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Once the hub of birthdays, engagements and weddings, local community halls are on the decline

They were once the hub of the local community, bearing witness to birthdays, engagements and weddings. But community halls are now struggling to keep the doors open.

ABC News · Apr 23, 2023

Proposed Hobart stadium couldn't host Test, ODI cricket

The fixed roof on a planned $715 million stadium in Hobart means it won't be able to host major cricket fixtures.

AAP · Mar 31, 2023

AFL stadium at Macquarie Point unanimously opposed by RSL Tasmania amid fears it would 'overshadow' cenotaph

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff's hopes for a stadium and an AFL team are dealt a blow, with the state's RSL sub-branches announcing their unanimous opposition to the proposed location.

ABC News · Feb 28, 2023

Tasmanian RSL to remove all pokies from clubs by June

All Tasmanian sub-branches will be free of gaming machines as the focus moves away from "pots, parmies and pokies".

ABC News · Jan 17, 2023

Tasmanian RSL clubs pull plug on pokies

RSL clubs in Tasmania will no longer have pokies machines from mid-2023 over concerns for vulnerable veterans and their families.

AAP · Jan 17, 2023

New drug is 'beginning of the end' of Alzheimer's - who will it help and when will it be available?

Lecanemab has been shown in trials to slow the progress of early-stage Alzheimer's by 27%

Wales Online · Nov 30, 2022

Exciting new drug is ‘beginning of the end’ for Alzheimer’s – so what is it and when could it be available?

As trial results bring hope of an effective treatment, Lisa Salmon asks The Alzheimer’s Society what it means for people right now.

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

New Alzheimer's drug could be 'beginning of the end' for disease

It's been hailed as a momentous breakthrough after decades of failure in the search for effective treatment

Nottingham Post · Nov 30, 2022

Drug proven to slow decline in Alzheimer patients

Lecanemab, a newly developed drug, has showed promising results in clinical trials among Alzheimer patients

Manchester Evening News · Nov 30, 2022

New Alzheimer’s drug hailed as 'beginning of the end' in quest for treatment

Clinical results suggest that the disease progression can by slowed by 27%

Wales Online · Nov 30, 2022