Month: <span>November 2023</span>


Courts and Crime

Hobart woman in custody after ‘pulling knife’ at multi-car CBD crash

A woman has been arrested after she allegedly pulled a knife while attempting to flee the scene of a multi-vehicle crash in the Hobart CBD this afternoon. According to Police, several vehicles collided on Liverpool Street around the Harrington Street area at 2:15pm on Sunday. It is understood the woman allegedly crashed into a ‘series […]

Sun Nov 26, 2023 - 4:03pm
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Top green energy award for Maria Island’s 13,000-litre diesel reduction solar project

A project that has transformed Tasmania’s Maria Island National Park into a ‘clean, green energy hub’ through the installation of a new solar array and battery storage facility has taken out a top award. The new solar system, designed and installed by Contact Group, is projected to save around 13,000 litres of diesel annually, reducing […]

Sun Nov 26, 2023 - 3:00pm
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Multiple wet weather crashes cause traffic chaos in Hobart

Traffic around Hobart City and the Eastern Shore has been held up this afternoon after “multiple incidents” on the Tasman Bridge, according to Tasmania Police. Traffic is “flowing slowly” from the Eastern Shore as a result of the incidents, with authorities urging people to avoid the area if possible. A crash has also been reported […]

Sun Nov 26, 2023 - 2:05pm
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Pole fire cuts power to hundreds of Margate homes

A pole fire has knocked out power to 670 properties around Margate and Howden in Kingborough this afternoon. TasNetworks say power may not be restored to affected areas until at least 8pm. Police say emergency services are on the scene, with Beach Road closed from Carrington Drive to Dru Point Park. Emergency services are investigating […]

Sun Nov 26, 2023 - 12:43pm
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Injured Emu found lurking behind locked gate at Port of Burnie

An injured emu has been found lurking on the wrong side of a locked gate at the Port of Burnie in Tasmania’s north-west this morning. The emu, which appeared “a bit distressed” according to a local resident who found it, was taken in by the Guide Falls Farm until its owner could be located. Residents […]

Sun Nov 26, 2023 - 11:25am
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‘Angry & disappointed’ cruise passengers heading for Hobart after NZ border blunder

It’s been anything but smooth sailing for a boatload of passengers bound for Tasmania in the coming days after what was supposed to be a Kiwi cruise unexpectedly turned into a Tassie adventure. Thousands of ‘angry and disappointed’ passengers aboard P&O’s Pacific Adventure cruise ship were denied entry into New Zealand for their 13-day journey […]

Sun Nov 26, 2023 - 5:00am
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Tasmanian rural doctor of the year Dr Dennis Pashen tragically drowns while swimming

Tasmanian GP and advocate for rural health Dr Dennis Pashen has tragically drowned while swimming off a beach in the state’s south this week. Dr Pashen “vanished from sight” while “swimming out to his dinghy” off Kingfisher Beach at South Bruny Island around 5pm on Thursday, police said. With a four-decade career in medicine, Dr […]

Sun Nov 26, 2023 - 4:00am
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Remains found in search for missing swimmer off north-west Tasmanian coast

Remains believed to belong to a young Tasmanian swimmer who went missing off Somerset Beach in the state’s north-west two weeks ago have been found. Police say the body of the 22-year-old was located at MacKenzies Beach near Doctors Rocks at Wynyard, some 5.3 kilometres from where she was last seen on November 11. They […]

Sun Nov 26, 2023 - 12:15am
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Flash flood warning for Tasmania’s north-east as severe thunderstorms approach

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for the north-eastern region of Tasmania tonight as wild weather threatens the area. The Bureau of Meteorology are warning residents that the storms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding over the next several hours across the Devonport, George Town, Scottsdale and Bridport areas. […]

Sat Nov 25, 2023 - 11:45pm
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Car bursts into flames at Ulverstone service station

A car has burst into flames while parked next to a fuel pump at a service station in Tasmania’s north-west tonight. BP on Main Street in Ulverstone is currently closed while authorities work to control the blaze, which began around 11pm on Saturday. Flames and clouds of white smoke can be seen billowing from the […]

Sat Nov 25, 2023 - 11:15pm