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Jim’s mission was to collect replacements for their worn-out 25-pounder guns

The Jim Osborne Memoirs - Cashing in on magic moment

08/06/2025

Read the latest instalment of The Jim Osborne Memoirs.

Best wool in the state judged at Campbell Town Show

30/05/2025

Trefusis continues its domination of wool judging at Campbell Town Show

Traders In Purple walk away from Evandale project

30/05/2025

Property developers Traders In Purple appear to have walked away from their proposed housing development on the outskirts of Evandale, confirming that they have have placed the entirety of their land holdings to the east of Evandale on the market.

Traders In Purple April 2023 Evandale plan

Top teacher Liz is a class act

25/05/2025

A FORMER Flinders Island farm girl has made good as a Campbell Town school teacher – a journey that Liz Webber looks back on with no regrets.

The Jim Osborne memoirs - The race that sealed a victory

25/05/2025

It is hard to believe that there could possibly be any connection between war in the desert of Northern Africa and the Melbourne Cup.

Council review made public

23/05/2025

Northern Midlands Council has released the full report of the Independent Review of Governance and Meeting Procedures nine months after its findings were delivered to Council.

Northern Midlands governance report released

Freight capacity to rise at Launceston Airport

29/04/2025

A $5 million taxiway upgrade will allow aircraft with nearly double the freight capacity to use Launceston Airport.

Competing in their first sheep dog trial at Agfest are Jack Frost with John, left, Archie Green with Echo, Will Allen with Boof, Ryder Shelton with Walker and Chase Shelton with Clementine.

New junior competition, new arena for sheep dog trials at Agfest

25/04/2025

AGFEST 2025 will see a mini revival in the world of sheep dog trials, when it hosts for the first time a junior competition in the heart of Quercus Park.

New $2.25m agricultural facility for Campbell Town District High School

22/05/2025

Students at the Campbell Town District High School now have access to a new agricultural studies facility.

Education Minister Jo Palmer with Campbell Town District High School staff and students

Anzac Day Services and a story from Jim Osborne

22/04/2025

The Jim Osborne memoirs continue, plus a full list of Anzac Day services.

The 2/8th Australian field regiment, Royal Australian artillery

Libs promise better recreational facilities for Perth

14/04/2025

Residents of Perth will benefit from a $5.165 million commitment by the Liberal Government to deliver recreational and infrastructure improvements to the town if elected in May.

Susie Bower at Perth Football Club talking about flood mitigation.

Truck drivers show their heart

11/04/2025

2025 truck run photo gallery and results

Golfers tee off for breast cancer trials

10/04/2025

Members of the Longford Golf Course “Teed Off for Breast Cancer Trials” last Wednesday - an event close to the hearts of many members and their families.

Ready to teel off for breast cancer trials.

Historic Woolmers Estate at risk of closure

08/04/2025

Lack of government support could spell the end of Woolmers as a tourism drawcard.

Northern Midlands irrigation on track

02/04/2025

Nearly one third of the Northern Midlands Irrigation Scheme, which is on track to begin pumping water to farmers in 2026, is now complete.

Pictured L-R: Jason Rak, HSE Manager, Hazell Bros, Timothy Denney, Construction Supervisor, Tasmanian Irrigation, Jacob Gerke, General Manager Project Delivery, Tasmanian Irrigation, Minister for Primary Industries and Water Jane Howlett, CEO Tasmanian Irrigation Michael Sylvester, Eugene Bezuidenhout, Large Pipelines Supervisor, Hazell Bros.

Just a month left to land a brown trout

26/03/2025

Temperatures are starting to drop which will excite Tasmanian trout anglers and time is limited with just over a month remaining in the 2024-25 Brown Trout fishing season.

Fuel reduction burns begin

25/03/2025

Planned fuel reduction burns begin.

Symmons Plains Raceway facilities to be revved up

22/03/2025

Symmons Plains Raceway has attracted multiple funding commitments this week. Find out how it will benefit multiple users of the facility.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton at Symmons Plains today

Dutton announces $27m Launceston Airport upgrade

22/03/2025

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced that the Coalition with invest $27 million in upgrading Launceston Airport, if elected.

The Jim Osborne Memoirs - Cashing in on magic moment

Best wool in the state judged at Campbell Town Show

Traders In Purple walk away from Evandale project

Top teacher Liz is a class act

The Jim Osborne memoirs - The race that sealed a victory

Council review made public

Freight capacity to rise at Launceston Airport

New junior competition, new arena for sheep dog trials at Agfest

New $2.25m agricultural facility for Campbell Town District High School

Anzac Day Services and a story from Jim Osborne

Libs promise better recreational facilities for Perth

Truck drivers show their heart

Golfers tee off for breast cancer trials

Historic Woolmers Estate at risk of closure

Northern Midlands irrigation on track

Just a month left to land a brown trout

Fuel reduction burns begin

Symmons Plains Raceway facilities to be revved up

Dutton announces $27m Launceston Airport upgrade

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