Advocate, LIBBY BINGHAM p.14 - 31 July 2013 DEVONPORT'S Victoria Parade offers a picturesque drive to Bluff Beach or you can take the flat walking track from the city to the Devonport lighthouse.At the mouth of the Mersey River the Spirit of the Sea statue, or the...
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The business of tourists’ pleasure
Advocate, LIBBY BINGHAM p.D02 - 27 July 2013 REGIONAL tourism guru Ian Waller is a workaholic."I live to work,'' he admits."I find it really hard to stop.'' Ian is known for sending emails in the wee hours.There is a touch of obsessive compulsive behaviour in...
NAIDOC
Advocate, p.21 - 17 July 2013 Advocate, p.17
Tiagarra opens its doors
Advocate, p.9 - 15 July 2013
NAIDOC Week ends with a bang at Tiagarra
Advocate, JONATHAN MALLINSON - 14 July 2013 TIAGARRA opened its doors to the public yesterday to end NAIDOC week.It was a big day of NAIDOC celebrations on the Coast, which is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.It's also an...
Future of TIAGARRA hangs in the balance
Advocate, p.5 - 10 July 2013
Devonport centres face – huge operating losses
Advocate, SEAN FORD p.5 - 19 June 2013 DEVONPORT'S revamped Bass Strait Maritime Centre is forecast to lose more than $500,000 in 2013-14.The Devonport City Council budget estimates the centre will bring in $221,000 in income and cost nearly $731,000 in expenses.The...
Salt of the – earth bring – sea to life – at centre
Advocate, LIBBY BINGHAM, p.D02 - 27 April 2013 HIRSUTE Lester Jackson may look a little bit like an old salt.But before he jumped in the deep end he was pretty far removed from what you would call a maritime buff.However, the Devonport City Council community...
Centre future on hold
Advocate, LIBBY BINGHAM, p.2 - 16 April 2013 A DECISION on the future and possible redevelopment of Devonport tourist attraction, Tiagarra Museum and Cultural Centre, which has been closed for months over the peak tourist season, has been deferred by the Devonport...
Aboriginal site threat
ADVOCATE, Libby Bingham - 24 Jan 2013 THE future of Devonport tourist attraction Tiagarra Museum and Cultural Centre at Mersey Bluff will be discussed next week.The Six Rivers Aboriginal Corporation has called a meeting with the Devonport City Council for...