A fire that is expected to burn through approximately 40 hectares of bushland in Hobart’s northern suburbs is ‘no cause for concern’, according to the Tasmania Fire Service. The fuel reduction burn along the Russell Fire Trail behind Claremont started on Wednesday morning as part of ongoing efforts to reduce the bushfire risk ahead of […]
Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 5:00pmWorkers undertaking potentially risky or dangerous tasks are being reminded that they ‘can say no’ following the recent tragic death of a team member from the West Coast Council this week. The man in his 30s lost his life at Frank Long Park in Zeehan after losing control of a ride-on mower and becoming trapped […]
Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 4:30pmA person has been injured and a fence has been partially destroyed following a crash on the South Arm Highway near Howrah this afternoon. Emergency services are currently at the scene of the crash near the intersection with Oceana Drive where one car has left the road and ploughed through a fence. They say one […]
Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 3:30pmSome of Tasmania’s biggest CEOs have gone head-to-head in a friendly competition to encourage business leaders to work together for better workplace health and wellbeing. The ‘Hospo Health CEO Challenge’, organised by the Tasmanian Hospitality Association (THA), brought together top executives from several prominent businesses and organisations at Hobart’s Swisherr on Wednesday. Speaking on the […]
Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 2:55pmA fleet of new mobile speed cameras deployed on roads across Tasmania are working to deter ‘bad driver behaviour’ as the number of fines issued surpasses 42,000. A government business scrutiny committee heard on Tuesday how the 16 automated traffic enforcement cameras have seen fines issued to 42,947 drivers for speeding since their introduction last year, […]
Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 11:55amAn elderly man from Launceston who lost his life in a crash with a refrigerated truck while on the way to a tax appointment last year was observed ‘driving erratically’ in the minutes leading up to the incident. According to a new coroner’s report, the 80-year-old was seen “speeding up, slowing down and changing lanes […]
Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 10:40amDevonport will soon be home to the state’s first Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in the northwest from next month. ‘My Clinic Plus’ on Steele Street will be transformed into the new Urgent Care Clinic and will begin offering bulk-billed urgent services from December 11. The clinic will operate with extended hours, seven days a week, […]
Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 8:15amA man has been left with “serious internal injuries” and another has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after an assault in Launceston’s northern suburbs overnight. Police say officers were called to reports of a disturbance at an address on Hargrave Crescent in Mayfield shortly after 8pm on Tuesday, where they found the seriously […]
Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 7:30amThe husband-and-wife duo behind a Sandy Bay Vietnamese restaurant have been fined almost $70,000 for underpaying two of their family member employees who they had helped relocate to Australia from Vietnam. Xuan A Tran and her husband Quang Manh Dong, the owners of ‘Vina Yummy Kitchen’, have admitted to underpaying Tran’s sister by $18,683.69 and […]
Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 5:00amTasmania’s very own Wolfe Brothers have secured an impressive six nominations for the upcoming 2024 Toyota Golden Guitar Awards. The Huon Valley brothers are already six-time Golden Guitar award winners and are eager to add to their accolades in the 52nd edition. The pair are up for the Country Music Capital News Group or Duo […]
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