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<title><![CDATA[Event a cut above rest]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ORGANISERS of this year's Pyengana Easter Series Chop claimed attendance was the largest in recent memory. 

 Many soaked up the action at the Pyengana chopping arena, while the working dog tria]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Timber worker set for new adventure]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[GRAEME Dean's retirement plan is pretty simple - get to Melbourne, head left, and see what happens. 

 Mr Dean is calling it a day after 25 years as manager at McKays Timber mill at St Helens.b]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Snappers still in with a shot]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[SHUTTERBUGS have until Thursday, May 31, to get their entries in for this year's Glamorgan Spring Bay Council photo competition.

 Photographers of all ages and skill level are invited to submit]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Exhibition all stitched up for another year]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA["ONE thing about quilting - it's easy to get hooked."

 It was an unintentional pun from Ridgely woman Betty Braithwaite, but one that nonetheless summed up the Break O'Day Stitchers' Easter qui]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Blind musician offers insight and lessons]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[BLIND guitarist and motivational speaker Lorin Nicholson approaches life like he is learning a difficult song. 

 "We all want to be really good at something straight away," Mr Nicholson says.b]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thanks for `doing job']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[IT STARTED out as an ordinary night for registered nurse Andrew Szycman.

 But a late-night admission to the St Helens District Hospital certainly made for an interesting New Year's Eve.
 A c]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Groups unite to find body]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[RESCUE vessels cut a line one nautical mile across Burns Bay in the search for a body. 

 The posse of four light-weight rubber duckies, a surf jet boat, a police cruiser and three marine search]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Memories still clear for former POW]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[GEOFF Hughes is 92 and sharp as a tack.

 And, as you can imagine, he gets on a bit of roll on when he recounts his incredible life.
 But there are times during the Fingal man's tale when he ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cricketers go in to bat against cancer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[NEW meaning was given to the term "cut shot" during a fund-raising cricket match at Buckland last month. 

 Triabunna cricketer Darren Ryan went under the razor during his club's McGrath Foundat]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gray red hot in claiming surfing title]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[BEAUMARIS surfer Tom Gray wrapped up a perfect season this month to claim the Tasmanian under 18s title in his own backyard.
 Gray's win at the East Coast Classic Junior Surfing Titles was his four]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Braving the elements for charity]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[WHEN night falls in the dead of winter the last place you want to be is outside.

 But some people live through the cold without a choice.
 It is with society's disadvantaged in mind that the]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Awards presentation emotional for winner]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A FRIEND and mentor was watching over Chrissy Hall when she was named a winner at the inaugural St Helens District Chamber of Commerce Service Excellence Awards on Saturday, March 24 - and she made su]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Junior surfers get tips from one of the best]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A GROUP of junior Tasmanian surfers were riding a wave of confidence after receiving tips from some experts last month. 
 Surfing Australia's national coaching director Martin Dunn and sports scien]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Film producer looks for help]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[EVER dreamed of working on a feature film? Well here's your chance.

 A call has gone out for volunteers to assist with the filming and production of a murder mystery that will be shot on Tasman]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Remarkable man turns 90]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[HE was arrested for eco-activism as an 83-year-old. 

 He was among the first to lead a student expedition to Maria Island.
 He has taught in England and Nigeria and has been involved in more]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rockpool exudes family friendly vibe]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A CHILLED out day by the beach was the perfect tonic for audience members at the Bicheno Rockpool Festival last month.
 Sunshine bathed the Bicheno Lions Park on Sunday, March 11, as families drank]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No broken records but festival a big success]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[JOE Rattray's blade made this block of wood look like a block of butter. 

 The 25-year-old axeman from Pyengana needed only 14 seconds to claim his third successive 275-millimetre standing stat]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Swimmer battles Devil]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ELLIE Evans would not go near the water when she moved to Bicheno 10 years ago.

 In fact, at the start of the summer just gone, the 36-year-old still did not know how to swim.
 Which is why ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Juniors join Bay art prize]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FOND memories, extinct icons and coastal panoramas have inspired a group of students who are aiming to win the Bay of Fires Junior Art Prize.
 Year 9 and 10 students from St Helens District High Sc]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Harpists see medieval music given new life]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE delicate plucking of catgut created an air of medieval charm at Bicheno's Diamond Island Resort this month. 

 The Tasmanian Harp Society's seventh annual Harp Island gathering saw musicians]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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