The Spirit of Tasmania’s trip home will cost more millions, says TT-Line. Photo: Spirit of Tasmania The ‘wayward’ Spirit of Tasmania IV is to return home after talks for find a short-term leaser for it in the UK fell through. Transport Minister Eric Abetz says he told TT-Line to halt talks with a broker when…
The couple’s garden in Kilsyth after the works were completed. Picture: Mining Remediation Authority (UK). An elderly Scottish couple’s garden was saved from sinking as a historic coal mine shaft collapsed about 120 metres beneath it. The UK’s Mining Remediation Authority (MRA) says the garden started to sink in the elderly couple’s yard of their…
The Spirit of Tasmania IV undergoes sea trials at the Rauma shipyard in Finland. Photo: Spirit of Tasmania The Tasmanian Government has begun looking to charter its new Bass Strait ferry from its new, and temporary, ‘home’ in Scotland. The Spirit of Tasmania IV ferry sailed from the Rauma shipyard in Finland and arrived at…
Picture: stock Scotland has been invited to take part in Netball Australia’s South Pacific-based PacificAus series next February. The series returns to Brisbane’s Nissan Arena from February 17-22, 2025, and is supported by the federal government. The 2025 competition will include Fiji (Pearls), Papua New Guinea (Pepes), Samoa (Tifa Moana) and reigning four-time champions Tonga…
Picture: stock The Wallabies hopes of an unbeaten (Grand Slam) tour of the UK were ended by Scotland’s 27-13 win at Edinburgh overnight. “It was intense. I felt we were in the contest, particularly in the first half and we probably should’ve converted a few more points with the pressure we had,” coach Joe Schmidt…