180 Metro Tasmania services that are being cancelled every day should be referred to as a ‘permanent cut’ until the state government provides a plan and timeline for their restoration, an opposition MP says. Labor’s transport spokesman Josh Willie has labelled the suspensions as “disappointing but not surprising” and wants them to be reliably restored […]
Tue Jan 16, 2024 - 5:00amNorth-east Tasmanian councillors will remain barred from the council chambers for at least the next two months after ‘new allegations’ surfaced during the Dorset Council Board of Inquiry investigation. Minister for Local Government Nic Street suspended all councillors at the Dorset Council in July last year after ‘governance failings’ were uncovered. He has now announced […]
Tue Jan 16, 2024 - 4:00amThe replacement of the Aboriginal flag above the Tasmanian Parliament with the Danish flag has sparked outrage among members of the local Aboriginal community and the Greens. The Parliament had been flying the red and white flag as a tribute to Danish Queen Mary on Monday following her royal proclamation over the weekend. Indigenous campaigners […]
Mon Jan 15, 2024 - 6:30pmDashcam footage captured on Hobart’s busy Tasman Highway has caught employees of the Hobart Hurricanes cricket team driving with a person riding in the tray of a team-branded ute. The video, believed to have been recorded in October 2023, was shared on the Dashcam’s Tasmania Facebook page and has now prompted a police investigation. The […]
Mon Jan 15, 2024 - 5:30pmA light-hearted new advertising campaign, launched off the back of Sunday’s proclamation that saw Tasmanian-born Princess Mary become the Queen of Denmark, is expected to boost the number of Danish tourists visiting the state. Tourism Tasmania secured the full-page ads in both Melbourne’s The Age and the prominent Danish newspaper Politiken, cleverly showcasing Tasmania’s scenic […]
Mon Jan 15, 2024 - 2:45pmA man has been charged with assault following a “targeted incident” at a pub in Tasmania’s north-west over the weekend. The 53-year-old from Spreyton is alleged to have crashed his car into the front area of a licensed premises in Forth around 6:50pm on Saturday night. Police say officers were called to the Leith Road […]
Mon Jan 15, 2024 - 9:30amA group of five kayakers have successfully completed a gruelling crossing of Bass Strait in memory of their friend who tragically died by suicide at the age of 17. Matt Taubman, Edward Hosken, Ben Taylor, Tim Taylor and Jono Hargreaves spent 13 challenging days at sea to complete the ‘Strait To Tassie’ journey, arriving in […]
Mon Jan 15, 2024 - 5:00amHailed locally as the new ‘Queen from Taroona’, Tasmania’s Mary Elizabeth Donaldson has been officially proclaimed as the new Queen of Denmark. 51-year-old Mary joins husband Frederik in ascending the throne after the shock abdication announcement by Queen Margrethe, 83, on New Year’s Eve. Mary stepped out of Christiansborg Palace with husband King Frederik just […]
Mon Jan 15, 2024 - 1:10amLandmarks across Tasmania have lit up in the red & white colours of Denmark’s flag, honouring Hobart-born Princess Mary as she officially becomes Queen of Denmark. The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, the Launceston Town Hall and Devonport’s paranaple convention centre all lit up as the sun set on Sunday. Other buildings, including Wrest Point in […]
Sun Jan 14, 2024 - 10:54pmA group of around 20 residents from the Hobart suburb Danish Princess Mary grew up in have come together for a ‘royal picnic’, ahead of Mary’s coronation tonight. The gathering was organised in the Taroona Good Karma Network Facebook group, encouraging the community to come together to celebrate Mary becoming Queen. The event at Taroona […]
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