Day: <span>8 December 2023</span>

Courts & Crime

Tasmania’s Attorney-General wants Justice Geason suspended amid assault charges

Tasmania’s Attorney-General will move that Justice Geason be suspended when Parliament reconvenes next week. Supreme Court Judge Gregory Geason was charged with assault and emotional abuse last Friday and under current legislation, can’t be stood down easily. Court documents released following his initial appearance in the Hobart Magistrates Court reveal ‘persistent yelling and screaming’ allegations and […]

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17-year-old alleges three years of sexual abuse by Bridgewater woman

A Bridgewater woman has been charged with allegedly sexually abusing a teenager over a three-year period. The 45-year-old is accused of committing the crimes against a teenage boy when he was between the ages of 14 and 17. Police say the arrest was made following extensive investigations by detectives from the Bellerive Criminal Investigation Branch […]

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Storm front moving across Tasmania brings rain, thunderstorms and strong winds

A strong cold front sweeping across southeastern Australia is bringing rain, thunderstorms and strong winds to Tasmania this afternoon. Thunderstorms are currently forming in the Central Highlands region, with dozens of lightning strikes already recorded on Friday afternoon. The storms are expected to intensify into the evening and are likely to produce moderate to heavy rainfall, along […]

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Sandy Bay parents, police on alert after child approached by man in white van

Tasmania Police are investigating reports of a suspicious man in a white van who allegedly approached a child while they were walking to school in the Sandy Bay area this week. The primary school student from Waimea Heights Primary School alerted their parents following the incident on Tuesday morning when a “man they didn’t know” in […]

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Export licence at risk as Tasmanian Quality Meats faces animal welfare allegations

Tasmanian Quality Meats (TQM) could lose their export licence, potentially resulting in the loss of hundreds of jobs, after damming footage allegedly caught staff at their Cressy plant breaching animal welfare regulations. The meat processing plant have been served with a draft notice from the Federal Government to suspend their export licence, which they say […]

Fri, 8 Dec 11:30am

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Armed Hobart teenager steals 3 lizards in home invasion during boy’s 12th birthday

A boy with autism now lives with a “constant fear of being attacked” after his 12th birthday was ruined by armed men who pushed their way into his family home during the celebrations. Jaidon Glen Polden, then 18, was one of four men armed with a handgun, knife, taser and knuckledusters when they carried out […]

Fri, 8 Dec 9:30am

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Bumper crop: Tasmanian cherries back in season just in time for Christmas

The 10-month wait for Tasmanian-grown cherries is finally over as these sour-sweet treats start to arrive in stores across the state, just in time for Christmas. Following a string of recent long and sunny days that have provided “great growing conditions” for cherries, Fruit Growers of Tasmania CEO Peter Cornish believes this season’s crop could […]

Fri, 8 Dec 8:30am

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Strahan’s only manned petrol station set to reopen after months of closure

The only manned petrol station in the West Coast town of Strahan is set get back up and running in early 2024. The town has been without a manned petrol station since April when BP shut up shop for redevelopment, leaving just a single pump at the airport as only option for fuel. Lowes Petroleum […]

Fri, 8 Dec 8:00am

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Illegal animal tail find was a ‘setup by activists’, Tasmanian greyhound trainer claims

Leading Tasmanian greyhound trainer Anthony Bullock is appealing a lifetime ban that prevents him from owning, training or nominating greyhounds for racing. Bullock was banned and charged with “possessing an animal part capable of being used as bait, quarry, or a lure” by a panel of stewards last month after an animal tail was discovered […]

Fri, 8 Dec 5:00am

Football

Tasmanian AFL team close to $70 million high performance centre decision

Tasmania’s new AFL team could have its first confirmed future location for a new $70 million High Performance Centre as early as next week, with the Clarence City Council set to vote on whether to locate it at Rosny on Monday. A report to councillors has identified Charles Hand Park, next to Rosny College, as the preferred […]

Fri, 8 Dec 12:05am