North Eastern Advertiser

20/12/2024

20/12/2024

***update / 7.30pm***

Road now open.

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Motorists planning on travelling from Launceston to St Helens are being advised to detour via Scottsdale after a chemical spill closed a major thoroughfare.

Police say the Tasman Highway at St Helens remains closed in the vicinity of Basin Creek Road.

Tasmania Fire Service remains in attendance assessing an area affected by an earlier spill (believed to be chemicals).

An 800 metres exclusion zone is in place on both sides of the affected area.

There are no diversions in place at the scene, and motorists cannot divert along Flagstaff Road.

Motorists have been asked to avoid the area.

18/12/2024

A big congratulations to one of our paper delivery kids Tara on her year 10 success at Scottsdale High School.
Tomorrow will be her last day delivering papers after nine years with the Advertiser team - don’t forget we are a day later with our print run this week to make sure we could get everything in to our bumper Christmas edition! 🎄🎄
Thanks Tara and all the best with your future.
We also say goodbye to wonderful paper kids, Catherine and Thomas Coxen and Zeke Richardson - thanks for your efforts in delivering hundreds of papers each week.

16/12/2024

Happy Birthday to us! Long live local news.

14/12/2024

As we get ready to wrap up another big year with our bumper Christmas edition this week, I want to take a moment to thank the amazing humans who make it happen every week.
Our amazing production guru Richard, office star Emily, spell check extraordinaire Fishy, and our dynamic delivery duo Gazza and Gaile; I am extremely grateful for all of your support and hard work.
Long live local news.🗞️

09/12/2024

Police and emergency services are at the scene of a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Bridport Road and Dalrymple Road at Mt Direction.

One person has reportedly received serious injuries.

Traffic diversions are in place and motorists are asked to avoid the area.

01/12/2024

A flood rescue has taken place in St Helens as authorities warn of more danger to come in the next 12-24 hours after last night’s deluge.

St Helens Marine Rescue had to save the driver of a car that attempted to cross the causeway.

Warnings currently in place:

A Flood Advice - Ringarooma River - Monitor conditions has been issued for Derby, Branxholm and surrounds by Tasmania SES.

A Flood Advice - Monitor conditions has been issued for Ansons Bay to Bicheno and surrounding low lying areas by Tasmania SES.

Locations likely to be impacted are: Ansons Bay, Binalong Bay, St Helens, Pyengana, Goshen, Goulds Country, George River, Beaumaris, Scamander, Falmouth, Four Mile Creek, Douglas River, Bicheno and surrounding low lying areas.

22/11/2024

Did we spot you at the Scottsdale Show?
Scottsdale Show

The biggest cattle program in the State headlined the 2024 Scottsdale Show as thousands of people flocked to the celebration of rural life in the North-East.

14/11/2024

Happy National Agriculture Day!!
What better place to celebrate than the Scottsdale Show!
We are all set up and can’t wait to say hello!
Come and see us near the main entry…
🗞️ grab an official Scottsdale Show program
🗞️ have your photo taken to put on your own front page of the paper as a keepsake
🗞️ tell us what’s happening in your area - the good and the challenging
🗞️ talk to us about advertising to promote your business / get organised for your Christmas promotions
🗞️ ask us about our design and printing services - we have all your commercial needs covered from duplicate and triplicate books and business cards to gift vouchers and flyers
🗞️ enter our colouring competition for your chance to win a gift voucher at Goodsports Scottsdale

13/11/2024

It was lovely to meet young Kaycee who hand delivered her beautiful entry into our Scottsdale Show Colouring Competition earlier this week.
Go into the draw to win some great prizes - if you didn’t cut it out of last week’s paper you can find a link to print the design on our website.
We will also have some print outs and pencils/textas at the show if you want to have a go!
Come and visit us at the show to deliver your entries.

10/11/2024

An information session will be held at Tomahawk later this month for concerned residents to try Augmented Reality technology to visualise what the turbines would like like at 3km from their town.

A group of Tomahawk residents are preparing to fight against the location of turbines close to their homes and shacks proposed as part of the $4 billion ACEN Australia North East Wind farm.

10/11/2024

Did we spot you at the Gladstone Rodeo last week?
Check out our photo gallery!
Thanks to Valley Fields Freelance Photography for the action shots.

Three locals walked away with some prizes as 3500 people converged on Gladstone for the annual Gladstone Hotel Rodeo on Saturday.

08/11/2024

It’s a great day for show day!!
Show your support for Ringarooma Show today.

A new event is being launched at this Saturday’s Ringarooma School and Districts Show, with hundreds of people expected to flock through the gates for the annual event.

08/11/2024

Gerke business expects EPA fine

Gerke Waste Management has been served an Environmental Protection Notice to cease operating its business at Cuckoo.

Owner Robin Gerke confirmed he had been operating a business on his own land, dumping green waste and building materials on his property for “many years”.

“It’s on my land – I didn’t realise I needed a permit,” he said.

“There has never been any hard waste dumping. I have been sorting the material to burn the timber offcuts and green waste and taking out the steel to recycle.”

An investigation by the Environment Protection Authority is underway into allegation of “significant unlawful waste disposal”.

EPA Director and Chief Executive Officer, Wes Ford, said a notice was served on the business late Tuesday, ordering disposal of waste at the property to cease and for the business not to disturb the waste that has already been deposited.

“The unlawful disposal of waste material has the potential to cause significant environmental and public health impacts,” Mr Ford said.

“Gerke Waste Management will have the option of finding authorised facilities to take their skip bins.”

Mr Gerke said Veolia would be conducting business on its behalf, with around 10 skip bins emptied a week.

Mr Gerke said he expected to be fined for his actions but was planning to also sell or close his business to retire, at the age of 72.

“The cost of disposing product has increased significantly and the amount of waste being dumped in the bush is unbelievable – it’s a tip out there,” Mr Gerke said.

“There are a lot of businesses out there who aren’t happy with this situation.”

07/11/2024

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So, it turns out this was a reprint created for the paper’s Centenary celebration! Regardless, it’s still pretty cool to look back at where it all began!
It was lovely to meet Shirley and hear a bit about her history too.

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How exciting to receive a visit from Shirley Smith today with nothing other than an original first edition of the paper - Volume 1, No 1 : Friday, December 17, 1909. Price Threepence!
It is signed by the original publisher Robert McColl.
Shirley found it while “spring cleaning” her Bridport unit. It is in perfect condition.
I am looking forward to having it framed to hang above my desk - it’s not lost on me how important this publication is to the great North East region but this will certainly be a permanent reminder of its wonderful contribution for such a long period of history.