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• Aurora Energy appoints fourth CIO in three years

  Aurora Energy’s service and delivery operations manager has been tapped to lead IT at the Tasmanian utility.

• Aurora Energy’s CIO departs

  Aurora Energy has confirmed that chief information officer Phil Lane has left the Tasmanian electricity retailer.

• New CIO takes reins at Aurora Energy

  Philip Lane has taken the top IT post at Tasmanian energy retailer Aurora Energy.

• Aurora Energy begins search for new IT chief

  Aurora Energy has formally launched an external recruitment process for a new chief information officer.

• Aurora Energy CIO leaves after six months in role

  The chief information officer of Aurora Energy quit the company earlier this month, a spokesperson for the electricity retailer has confirmed to Computerworld Australia.

• NBN cables in the air cheaper in Tassie

  The NBN can be built at a lower cost using aerial infrastructure in Tasmania than constructing new cables underground, according to Aurora Energy, the state-owned electricity network provider.
  

• Lend Lease subsidiary chosen for stage 2 Tasmanian NBN

  One half of a joint venture formed to bid for the $12 billion nationwide NBN construction tender has been chosen to build fibre out to seven Tasmanian towns as part of the second stage of rollout on the island.

• Conroy to discuss Tassie NBN joint venture with Bartlett

  Communications minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, confirmed this week that he would meet with Tasmanian Premier, David Bartlett, to discuss the commercial structure of the NBN in the state amid criticism from the Opposition that a planned joint venture with State Government-owned utility Aurora Energy has not eventuated.
  

• Aurora Energy completes backhaul fibre upgrade

  Aurora Energy has announced the completion of an optical fibre upgrade to the Tasmanian Government Network, TasGovNet. The upgrade will provide up to 10 gigabits of bandwidth capacity to the island's four major population centres of Hobart, Launceston, Burnie and Devonport.

• Aurora Energy seeking fibre optic contractors

  Tasmania-based Aurora Energy is looking for contractors to join a panel to help roll out fibre optic network extensions as the state leads the way in the construction of the National Broadband Network.