An additional 1200 hectares of national park and 700 hectares of private land will be deliberately burned this weekend in a bid to contain a bushfire near Coles Bay. The east coast blaze, which started on Tuesday afternoon, prompted the evacuation of residents in Friendly Beaches and burned an estimated 750 hectares land. TFS Deputy Chief […]
Sat Sep 23, 2023 - 6:00amThe Launceston General Hospital has again imposed visitation restrictions to two wards due to gastroenteritis-like symptoms among patients and staff. The Department of Health say access will be restricted to Ward 4D and the Northern Cardiac Care Unit “until further notice”. “An outbreak management team is meeting daily to manage the situation,” the Department say. […]
Sat Sep 23, 2023 - 5:00amTasmania’s NBL JackJumpers franchise has revealed Christine Finnegan as their new CEO. The appointment comes as team owner Larry Kestelman aims to ensure stability at the club ahead of a potential sale. Finnegan is the second CEO in the club’s short history, following Simon Brookhouse who stood down in March 2023. Finnegan has had a […]
Sat Sep 23, 2023 - 4:00amA Motorcyclist who sustained serious injuries after a crash with a car in Tasmania’s north this afternoon has been flown to hospital. The man is believed to be in a serious but stable condition. Police say Stony Rise Road at Quoiba has reopened following the incident.
Fri Sep 22, 2023 - 4:46pmAround 80 Hobart students have spent 12 hours running a collective 3,500 laps in support of SHE, a group raising funds and awareness for Gynaecological Cancer research. The Year 12 Hutchins students ran from 8pm to 8am alongside peer Luke Harris, who lost his mum and cancer advocate Jo Harris to the disease earlier this […]
Fri Sep 22, 2023 - 4:38pm400 street deals of the highly addictive drug ice have been seized and removed from Tasmania’s streets this week, Police say. The “significant amount” of methylamphetamine, around 40 grams, was uncovered alongside cocaine, cannabis and close to $66,000 cash during a raid in Ravenswood yesterday. Police say two Ravenswood locals, allegedly responsible for the drug operation, were arrested following […]
Fri Sep 22, 2023 - 11:55amThe Tasmania Fire Service is urgently asking all people within 150m of a gas leak at a property on Invermay Road to evacuate now. Residents near 18 Rooms Avenue in Launceston are being asked to leave immediately and to stay away. “Exposure to this material will present an immediate danger to people in the Rooms […]
Fri Sep 22, 2023 - 10:00amDark Mofo has been cancelled for 2024 as organisers place the festival on pause for a “period of renewal”. Despite achieving record attendances and box office results this year, organisers say it is essential for them “to take stock of changing conditions and rising costs, in order to reset the festival for the future”. The […]
Fri Sep 22, 2023 - 9:00amA $400 million upgrade to the Hobart zinc works is one step closer to construction after grant deeds were finalized with the federal and state governments. The project will include the construction of a new electrolysis plant, capable of recovering greater quantities of minerals, at the site. In a memo sent to workers, Nyrstar Hobart […]
Fri Sep 22, 2023 - 6:00amA major bushfire that cut off Coles Bay on Tuesday afternoon remained uncontained and was still being battled by fire crews on Thursday evening. The fire spread rapidly on Tuesday due to strong winds, prompting a ‘severe danger’ warning and evacuation notices to locals in the area. TFS Incident Controller Scott Vinen said that while […]
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