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How Launceston got its monkeys — and why they could be gone within decades

A visit to the 'monkey park' has been a part of this Tasmanian city's appeal since the late 1800s, so what is the history of Launceston's Monkey Island? And does it have a future?
Macaque monkeys.
Duration: 1 minute 58 seconds

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Animalsby Bec Pridham and Ashleigh Barraclough

Have you got a healthy kiwi plant that produces fruit but doesn't flower?

Have you got a kiwi plant that appears to be healthy but not flowering? Join gardening expert Jennifer Stackhouse to find out what might be causing it.
Photo of kiwi fruit.
Duration: 53 minutes

Published: Source: ABC Radio HobartTopic: Gardeningwith Mel Bush

Looming freight issue on Bass Strait for Tasmanian farmers

One ship short on Bass Strait at the busiest time of the year
Two Searoad ships passing each other on Bass Strait
Duration: 14 minutes 10 seconds

Published: Source: Tas Country HourTopic: Marine Transport Industryby Meg Powell and Tony Briscoe

Australia's first big opera star sang for kings and died penniless

Known as the "Tasmanian nightingale", Amy Sherwin was Australia's first international opera singer. Today, she is relatively unknown, but there is a push to change that.
A sepia photograph of Amy Sherwin, who is side on to the camera, in 1887
Duration: 2 minutes 4 seconds

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Historyby Loretta Lohberger

Baking invasive species in pies helps reduce numbers, but ecologists have reservations

Meat harvested from culling programs of boar, goat, venison and even wallaby could be a fine dining solution to a waste of protein, but a successful industry could be in danger of undermining itself if populations fall.
A red deer stares straight at the camera

Published: Source: ABC Goulburn MurrayTopic: Food and Cookingby Alice Walker

TAFE aware of carbon monoxide problem before three people were hospitalised

Staff were complaining of headaches and illness for months, before a report found "unacceptable" carbon monoxide levels. There's now a WorkSafe investigation.
Vents coming out of an old building.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Air Pollutionby Adam Holmes

Launceston's popular CBD monkeys to come to an end if council sterilisation push passes

Launceston's popular City Park macaque monkeys could be gone in 20 years, as a motion to restrict their breeding goes before the council.
A macaque monkey sits on a wooden bridge in an enclosure.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Zoosby Bec Pridham

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