Around 2,700 hectares of both national park and private land has now been burnt following a bushfire on Tasmania’s east coast. The Coles Bay blaze, which has been active in the area since Tuesday, prompted multiple backburning operations by the Tasmania Fire Service over the weekend to control the fire’s spread. Favourable weather conditions on […]
Mon Sep 25, 2023 - 4:30amTwo young men who allegedly stole a car from Launceston and drove it into two businesses 160km away remain on the run this morning. The pair, aged 17 and 21, are suspected of stealing a white 1993 Toyota Corolla on Friday before making their way up the north-west coast, stealing petrol, cigarettes, smoking devices and […]
Mon Sep 25, 2023 - 4:00amTasmanian Country Rock duo The Wolfe Brothers have been nominated for a 2023 ARIA Award for their album ‘Livin’ the Dream’. It’s the duo’s sixth studio album and has been nominated for Best Country Album at Australia’s premier music industry awards. The Wolfe Brothers have previously been nominated for Best Country Album three times but […]
Sun Sep 24, 2023 - 5:15pmResidents in parts of Tasmania’s Southern Midlands are being urged to check their bushfire plans as firefighters tackle a blaze in the Stonehenge area. Tasmania Fire Services crews are currently working to extinguish a blaze east of Whitefoord, which they say is travelling towards Tin Pot Marsh Road, Stonehenge. The TFS say while there is […]
Sun Sep 24, 2023 - 5:04pmApproximately 10% of paramedic shifts in Tasmania are going unfilled, according to new figures released by Health Minister Guy Barnett. Between November 2022 and March 2023, 2,181 shifts out of a total of 19,710 went unfilled, according to numbers released in response to a question on notice in the Legislative Council by Sarah Lovell MLC. […]
Sun Sep 24, 2023 - 6:00amA Tasmanian learner driver was not negligent in a fatal crash that killed two of her family members, but ‘inexperienced,’ a new report has found. Brittany Wright lost control of her car on a wet West Tamar Highway at Lanena and crashed into an oncoming van in August 2021. Judy and Donald Riley, Wright’s great […]
Sun Sep 24, 2023 - 5:30amA Launceston man has been charged with high-range drink driving after a crashing on Saturday. The 54-year-old crashed into another vehicle Frederick Street around lunchtime and was taken into custody at the scene. Police say after testing the man for alcohol consumption, he was found to have a reading of 0.349 – almost 7 times the legal […]
Sun Sep 24, 2023 - 4:00amThe Kingborough Tigers have won the 2023 TSL Grand Final at North Hobart Oval today, securing their first ever state league premiership. The Tigers’ win was sparked by a strong second quarter. Nicholas Baker, Eddie Cole, and Lachlan Clifford were instrumental in winning the midfield battle. North Launceston made a late comeback in the final […]
Sat Sep 23, 2023 - 8:42pmA Tasmanian mother and her daughter have had their cars seized after they were caught racing each other at 158km/h on the Midland Highway this morning. The 49-year-old woman and ‘terrible role model’ was driving north alongside the 17-year-old P-plater when they were stopped at Conara around 9:45am Saturday. Police say the 17-year-old girl behind […]
Sat Sep 23, 2023 - 4:45pmIllegal rubbish dumping continues to be a ‘big problem’ in the Huon Valley, according to the local council. The Huon Valley Council and the Environment Protection Authority have begun a crackdown on illegal dumpers who ‘continue to dump waste where they see fit’. Mayor Sally Doyle said a majority of the rubbish found at dump sites […]
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