Four of Tasmania’s top hospitality venues and tourism experiences have walked away from a national awards ceremony overnight with the crown of being the best in the country. The annual Australian Hotels Association Awards for Excellence at Adelaide Oval on Monday marked the fifth consecutive event where Tasmania claimed four outstanding awards. Among the state’s […]
Tue Nov 28, 2023 - 10:50amA bushfire that ignited just 1km away from the main township of Strahan on Tasmania’s west coast was “deliberately lit”, according to investigators. The blaze on Ocean Beach Road started around 12am on Monday morning and, as of Tuesday, had burned through approximately 172 hectares of bushland – a similar size to that of a […]
Tue Nov 28, 2023 - 9:15amRichmond is gearing up to celebrate its bicentenary with a four-month-long program featuring over 70 events, exhibits and festivals. The historic and beloved Tasmanian town will kick off the festivities with a street parade in December to mark the 200th anniversary since the laying of the foundation stone of one of Australia’s most historic and […]
Tue Nov 28, 2023 - 8:35amCrush your cans this summer. That’s the message from a Tasmanian snake catcher who responds to calls about snakes getting stuck inside them every year. Olivia Dykstra, a snake catcher in Whitemore, is urging people to ‘squash all cans’ before throwing them out as a simple and easy way to prevent snakes from becoming trapped. […]
Tue Nov 28, 2023 - 7:00amA young teenage driver who rolled his ute while driving “too fast” down a north-west Tasmanian beach with people sitting in the rear tray has been sentenced in the Supreme Court. The then-17-year-old P1 licence holder, identified only as HKR, was driving on Moorland Beach near Devonport Airport in July 2022 while ‘out for some […]
Tue Nov 28, 2023 - 5:00amThe City of Hobart will send a letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, urging the Australian Government to support a ceasefire in Gaza. During a meeting on Monday night, councillors passed a motion that condemns the “abhorrent acts committed by Hamas”, “Israel’s indiscriminate and disproportionate military attacks against the Palestinian people” and “calls for the […]
Tue Nov 28, 2023 - 4:30amWhat is arguably Southern Tasmania’s biggest tourist attraction, kunanyi/Mt Wellington, will be closed for maintenance this week ahead of the upcoming peak tourist season. It’s disappointing news for a boatload of cruise passengers who were unexpectedly diverted to Hobart at the last minute after their ship was rejected entry into New Zealand and will now […]
Mon Nov 27, 2023 - 4:45pmA rural Tasmanian pub has found itself “absolutely overwhelmed” after an ‘unconventional’ job ad went viral on their Facebook Page. The Weldborough Hotel on Saturday put up a tongue-in-cheek job listing in search of ‘high achieving’ workers who have “proven experience in a high pressure environment, ideally with references from Gordon Ramsay or Heston Blumenthal”. “Actually, […]
Mon Nov 27, 2023 - 3:20pmTwo activists from the Bob Brown Foundation have boarded a floating fish farm in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour as they ramp up their fight to save the endangered Maugean Skate, angering the boss of one of the state’s biggest salmon businesses. The West Coast harbour is the only place the Maugean skate, a species of ray, are […]
Mon Nov 27, 2023 - 1:55pmTasmania’s planning tribunal has delivered a ‘positive verdict’ for a proposed wind farm on Robbins Island off the north-west coast in Bass Strait, a decision that has been hailed as “sensible” by its supporters and ‘a disaster’ by others. The 100-turbine wind farm on the island has faced opposition from various groups, including local residents, conservation […]
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