Author: <span>Pulse Tasmania</span>


Courts and Crime

Illegal animal tail find was a ‘setup by activists’, Tasmanian greyhound trainer claims

Leading Tasmanian greyhound trainer Anthony Bullock is appealing a lifetime ban that prevents him from owning, training or nominating greyhounds for racing. Bullock was banned and charged with “possessing an animal part capable of being used as bait, quarry, or a lure” by a panel of stewards last month after an animal tail was discovered […]

Fri Dec 8, 2023 - 5:00am
Football

Tasmanian AFL team close to $70 million high performance centre decision

Tasmania’s new AFL team could have its first confirmed future location for a new $70 million High Performance Centre as early as next week, with the Clarence City Council set to vote on whether to locate it at Rosny on Monday. A report to councillors has identified Charles Hand Park, next to Rosny College, as the preferred […]

Fri Dec 8, 2023 - 12:05am
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Nunamara Store owner lost husband weeks before business was destroyed by fire

A Tasmanian shop owner had recently lost her husband just four weeks before a devastating blaze tore through and destroyed their small-town general store. Kerrie Sinclair had battled through road closures, the challenges of COVID-19 and floods to keep the doors of the Nunamara General Store open for the past 22 years before the business […]

Thu Dec 7, 2023 - 7:50pm
Macquarie Point

1915 Hobart Goods Shed likely to be listed on Tasmanian heritage register

Hobart’s Goods Shed stands in the way of the proposed Macquarie Point stadium and its fate could be influenced by an application to consider the 1915 railway building for permanent heritage listing. The Tasmanian Heritage Council assessed the century-old structure during a Wednesday night meeting and are believed to have started the process for its […]

Thu Dec 7, 2023 - 6:10pm
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Hobart’s Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds cautioned for code of conduct breach

Hobart’s Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds has received a caution for breaching the code of conduct during an interaction with now-Councillor Louise Elliot at a public meeting last year. The meeting was held to discuss the University of Tasmania’s intention to move its campus from Sandy Bay to the CBD, during which Ms Elliot spoke against the […]

Thu Dec 7, 2023 - 3:25pm
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Teenage Tasmanian pilot steals the show with helicopter arrival at school formal

Hobart teenager Isabelle Corbin has set the bar for grand entrances to school events by touching down at her Year 12 St Michael’s Collegiate school formal in a helicopter. The aspiring rescue helicopter pilot and daughter of the late Rotorlift founder Roger Corbin, flew the helicopter to her leavers dinner at Wrest Point with the […]

Thu Dec 7, 2023 - 2:25pm
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Woolworths says sorry after customer finds maggots crawling on roast chicken

A customer has issued a warning to other shoppers after she went to eat a hot roast chicken purchased from a Tasmanian supermarket that reportedly contained maggots. The chicken was reportedly bought from Woolworths in Wynyard at 4:50pm from a batch prepared at 4:33pm on Wednesday afternoon. The woman was quick to share the find in […]

Thu Dec 7, 2023 - 2:10pm
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Revised Skylands mega-development masterplan for Droughty Point resurfaces

The Skylands mega-development on Hobart’s eastern shore is back on the table, with an updated masterplan that will be voted on by Clarence councillors more than six months after its initial rejection. This major development, located about 25-minutes from Hobart’s CBD by car (on a good day), would see around 2,500 new homes built across 6 connected […]

Thu Dec 7, 2023 - 12:00pm
Courts and Crime

Police crack down on Christmas shoplifters with high visibility patrols

Tasmania Police will ramp up their patrols in busy shopping precincts in the lead up to Christmas as the battle against shoplifters and those engaging in antisocial behaviour continues. Foot patrols will make up a majority of their efforts, with officers planning to specifically target shoplifters that are already known to police. Inspector John Toohey […]

Thu Dec 7, 2023 - 11:59am
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31st Targa Tasmania race postponed until 2025 amid safety and planning concerns

Tasmania’s annual Targa event has been postponed for the second year in a row and won’t return until 2025, organisers have announced. Initially scheduled for April 8th to 13th next year, the 31st Targa Tasmania event has been pushed back to take place from April 28th to May 2nd in 2025. The “bitter blow” comes […]

Thu Dec 7, 2023 - 10:05am