Kingborough Council has issued a warning against swimming and other water-based activities at Blackmans Bay Mid Beach following the discovery of a sewage spill earlier this morning. Council staff identified what has been described as a “leak” on Monday morning and contacted TasWater, who are currently working to fix the issue. “Temporary signs have been […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 11:45amThe music will continue to play at one and Hobart’s longest-standing record stores, thanks to DarkLab (the team behind Dark Mofo) stepping in to keep it open. Music Without Frontiers on Liverpool Street has been much loved by musical enthusiasts for decades and now, under DarkLab’s In The Hanging Garden precinct, they’ll be able to connect, buy […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 11:15amSadly, the man missing from Launceston has today been found deceased in the West Launceston area. Police say there are no suspicious circumstances and officers will prepare a report for the Coroner. “Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones,” they said. If you or anyone you know needs help: Lifeline on 13 11 […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 10:30amHobart’s iconic Tasman Bridge is one step closer to a major facelift, thanks to a $5.25 million injection from the Australian government. The initial grant kicks off a $130 million joint project with the Tasmanian government to modernise the bridge for the first time since 1975. The crucial infrastructure promises a raft of improvements, including […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 5:00amA Herdsmans Cove man has been sentenced to five months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, for recklessly firing a homemade shotgun into the air while drunk. Steven Wayne Barton, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of recklessly discharging a firearm and eight summary firearms offences stemming from an incident on May 27 when he fired […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 4:00amTasmania’s newest multi-day hiking experience, dubbed the ‘Tyndall Range walk, is one step closer to becoming a reality. The 28-kilometre, three-day, two-night walk will run between Lake Plimsoll and Lake Margaret Power Station on the West Coast. The track route has been confirmed and new renders showcase the stunning views of the rugged West Coast […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 12:05amOur very own Neil the Seal has become an online sensation, with his latest visit to a small Tasmanian town racking up millions of views and earning him thousands of new followers. The 600kg elephant seal, known affectionately as Neil, has been a regular to the state’s beaches in recent years, but has just recently become achieved […]
Sun Dec 17, 2023 - 9:30pmThe search for a driver who fled the scene of a fatal crash in north-west Tasmania on Friday that left a Malaysian tourist dead and two others injured is continuing. The tourist, who was in Tasmania to take part in a motorcycle tour of the state, was killed around 9:25am near Yolla on the Murchison […]
Sun Dec 17, 2023 - 7:00pmJan Cameron, the founder of clothing giant Kathmandu, has been found guilty of hiding her control of $14 million in shares of the baby formula company Bellamy’s. Cameron used an offshore corporate structure based on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao to acquire the shares in 2014 – but failed to disclose the purchase to […]
Sun Dec 17, 2023 - 5:00amA Smithton man has been charged in connection with an alleged wounding incident in the north-west Tasmanian town earlier this week. The man, who is in his 40s, is alleged to have wounded another person on King Street on December 13. Detective Acting Sergeant Jeremy Williams said the man was arrested after an investigation conducted […]
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