Category Archives: The Northern Midlands Courier

They travelled with their bikes, their dogs, their work, even a bird – close to 300 members of the Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia (CMCA) who took over the Campbell Town Showground for the Tasmanian State Rally last week.

The 2024 “Back To Pedder” trout fishing competition held recently by the Lake Pedder Anglers Club on Lake Pedder was a success even though the weather was horrendous for the majority of the competition.

BENEATH the grassy rolling hills of the Northern Midlands lies the body of a man. His head removed and body wrapped in rusting iron, surrounded by soil and the rotting remains of the timber frame from which he once hanged.

It’s hard to say who has look forward to the visits more – Toosey Aged and Community care residents or the Longford Primary School students who have most weeks been visiting to read books, draw pictures and on Tuesday, sing Christmas carols.

They’re farmers, husbands, dads and just regular blokes, but when all hell breaks loose, they’re superheroes.

The Carrick Speedway season opener on October 28 saw the clay track roar into action with formula 500s, late models, modifieds, street stocks, Tassie sixes and wingless sprints all putting on a show.

Longford Men’s Shed has welcomed HomeGro into its back yard, turning over seven unused community garden beds to the local charity food producers.

Pandara pups have sold for up to $40,000 once trained and the biggest prize paid for a kelpie in Australia was close to $50,000, so receiving a pup from fellow farmer Matthew Johnson as a prize was the icing on the cake for Cobber Challenge winner Alex Johns and his now famous working dog, Earl.

Your tomatoes will take off like a rocket ship, your roses will be bloomin’ marvellous and if you rubbed it on a bald head who knows what would happen!

If the walls of the Ringwood Hotel could talk – there would be a lot of worried Cressy locals!