Two vehicles of interest that may hold the answer into a series of ‘significant’ copper thefts on the West Coast are being sought by police. A number of industrial sites in the Waratah and Tullah area have been targeted and had copper stolen between July and August this year. Police say they would like to […]
Sat Aug 19, 2023 - 4:00amThe West Ulverstone Child and Family Learning Centre has been repeatedly targeted by burglars in the past two months. The burglaries have resulted in the theft of approximately $11,000 worth of building materials, tools and CCTV cameras from the centre. Police are appealing for information regarding the crimes and are specifically asking for any dashcam […]
Sat Aug 19, 2023 - 3:00amAn Ulverstone local has been arrested and charged following a targeted police raid. MDMA, cannabis, methylamphetamine and cash were allegedly uncovered during a search of his property on Thursday. Police say the 382 grams of MDMA seized had the potential for 3,800 individual street deals, transactions that will now never happen. The 34-year-old man will appear […]
Fri Aug 18, 2023 - 9:30pmThe Clarence City Council has put out an urgent warning after an Emu reportedly escaped into the community tonight. People in the Sandford area are being asked to keep an eye out for the emu, to not approach it and to report it to the council if seen. More to come…
Fri Aug 18, 2023 - 5:55pmA Richmond man had more than four times the legal alcohol limit in his blood when he slammed into a power pole and wrote off his car this afternoon. The 44-year-old driver was the sole occupant of the RAV4 when he crashed on Brinktop Road on Friday. Police at the scene told Pulse the crash […]
Fri Aug 18, 2023 - 4:00pmA woman who slipped and fell down a bank on a remote Tasmanian reserve walking track has been successfully rescued. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to the Liffey Falls track, north of the Great Lake Conservation Area, earlier this week after a woman sustained injuries from a fall approximately 500 meters along the track. […]
Fri Aug 18, 2023 - 3:30pmA Glenorchy woman who ‘recklessly’ burnt down her house after setting a couch on fire has avoided prison. Stephanie Oakford, 37, admitted to igniting the blaze that led to the destruction of her Housing Tasmania home on 18 June 2020. In the Supreme Court on Tuesday, Oakford pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawfully setting […]
Fri Aug 18, 2023 - 12:05pmAn unregistered, large farm tractor that has been ‘unroadworthy’ for 7 years was among the vehicles pulled over during a traffic blitz on the Tasman Highway yesterday. The “disappointing” operation in Sorrel saw around 350 motorists undertake either a random breath or drug test and vehicle safety check. A total of 22 defect notices were […]
Fri Aug 18, 2023 - 12:00pmAn increasing number of Tasmanians, both young and old, are falling for cryptocurrency scams. Since the beginning of the year, a total of 133 reports of crypto scams have been filed across the state, resulting in an approximate total loss of around $6 million. One Tasmanian reportedly lost “more than $2 million” in a scam […]
Fri Aug 18, 2023 - 11:00amA proposed private hospital project in New Town has been axed due to the cost of construction ‘more the doubling’, the developer says. The Tasman Private Hospital, initially estimated to cost $60 million, was to be built by Nexus Hospitals on the old WIN TV site. It would have included seven operating theatres, 26 overnight beds […]
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