An international motorcyclist taking part in a riding tour of Tasmania has died after he was hit by a stolen vehicle, while the driver allegedly behind the wheel remains on the run. The rider, a Malaysian national, passed away at the scene of the crash on the Murchison Highway shortly after 9:25am on Friday. Tasmania […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 2:00pmUpdated 3:10pm, Friday December 15: An elderly motorcyclist has died following a serious crash on a rural section of a Tasmanian highway this afternoon. The 77-year-old man from Elliot, around 20 minutes south-west of Burnie, was riding on the Bass Highway at Brittons Swamp when he left the road. Police say the man was treated by paramedics but […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 12:30pmMost of Burnie’s CBD and some parts of South Burnie are currently in a blackout after being hit by a widespread power outage. TasNetworks say crews are currently investigating the cause of the outage, which began around 10:30am on Friday and has left more than 700 CBD customers without electricity. This power disruption comes as […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 11:15amA corner says we may never know what caused a fatal head-on crash on the Bass Highway in October of last year because of a lack of evidence. Graham Seth Wells, 68, tragically lost his life at the scene of the crash near Latrobe on October 22, 2022, after suffering fatal injuries to his chest, spine, pelvis […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 10:35amUpdate – A person has sadly passed away following a 3-vehicle crash on the Murchison Highway at Yolla today. SEE THE LATEST. EARLIER – 10:45am, Friday December 15: A driver has run off from the scene of a serious crash involving two cars and a motorbike in north-west Tasmania this morning. Police say officers are […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 9:34amThe boss of Ambulance Tasmania has again banned staff from wearing Santa hats or decorating ambulances this Christmas, just as paramedics threaten to take industrial action. That means baubles, tinsel and reindeer antlers won’t be seen on the state’s ambulances after paramedics were told the ‘age-old tradition’ is no longer allowed. Chief Executive Jordan Emery told […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 8:45amAn entire model village of Old Hobart Town, scaled down to 1/16th of the size, has just been listed for sale in Richmond. The detailed model includes over sixty buildings, nearly 600 period figurines and depicts life in Hobart in 1820. With an asking price of somewhere over $1.6 million, the unique offering includes the model village […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 7:00amEquality Tasmania have again slammed a “useless” bill aimed at banning LGBTQIA+ conversion therapy practices that was unveiled by the State Government this week. The advocates doubled down on their claim that the bill is riddled with “loopholes” that could allow conversion practices to continue under the guise of “support” or “guidance” on Thursday and called […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 5:00amEnvironmentalists are claiming that thousands of fish have died at a salmon farm on Tasmania’s east coast and are now calling for it to be “permanently shut down”. The Bob Brown Foundation has filmed dead fish being pumped out of a Tassal salmon farm near Triabunna, which they claim to have died because of a […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 4:00amOne of Hobart’s biggest hotels is understood to have been evacuated this evening after a fire broke out in one of its kitchens. Firefighters were called to the Hotel Grand Chancellor on Davey Street just after 11pm on Thursday night following reports of a “structure fire”. According to the Tasmania Fire Service, Hobart crews discovered a […]
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