Tasmania’s State Emergency Service is urging people not to become complacent, with thunderstorms to bring heavy rainfall across the state tonight. SES Assistant Director Leon Smith said while the weather today has been mild so far, the worst is expected later into the evening and into tomorrow morning. “Hobart locals will recall significant rainfall events […]
Sat Oct 21, 2023 - 6:00pmFrom next month, it’ll cost $15 more to ride the Cradle Mountain shuttle bus as Parks and Wildlife Tasmania works to recoup some of the $3+ million that the service costs to run each year – but not everyone is onboard. Used by a “majority of visitors,” the shuttle serves the 300-odd thousand people who […]
Sat Oct 21, 2023 - 5:00amTasmanians are being urged to brace for severe weather as heavy rain, wind and thunderstorms are forecast to impact the state over the weekend. The Bureau of Meteorology say while it is ‘hard to predict’ where the system will hit, eastern parts of the state including Hobart and Launceston are expected to be affected. Senior […]
Sat Oct 21, 2023 - 4:00amHobart’s proposed Macquarie Point Stadium project is half way to being confirmed as a ‘Project of State Significance’. Parliament’s Lower House approved an order to progress the stadium project overnight, which will now have to be approved by the upper house for it to have effect. Premier Jeremy Rockliff said despite Labors “negativity, toxic politics and […]
Fri Oct 20, 2023 - 8:30pmTasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has dropped a photo of his new tattoo featuring the names of his three daughters. The tattoo, which reads “Ruby, Lucy, Holly”, is believed to have been inked on his right arm recently while away on ‘dad duty’ on the mainland with his daughters. The Premier says that after a busy week […]
Fri Oct 20, 2023 - 5:30pmTributes are flowing for ‘a legend of the Tasmanian apple industry’ after the passing of Ian Smith this week. Ian took over the R&R Smith / Willie Smiths Apple Farm at age 21 after the passing of his dad, before his son Andrew launched their famous Willie Smiths Cider brand in recent years. In a […]
Fri Oct 20, 2023 - 4:00pmThe finalists in the 2023 Tasmanian Tourism Awards, from wineries to boutique hotels and restaurants, can officially been revealed. Each judged as reaching the “highest national industry benchmark standard” for excellence, innovation and sustainability in tourism, the operators will go head to head for the top spot in their category at an awards evening at […]
Fri Oct 20, 2023 - 1:00pmAn Allens Rivulet couple who were tragically attacked by their pet dog, resulting in the death of the husband and serious injuries to the wife, have now been identified. Noel Backhouse, aged 66, and Karen ‘Maree’ Anderson, aged 64, were passionate dog lovers who owned multiple dogs, including the dog involved in the attack. Police and […]
Fri Oct 20, 2023 - 7:55amA coroner has determined that the “sole cause” of a motorcycle crash that claimed the life of a Hobart man last year was “his reckless behaviour in travelling at very high speed in a suburban street”. 31-year-old Clarendon Vale man Bradley John Kremmer had “consumed alcohol and methamphetamine” before riding the motorcycle through Warrane in July […]
Fri Oct 20, 2023 - 5:00amTasmania’s troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre is experiencing lockdowns at a “disturbing” systemic level, according to the state custodial inspector’s latest annual report. Richard Connock says children at the facility “rarely achieved” the required minimum of 10 hours outside their rooms each day and said that staffing shortages appeared to be a “major reason” for […]
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