A night-time crackdown on rural roads in Tasmania’s Northern Midlands on Tuesday has resulted in 9 drivers being issued with infringements. Police say during a brief 90-minute window, 2x drivers were caught driving drunk, 5 were caught exceeding the speed limit, 1 was caught without a licence and an unaccompanied learner driver tested positive for […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 11:10amPlans are in motion to create space for eight new businesses and a fast-food restaurant in Cambridge in the coming years, with an extension to the Homemaker Centre recently submitted to the Clarence City Council for approval. The eight new tenancies will range in size from 700m2 to 3,840m2 and along with the fast-food restaurant, […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 9:20amA $1.25 million dollar sculpture designed to resemble the wave of a hand (or, depending on who you ask, french fries) will be built at the entrance to Burnie. The winning design, dubbed “Welcome Gesture”, was created by David Hamilton and Geoff Farquhar-Still and was selected by about 80 voters from of a total of 152 […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 7:00amA specialist international police crime squad has successfully recovered $150,000 stolen from a Tasmanian business through a ‘sophisticated email scam’. Tasmania Police, along with several other states and the AFP, launched Operation EMMA9 to crackdown on money laundering operations. As a result, eighteen Australians accused of being money mules have been charged and over $2.6 million […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 5:00amTwo tractors have been completely destroyed after they were reportedly intentionally set on fire in the early hours of Monday morning. Police say the tractors had slashers attached to their rear when they went up in flames in flames in bushland off the East Tamar Highway at Hillwood at around 1:45am. It is believed the tractors […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 4:00amA Hobart teenager who led police on a dangerous half-hour chase while under the influence of cannabis has been given a suspended sentence and warned that any further offences could land him in prison. The 19-year-old P-plater “panicked” when a marked police car approached him while he was smoking cannabis on Cherokee Drive in Cambridge […]
Tue Dec 5, 2023 - 6:30pmThe Tasmanian Parliament will be recalled next week for MPs to decide on the future of Supreme Court Judge Gregory Geason. In a statement released on Tuesday afternoon, Attorney-General Guy Barnett announced that Parliament would “consider legislation to establish an inquiry into Justice Gregory Geason” when parliament is recalled on Tuesday, December 12. Justice Geason faces […]
Tue Dec 5, 2023 - 5:05pmBob Brown’s lawyers want trespass charges against him and fellow activists dropped following an incident during an anti-logging protest near Snow Hill on Tasmania’s east coast last year. Brown, Kristy Lee Alger and Karen Lynne Weldrick were arrested for allegedly trespassing while attempting to protect the nesting habitat of the critically endangered swift parrot in […]
Tue Dec 5, 2023 - 4:00pmAnother fast-food outlet is in the works for the Bridgewater area, with Hungry Jack’s recently submitting their grand plans for a new restaurant to the Brighton Council. The proposed burger joint would be located at the Cove Hill Shopping Centre and if approved, would be built across the carpark from an existing KFC restaurant. “A […]
Tue Dec 5, 2023 - 3:10pmA woman who was dobbed in by other motorists for driving around with a smashed windscreen was also found to be intoxicated while behind the wheel, according to police. The 43-year-old from Risdon Vale was pulled over in South Arm on Monday where she returned a breath alcohol reading of 0.236, four times the legal limit. […]
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