Tasmanian recreational sand flathead bag limits are being ‘drastically reduced’ and commercial fishing will be banned “to support the long-term sustainability of the scalefish fishery”. From November 1, bag limits will be changed in certain areas, with a smaller fish bag limit in all other state waters. Fisheries Tasmania the main changes include a minimum size […]
Sun Oct 29, 2023 - 5:00am“Gusty thunderstorms” are expected to smash Tasmania’s west coast and southwest tonight as a “fast-moving cold front” sweeps across the state. The warning, issued by the BOM shortly after 6pm, is forecasting severe thunderstorms likely to produce damaging winds over the next several hours. Strahan, Queenstown, Strathgordon, Zeehan and Rosebery may be affected. 8pm, Saturday […]
Sat Oct 28, 2023 - 6:17pmTasmania’s newest Bass Strait passenger, vehicle and freight ship has officially been named and launched at a ceremony held at the shipbuilders yard in Finland. Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) launched the Spirit of Tasmania IV on Friday night Tasmanian time, a moment Chairman Michael Grainger said he was “delighted to witness”. “Both Spirit of Tasmania […]
Sat Oct 28, 2023 - 1:00pmEnvironmentalists across Tasmania have been left ‘outraged’ after a centuries-old native tree was driven through Hobart as part of a series of large trees being removed from the state’s southern forests. The tree shown in the “horror image” was ‘nearly 3 metres in diameter’ and was seen on a Victorian-plated log haulage truck around the […]
Sat Oct 28, 2023 - 10:45amExample images showing just what the potential future home of Tasmania’s new AFL club could look like have been revealed. The design by global architectural design firm Populous, which specialises in sports facilities, arenas and convention centres, shows a space that will be built to a standard that is “consistent with the majority of other AFL club […]
Sat Oct 28, 2023 - 5:00amAn international visitor in Tasmania from the UK has been praised for helping an elderly neighbour escape her smoke-filled home in Launceston. Charlotte Fink was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation and a Launceston Fire Brigade commemorative medallion for pulling the sleeping 98-year-old resident from her Youngtown house by the Tasmania Fire Service. Fink noticed smoke […]
Sat Oct 28, 2023 - 4:00amThe International Space Station passed over Tasmania today, soaring at an altitude of more than 400 kilometres above the state. Arriving in the sky above the north-west around 4:07pm on Friday, the station moved over the Great Lake and Hobart within the space of 1 minute. While the ISS is often visible, today’s clear skies […]
Fri Oct 27, 2023 - 6:00pmA Hobart teenager was “primarily acting alone” when he allegedly broke into several homes and stole multiple cars over the last month, Police say. The 17-year-old is alleged to have entered unlocked homes across the eastern shore with the goal of stealing car keys, which he later used to steal the vehicles. Detective Sergeant Felicity Boyd […]
Fri Oct 27, 2023 - 4:00pmA man who sexually assaulted two female goats in Tasmania’s north-east last year has avoided jail after pleading guilty to two counts of bestiality. WARNING: This story contains references to bestiality and sexual assault The Launceston Supreme Court heard how Branxholm man Jacob Heatlie Johnston, 21, took a ‘much loved family pet’ goat from a […]
Fri Oct 27, 2023 - 1:45pmA woman who drowned in a popular swimming spot while visiting Tasmania in the summer of 2022 “most likely” suffered a medical event, according to a Coroner. Emily Catherine Stein, 22, died in January 2022 after she disappeared around 15 minutes after entering the water alongside her father and brother in Launceston’s Cataract Gorge First Basin. […]
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