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May 23, 2017
May 23, 2017
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Luxury Boat Hire for Hobart?

Boating on the River Derwent and the waterways of Southern Tasmania offers a unique pleasure that delights every sense and draws boating enthusiasts to Tasmania from […]
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May 23, 2017
May 23, 2017
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Dutch Boats at Off Centre Harbor

What an excellent video from our friends at Off Center Harbor (take a breath, you English teachers, that’s how they spell it over there)! For a […]
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May 22, 2017
May 22, 2017
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Floating Shed returns to AWBF 2017

©Phil Jenkins | BALLANTYNE Photography Can we have another Floating Shed, please? A Floating Shed, really? Lots of wonderful ideas are raised at our project manager meetings, […]
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May 22, 2017
May 22, 2017
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Seacrest – It Started with a Log

If you own a wooden boat (or if you used to own a boat and you’re all better now), this little story might ring a bell: […]
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May 22, 2017
May 22, 2017
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GM’s Log – June 2017

This isn’t a full newsletter, but a quick update on what’s happening around the AWBF traps in June.  Apologies for an electronic whoops that saw an […]
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May 22, 2017
May 22, 2017
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Wooden Boats in Port!

In the spirit of fact-finding journalism, AWBF General Manager Paul Cullen found himself recently in the northern Portuguese city of Oporto.  Rumour had it, wooden boats and […]
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May 22, 2017
May 22, 2017
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HCC Recognition for Festival Volunteers

Chairman of the AWBF Steve Knight with Hobart Lord Mayor Sue Hickey and Volunteers Coordinator Liz Lord.   Hobart City Council marked its increased support for […]
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May 22, 2017
May 22, 2017
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Volunteering Tasmania Awards

Volunteering Tasmania winners Chris Palmer and Liz Lord with their certificates.   Volunteering Tasmania is the principal organisation in the State, lobbying on behalf of the volunteer sector.  Each […]
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