This July is about to be crowned Tasmania’s warmest on record, according to a climatologist at the Bureau of Meteorology. Dr Simon Grainger told AAP temperatures across eastern Australia have been “very much above average” throughout the month. “Even though the month has still got a few days to run, it’s virtually certain that it will be […]
Sat Jul 29, 2023 - 2:32pmA ‘reckless’ drunk West Coast woman has slammed through a fence and into the front yard of a Queenstown home tonight. Senior Constable Brad Coulson said the 35-year-old lost control of her ute, drove through two pedestrian crossing barriers, onto the wrong side of the road and into the fence on Friday. Coulson said it […]
Fri Jul 28, 2023 - 9:32pmAfter six months of intensive care and rehabilitation, a Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle has been released back into the wild. The eagle was found with its foot trapped in the fork of a tree by a farmer. The farmer inadvertently broke the branch, causing the injured eagle to plummet to the ground where it remained for […]
Fri Jul 28, 2023 - 7:05pmPolice are investigating after the driver of a stationary car was allegedly carjacked at gunpoint and knifepoint on Launceston’s Invermay Road last night. The suspect, described as a man with a large build, green eyes, brown curly hair and an unkempt beard, is believed to have stolen the car around 6:30pm. “It is alleged a […]
Fri Jul 28, 2023 - 4:05pmChristopher Mark Jordan. That’s the man accused of murdering missing Tasmanian teenager Shyanne-Lee Tatnell. According to the ABC, the 36-year-old Scottsdale man did not enter a plea or apply for bail when he appeared in a Launceston court this morning. He was remanded in custody to next appear on August 16 via videolink. Man charged […]
Fri Jul 28, 2023 - 12:31pmAn investigation has been launched after a “suspicious” fire was lit at a Gagebrook home overnight. Firefighters were called to extinguish the blaze, which involved a car and a carport, at a property on Boronia Place around 3am on Friday. A 35-year-old woman who was inside the home at time was able to escape unharmed. The fire […]
Fri Jul 28, 2023 - 9:30amRepairs of the Glenorchy Memorial Pool are becoming ‘increasingly unlikely’, with a council report revealing that it would take two years and a significant financial investment to fix the facility. The pool was closed earlier this month after it was found to be unsafe, with a number of problems from a fault in the pool shell, to grandstand […]
Fri Jul 28, 2023 - 9:15amA health warning advising people against the consumption of wild shellfish caught in certain areas of Tasmania has been lifted, just in time for the one last weekend of fishing. The warning, issued by the Department of Health in June, was triggered by elevated levels of biotoxins in shellfish in waters near Orford and Triabunna, as well as […]
Fri Jul 28, 2023 - 5:00amDramatic dashcam footage has captured the moment a drunk Hobart driver rolled his vehicle on the Tasman Bridge overnight – and then ran away. The crash happened shortly before 11pm on Thursday as the 4×4 entered the bridge from the Domain Highway. Video obtained by Pulse shows the unregistered 1990 Nissan Patrol sliding across four […]
Fri Jul 28, 2023 - 12:30amA Scottsdale man has been charged with murder in relation to the disappearance of Shyanne-Lee Tatnell this evening. The 36-year-old was charged shortly before 5pm, almost three months after the 14-year-old was last seen on 30 April. NAMED: Christopher Jordan fronts court accused of Tasmanian teen’s death He was arrested in Launceston earlier today and has […]
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