There’s now fewer physical banks and ATMs in Tasmania than there was five years ago, according to new data. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority say the state has lost 174 ATMs and 46 bank branches since June 2018 due to more people using electronic banking and having a lower reliance on cash. In the measured […]
Thu Oct 26, 2023 - 5:00amA platypus has been found entangled in plastic after rubbish from the council tip was discharged into the Hobart Rivulet over the weekend. Pete Walsh discovered the platypus while photographing other platypuses in the area on Tuesday. Walsh spent two and a half hours searching for the platypus, eventually finding her and removing the plastic […]
Thu Oct 26, 2023 - 4:00amThursday morning: Two teenagers have been arrested over a wounding that left a man seriously injured at a Launceston shopping centre overnight. A 16-year-old and and 17-year-old were taken into custody on Wednesday night and are “assisting police with their inquiries”. Police say the victim, who is believed to be in his 50s, remains in the […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 11:00pmTorn-off roofs and blown-in windows were among the 46 calls for assistance that State Emergency Service crews responded to overnight as severe wind gusts swept across the state. SES Assistant Director Leon Smith said the average damaging winds, clocking in at 98 km/h, included “pockets of destructive winds” that prompted volunteers to respond to various […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 1:25pmSnow is falling across Tasmania’s west coast today as a cold front moves across the state. The Bureau of Meteorology say snow as low as 600 metres is expected during the day, making Cradle Mountain and kunanyi/Mount Wellington look like a winter wonderland. A cold southwesterly airstream will develop over Tasmania this morning, then ease during […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 12:50pmA drunk Tasmanian man who reportedly ran down several signs and collided with multiple parked cars during a short drive in Launceston has lost his licence. The 59-year-old from Prospect was allegedly three and a half times the legal breath alcohol limit when he was caught drink driving in Invermay yesterday afternoon. Police say multiple 000 […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 12:00pmA former top Tasmanian greyhound trainer has been given a lifetime ban by Tasmania’s Office of Racing Integrity. Anthony Bullock received the “disqualification for the term of his natural life” for possessing an animal part that could be used for bait or luring purposes after an investigation was sparked by drone footage of his property […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 10:35amDozens of fallen trees and damaged power lines have come down during an intense windstorm that hit much of Tasmania overnight. Police are warning drivers and pedestrians to take care on the roads and to watch for hazards, mainly in the Kingborough and Huon Valley areas. Huon Road at Fern Tree is one of many […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 8:56amA group dedicated to protecting platypuses in the Hobart Rivulet is devastated after a severe storm on Saturday night sent a ‘significant amount’ of rubbish from a nearby tip into the waterway. Pete Walsh from the Hobart Rivulet Platypus group has said while no injured platypuses have been reported, previous incidents have harmed these animals. He says […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 5:00amThe family of a transgender woman who was allegedly assaulted in Risdon Prison before her 2018 death is calling for a coronial inquest. Rosemary Harwood says her daughter Marjorie Harwood refused life-saving medical care for a kidney condition due to the fear of being sent back to the facility where she had allegedly been sexually […]
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