Jamieson said. ``He realises that the Italian, Nibali, has a lot of speed and will probably team with Ignatiev and the Australians to try and break away and negate that. ``He likes the Russian's style and has said he would one day love to ride the six-day races with him.''	1916
``He has had that dream since he was 15 and while it is a big one and there is a lot of water to pass under the bridge, he has shown he is determined and prepared to do the work to get places.''	1920
Mr Best said yesterday he was confident a common ground and a lifeline would be found at today's meeting. ``I'm certain things will work out, it all depends on whether the speedway wants to go down the track that we will suggest to them at the meeting,'' Mr Best said. ``There are a couple of proposals in the pipeline which I'll put to them tomorrow.''	1930
Mr Best said yesterday he was confident a common ground and a lifeline would be found at today's meeting. ``I'm certain things will work out, it all depends on whether the speedway wants to go down the track that we will suggest to them at the meeting,'' Mr Best said. ``There are a couple of proposals in the pipeline which I'll put to them tomorrow.''	1930
``We're looking in a few different directions, we're naturally trying to seek insurance that is financially viable. We're exploring every avenue possible to get the speedway up and running,'' he said. ``Hopefully something will come out of tomorrow's meeting with Brenton Best.''	1934
``We're looking in a few different directions, we're naturally trying to seek insurance that is financially viable. We're exploring every avenue possible to get the speedway up and running,'' he said. ``Hopefully something will come out of tomorrow's meeting with Brenton Best.''	1934
``I had rounds of 97 yesterday and 99 today . . . I dropped seven shots on the last two holes today so I think I was starting to get a bit tired,'' Chapman said yesterday. ``I still play two lots of 18 holes and two lots of nine each week at home.''	1942
``I had rounds of 97 yesterday and 99 today . . . I dropped seven shots on the last two holes today so I think I was starting to get a bit tired,'' Chapman said yesterday. ``I still play two lots of 18 holes and two lots of nine each week at home.''	1942
``I wish I had started playing golf at the age of 12,'' Chapman said. ``I only started playing when I was 33, before then I was good at tennis, hockey and cricket and I thought golf was a silly game - I love it now.''	1948
``I wish I had started playing golf at the age of 12,'' Chapman said. ``I only started playing when I was 33, before then I was good at tennis, hockey and cricket and I thought golf was a silly game - I love it now.''	1948
``I've never actually won the race,'' the current Burnie club member confirmed. ``In the early years I was always too busy with organisation and in recent years I've won the over 35 section. ``I think this year is the best chance I've had but Jamie Stubbs is going to be the man to beat - he's won it six times and has made this race his own.	1956
``Everyone knows my plan of attack though. I can't leave it to a sprint at the end, I have to put the pressure on and hope I can burn them out at the start of the race.''	1958
Despite not being with the Somerset club these days, Machen is still proud and excited about the event. ``Probably out of all the distance races in the State, this would be the most popular because the distance is not out of the reach of most competitors,'' he said. ``It's nice and early in the season and is a great set-up for the rest of the summer.''	1960
Despite not being with the Somerset club these days, Machen is still proud and excited about the event. ``Probably out of all the distance races in the State, this would be the most popular because the distance is not out of the reach of most competitors,'' he said. ``It's nice and early in the season and is a great set-up for the rest of the summer.''	1960
``It's a bit sad we have to move this way but we have little choice,'' Ald. Whiteley said.	1966
``It is not really possible to discern a claim that the pictures were accumulated for educational purposes from the confused and contradictory explanations he offered,'' Mr Justice Evans said.	1984
``The submission that the magistrate failed to provide adequate reasons for concluding that the pictures were not gathered by the applicant for education purposes is not sustainable and I am also unpersuaded that there is any legitimate basis for challenging the correctness of his conclusion,'' Mr Justice Evans said.	1988
Knight had also maintained that he had not seen the pictures. ``There is no dispute that the defendant had actual possession of the 64 disks themselves,'' he said. ``Many of the disks contained labels, some of which have written on them such phrases as ``young models'', ``ultrateens'' and ``bondage'' to name a few. ``It is obvious that the contents have been classified or sorted by the person who has saved the images.	1990
``It was inevitable that the learned magistrate would reject the applicant's denials of detailed knowledge of the contents of what he had obtained, particularly when those denials were interlaced with evidence which indicated the applicant had paid close attention to, and was well aware, of the contents.''	1994
``I spoke to him this morning but he couldn't speak very well for obvious reasons. But he sounded pretty positive,'' his father David said. ``Of course I am relieved, but I also feel very sorry for the other families whose sons did not come home.''	2002
``I spoke to him this morning but he couldn't speak very well for obvious reasons. But he sounded pretty positive,'' his father David said. ``Of course I am relieved, but I also feel very sorry for the other families whose sons did not come home.''	2002
``They're going to look at the bodies,'' Murray said. ``The only other slight glimmer of hope is that he's been shipped on to Brisbane or Perth.'' But that was unlikely because most of the injured transferred to either of those centres were from those states, he said.	2020
``They're going to look at the bodies,'' Murray said. ``The only other slight glimmer of hope is that he's been shipped on to Brisbane or Perth.'' But that was unlikely because most of the injured transferred to either of those centres were from those states, he said.	2020
``Their idea was to have this holiday before getting into work. ``We were holding high hopes that he was going to have a good career in law,'' Murray said.	2026