A new “family-friendly flow track” has opened at the Clarence Mountain Bike Park this week. The Wright Way track at Meehan Range is a mini version of the popular Flow Monster and provides “300m of fun, flowy descent for beginner riders and families”, the Clarence City Council say. The council said the Flow Monster course has been […]
Sat Aug 12, 2023 - 5:00amTasmanian cyclist Felicity Wilson-Haffenden has emerged as a new star in Australian cycling by winning the junior women’s time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Scotland. Wilson-Haffenden achieved a time of 19:31:51 on a challenging 13.4km course that included a tough final 1km on cobbles up to Stirling Castle. She posted the fastest […]
Fri Aug 11, 2023 - 9:00pmA Tasmania Police officer has been “placed on non-operational duties” after an alleged assault in Burnie earlier this year. The 31-year-old male constable will face a charge of common assault following the alleged January 29 incident. A Police spokesperson said the Western District constable was on duty at the time of the incident, but would not […]
Fri Aug 11, 2023 - 2:45pmTwo interstate outlaw motorcycle gang members have been charged with affray and several counts of assault after an incident at Devonport McDonald’s last weekend. Police executed a search warrant at a rural property near New Norfolk where a Tasmanian OMCG member lives around 6am on Friday. During the search, two South Australian men aged 23 […]
Fri Aug 11, 2023 - 2:30pmTasmania Police are renewing calls for information on the cold case murder of Italian tourist Victoria Cafasso. Cafasso was brutally murdered in Freshwater Creek, Beaumaris on October 11, 1995. Police are now re-examining leads in relation to a distinctive light coloured Subaru Station Wagon that was seen in the area at the time of the […]
Fri Aug 11, 2023 - 11:11amPolice have seized seven guns, including three which have been confirmed as stolen, along with methamphetamine and cannabis from a Southern Tasmania home. Officers carried out a search warrant at a large residential property and nearby bushland in Dromedary on Thursday where they seized “stolen firearms, [a] large quantity of illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia,” Detective […]
Fri Aug 11, 2023 - 10:30amA ‘significant increase’ in inmate numbers at Risdon Prison has led to allegations of human rights laws being violated. The revelations have surfaced during a parliamentary inquiry focused on the state’s criminal justice system, with the prison system accused of contributing to criminal activity and disadvantage in Tasmania. TasCOSS CEO Adrienne Picone is among those who […]
Fri Aug 11, 2023 - 5:30amConcerns over a permit issued by the state government that would allow the use of 1080 poison on a property in Southern Midlands have been raised by the Tasmanian Greens. New MP Vica Bayley criticised the use of 1080 poison in parliament this week, calling it a “cruel, crude and antiquated method” of killing native […]
Fri Aug 11, 2023 - 5:00amTasmania’s new Racing Minister is facing more animal cruelty allegations within the greyhound racing sector. Animal Liberation Tasmania has released new footage alleging substandard kennel conditions for greyhounds at a property in the north-west – just one week after they released another video that led to the suspension of prominent trainer Anthony Bullock. However, the Ulverstone […]
Fri Aug 11, 2023 - 4:00amA ‘multiple vehicle crash’ has closed the Brooker Highway near the Risdon Road intersection at New Town this afternoon. All Hobart-bound lanes on the Glenorchy side of the intersection are currently blocked, with motorists told to expect delays. More to come.
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