9:40 AM AEDT | ULVERSTONE'S Ron Dyson had a couple of Holdens once, but he didn't like them.
"I've been a Ford man all my life," Ron said.
"I had a couple of Holdens a long time ago, but they broke...
4/12/2008 | THE days are long and the money isn't crash hot but Kris Davis is ready to do the hard yards.
It's the start of the hay and silage season and the 23-year-old contractor from Alcomie, in Ci...
3/12/2008 | THERE is an 11-hour time difference between the UK and eastern Australia once daylight-savings time has kicked in.
And if it is a decent hour there, it probably isn't here.
As the sun rises ...
2/12/2008 | World champion woodchopper DAVID FOSTER puts his head on the chopping block THERE are certain things in this country we should be trying to stamp out.
Crime, abuse, Collingwood supporters.
Thi...
1/12/2008 | FOR most drivers, it's as essential as air in the tyres or petrol in the tank.
Be it loud or soft, rock or jazz, the thought of a long drive without music is enough to make most people want to...
27/11/2008 | EVERY day, Guy Marshall confronts a dust pile of rock and sand that used to be his farm.
But Mr Marshall's grazing sheep no longer forage through the same bare paddocks - they have moved to gr...
26/11/2008 | AS THE youngest child of a musical family that boasts seven children, it's not a stretch to assume Mark Lizotte was destined to play music professionally.
Since his career took off with a start ...
25/11/2008 | World champion woodchopper DAVID FOSTER puts his head on the chopping block OLDER parents and grandparents will know what I mean, but Christmas is never quite the same after your own kids have grown...
24/11/2008 | STAN Kaine and Kurt Heine might be best described as "partners in crime fighting".
With Mr Kaine the CEO and founder of Ulverstone IT company Point Duty and Mr Heine its general manager, the Coast...
21/11/2008 | ROD Leicester loves convertibles so much, he's got two of them.
Since he was a young man, Rod, of Burnie, wanted an MG - the quintessential British sports car.
"I couldn't afford one whe...
20/11/2008 | Senior reporter SEAN FORD gives current affairs a good going over. THIS column would like to give a hearty three cheers for Bill Wilson, Fred Konetschnik, Maurice Hill and some of the other independ...
19/11/2008 | THERE'S no doubting Dave Gleeson is a rebel.
In 1991, when on tour with The Divinyls, The Screaming Jets frontman was hauled before that band's manager and asked not to sing a particular s...
18/11/2008 | World champion woodchopper DAVID FOSTER puts his head on the chopping block. WHEN the radio version of HG Wells's fictional classic War of the Worlds was broadcast in 1938, there was a mass publ...
17/11/2008 | AFTER being a fish processing plant, fish and chip shop and restaurant, the former Deck restaurant has undergone a major makeover.
Badcocks Pty Ltd officially opened the new offices last Thursday, a...
6/11/2008 | ATTENTION aspiring honey farmers: you won't learn much from the Beekeeping for Dummies guide.
Forth-based beekeeper Daryl Connelly studied the novel from back to front.
"I didn't learn a...
5/11/2008 | BACK in July, Irish musician Brian McFadden made an appearance on ABC1's music trivia comedy Spicks and Specks.
It wasn't his first time on the show, but for the many Australians tuned in,...
4/11/2008 | World champion woodchopper DAVID FOSTER puts his head on the chopping block RECYCLING for my generation meant you were probably going to try to get two days wear out of your undies.
Only in recent...
31/10/2008 | IT'S A small car that gives you enjoyment on a big scale.
Mazda2 has eye-catching sporty looks and all the comfort you could want.
It boasts the very best in safety features and fantastic f...
30/10/2008 | THE current drought has crippled farmers in Tasmania's Midlands.
It has starved grazing stocks, drained crops and left the land thirsty for relief.
Penguin farmer Bill Dyson admits North-Wes...
29/10/2008 | AT TWENTY nine years old, The Butterfly Effect's Ben Hall is not exactly preparing for retirement.
But after almost 10 years in the Brisbane- based band he is contemplating longevity in the wo...
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