Residents near the small Tasmanian town of Penguin were woken by the sound of what locals say was a blaring train horn that went on for more than four minutes late last night. Locals reported the ‘continuously sounding’ train horn coming from a TasRail locomotive on the Western Line near Sulfur Creek around 10pm on […]
Tue Dec 19, 2023 - 8:15amCherry season is well underway across the state, with around four to five tonnes being picked every day in the lead up to Christmas. Cherries Tasmania in Old Beach is one of the state’s largest cherry orchards and has around 80 hectares of fruit under nets and over 100,000 trees – much of which will […]
Tue Dec 19, 2023 - 5:00amTasmanian food and beverage companies have struck gold at a recent International Import Expo in Shanghai, with several securing multi-million-dollar deals with Chinese buyers. Agreements totalling $86 million were signed by four Tasmanian producers, who jetted off to the expo with local products including seafood, fresh fruits, whisky, wines and non-alcoholic beverages. Premier and Minister […]
Tue Dec 19, 2023 - 4:00amTasmanian football players Brooke Barwick and Georgia Clark have experienced their “dream come true” moment tonight after both were selected as the states newest AFLW draftees. The Tasmania Devils pair, who have been teammates since their junior days at the Glenorchy Football Club, had been widely expected to be chosen in this year’s draft. Barwick was […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 10:00pmRex will now fly into Hobart twice a day as the semi-budget carrier ramps up its service offering ahead of what will be a bumper summer. The increase has helped grow the expected number of travellers booked to pass through the Hobart Airport terminal this festive season to over 170,000. The airline only launched its […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 7:35pmA person has been arrested a short time ago over a fatal crash at Yolla that claimed the life of a Malaysian tourist on Friday. Police say no charges have been laid at this stage. The arrest came just hours after Western District Commander Stuart Wilkinson urged the man allegedly responsible to turn himself in. A 43-year-old […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 3:50pmMembers of Hobart’s homeless community have been prevented from setting up tents in St David’s Park after large rocks were placed under two trees by the council. The Hobart City Council planted the rocks under the two 86-year-old sequoia trees to protect them, but activists from the Grassroots Action Network Tasmania (GRANT) have labeled the rocks as […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 3:25pmThe Tasman Highway at Scamander has been partially closed this afternoon as firefighters battle a bushfire in the Wrinklers Bridge area. Police say officers in the area are currently conducting traffic control “at several locations” along the highway due to the fire. The blaze, located around 2km from the township, is listed as being “Under […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 2:10pmThree people have been charged following a dramatic police chase through the streets of Sheffield that ended in a crash early Sunday morning, while one suspect remains on the loose. Police were called to the scene of the alleged burglary in the small town just after 1am on Sunday, when, shortly after, an officer spotted a […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 1:30pmPetstock will be getting rid of one of its three stores in Launceston after reaching an agreement with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The ACCC launched an investigation in March into Petstock’s previous acquisitions, including the Animal Tuckerbox store in Launceston, which is now Petstock Launceston Central. ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said the […]
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