It’s the end of an era for Hobart’s McCann’s Music Centre as their Elizabeth Street shopfront gets cleared out for good after an impressive 88-year stint. The iconic instrument dealer has called the corner of Elizabeth and Melville Streets home since 1935, with its roots dating back to 1881 when it was initially established and […]
Sat Dec 9, 2023 - 5:00amA corner has determined that a cyclist found dead on a path in Upper Burnie last year “lost control of his bicycle” in the moments before the fatal crash. Roy William Rogers, 60, had just left his sister-in-laws house when he attempted to ride down a steep path 350 metres away between Federal Street and Brooklyn Road […]
Sat Dec 9, 2023 - 4:30amTasmania’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 […]
Fri Dec 8, 2023 - 5:00pmA 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 […]
Fri Dec 8, 2023 - 3:40pmA 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 […]
Fri Dec 8, 2023 - 2:35pmTasmania 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 […]
Fri Dec 8, 2023 - 12:25pmTasmanian 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 Dec 8, 2023 - 11:30amA 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 Dec 8, 2023 - 9:30amThe 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 Dec 8, 2023 - 8:30amThe 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 […]
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