After more than 16 years, Hobart’s Observatory Bar have announced they will be ‘bidding farewell’ to partygoers next month. The ‘Obar’ nightclub moved to its current Franklin Wharf location, previously occupied by IsoBar, in 2019 after 12 years at nearby Murray Street Pier. It is understood owners Pub Banc, who also operate Salamanca’s Cargo Bar […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 3:00amA severe wind event is affecting areas of Tasmania tonight, keeping thousands of people awake to the noise of wind blowing a gale. As of 2am, the BOM say a peak gust of 132km/h was recorded on the summit of Hobart’s kunanyi / Mt Wellington at 1:56am, while 98km/h gusts were recorded in the Hobart […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 2:19amThe Bureau of Meteorology has recorded a 120km/h wind gust in Tasmania’s southwest tonight as they increase a severe weather warning for damaging winds. Swansea, Strahan, New Norfolk, Hobart, Geeveston and Dover are now expected to be hit with ‘locally damaging gusts’ of up to 120km/h on Wednesday morning as a deepening low pressure system passes […]
Tue Oct 24, 2023 - 11:15pmPolice have launched an investigation after thieves reportedly swiped around $50,000 in cigarettes from Eastern Shore stores in recent weeks. Several business are believed to have been targeted by the burglars, including a Bellerive service station, a Lauderdale bottle shop and a Lindisfarne supermarket. Detective Sergeant Boyd from Bellerive CIB said the offenders, who have “no regard for […]
Tue Oct 24, 2023 - 3:42pmA Bridgewater man allegedly found with more than 5 dozen cannabis plants and multiple firearms has been charged. The 29-year-old was hit with charges for drug and firearm offences after a search of a northern suburbs property on Monday. Detective Sergeant Boyd from Bellerive CIB said officers located over 70 cannabis plants and five firearms, including three that […]
Tue Oct 24, 2023 - 3:32pmPolice say the Tasmania Fire Service are currently investigating the incident
Tue Oct 24, 2023 - 1:50pmSimon Behrakis is the newest member of Tasmania’s House of Assembly after winning a Clark recount. Behrakis, who replaces Elise Archer, says it is “an honour to be elected”. “I am excited to hit the ground running to deliver what matters for the people of Clark, particularly on the issues which I have already been […]
Tue Oct 24, 2023 - 11:50amPlans for a brand new $26 million agricultural hub in northern Tasmania, designed to enhance the sector through research and education infrastructure, have been revealed today. The new development, unveiled by the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture – a joint venture between the University of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Government – will see a high-tech glasshouse, research facility and […]
Tue Oct 24, 2023 - 11:35amHobart’s small businesses are suffering from ‘bad traffic management’ decisions, ‘disastrous’ road closures and ‘congestion-causing crossings’, one local businesses association says. Edwin Johnstone from the Confederation of Greater Hobart Business is calling on the Hobart City Council to step in and fix the city’s traffic situation, warning that things are ‘only going to get worse’ […]
Tue Oct 24, 2023 - 9:55amA record number of passengers crossed the Bass Strait on Spirit of Tasmania vessels last year. Over 450,000 people boarded 896 sailings on the boats operated by TT-Line in the 2022-23 financial year, contributing to a total revenue of around $307 million and an after-tax profit of $8.6 million. The increase in both passenger numbers and […]
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