Winter is set to make a surprise comeback this week, with a cold and gusty south-westerly airstream to bring snow to the state. Meteorologist Alex Melitsis tells Pulse moderate snowfalls are expected down to around 500 metres on Friday and throughout Saturday, mostly about the southern half of the state. While a maximum temperature of […]
Tue Sep 5, 2023 - 4:41pmA burst water pipe that went unnoticed ‘for around 6-hours’ has shut parts of the Derwent Valley Council offices. Derwent Valley Mayor Michelle Dracoulis said staff arrived for work on Monday morning to find the office flooded after a water pipe burst inside a second-floor wall on Sunday night – its fourth major flood damage in the […]
Tue Sep 5, 2023 - 3:52pmA special Tasmania Police taskforce are on the hunt for 54 repeat offenders across the south of the state. Four new Hobart officers have joined Taskforce Saturate today in a bid to “deal with as many repeat offenders as possible”. Inspector John Toohey said the repeat offenders continue to do the wrong thing and will be tracked […]
Tue Sep 5, 2023 - 12:45pmTop Tasmanian horse trainer Scott Brunton has had his licence revoked by the Office of Racing Integrity. ORI say the decision will come into effect on September 8, giving Brunton time to make arrangements for the 100 horses at his Seven Mile Beach stables. The cancellation was based on an assessment of Brunton’s suitability to […]
Tue Sep 5, 2023 - 12:24pmTwo new Road Crash Rescue vehicles and a Storm Trailer have been unveiled at Sorell this week. Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management, Felix Ellis, said the state-of-the-art vehicles have been provided through a state government investment of $422k to establish an SES emergency response capability within the Sorell Emergency Services Hub. “In March […]
Tue Sep 5, 2023 - 7:00amMetro have lifted a ban that prevented buses from entering certain parts of a Hobart suburb. The restriction was put in place last week, with drivers warned not to pass the Gage Road roundabout in Gagebrook without a police escort, due to rock attacks. “Following the police investigation and escort support, since Friday 1 September […]
Tue Sep 5, 2023 - 5:00amA sick Australian expeditioner is heading back to Hobart after being airlifted to the icebreaker RSV Nuyina from Antarctica’s Casey research station. The Nuyina left Hobart last week to rescue the expeditioner, who was suffering from a ‘developing medical condition’. Two helicopters and a medical retrieval team made the nearly hour-long flight to reach the station […]
Mon Sep 4, 2023 - 7:00pmThe Tasmania Fire Service have issued a smoke alert for Kingston and surrounding areas, south of Hobart. A Fuel Reduction Burn at The Lea (off the Southern Outlet) is pushing smoke over the Kingston township. The TFS say while there is no threat to communities, people with medical conditions are advised to avoid the smoke […]
Mon Sep 4, 2023 - 6:10pmThe Glenorchy Memorial Pool has been thrown a $200,000 lifeline by the State Government. The 60-year-old pool was forced shut due to due to various issues, including a leak and structural problems, earlier this year. With an estimated total restoration cost of around $30m – $40m, the State Government grant will allow the council to […]
Mon Sep 4, 2023 - 1:02pmHobart’s Lord Mayor has hit back at claims she is just “looking for a fight” over an AFL High Performance training facility, while revealing she is ‘for an AFL team and stadium’. Anna Reynolds made the announcement while speaking to Brent Costelloe and Tim Paine on SEN Tassie this morning. “I am pro team as […]
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