Hobart’s casino has lit up red, white and blue tonight to celebrate 10 years of Tasmanian mental health charity SPEAK UP Stay ChatTy. Founder Mitch McPherson says he could “never have envisioned” where Stay ChatTY would be 10 years on from that simple yet significant moment of drawing a sticker. The Stay ChatTY logo design […]
Wed Jul 19, 2023 - 6:30pmA rolled vehicle has shut the Brooker Highway Claremont Link Road exit this afternoon. Police say emergency services were called to the scene of the crash around 12:30pm on Wednesday. Motorists are asked to avoid the area while the scene is cleared. Details of injuries are not known at this stage. UPDATE 1:30PM: Claremont Link […]
Wed Jul 19, 2023 - 12:42pmTasmania Police are on the hunt for the driver of a car towing a trailer who dangerously swerved into oncoming traffic on the Bass Highway. The heart-stopping incident occurred at around 4pm on Monday July 10 in Somerset. Police say the white Subaru overtook on double white lines near Cape View Nursery and “narrowly avoided” a head-on crash with […]
Wed Jul 19, 2023 - 11:28amEmergency services are responding to a house fire in Sandy Bay this morning. Firefighters from Hobart were called to the blaze in Grosvenor Street around 10:30am on Wednesday. The Tasmania Fire Service say crews found the rear of the house “well alight” on arrival. “All residents are reported as out of the house,” a TFS […]
Wed Jul 19, 2023 - 10:58amTasmania has become the first state in Australia to officially add the letter ‘A’ to its LGBTIQA+ gender and sexuality acronym on government documentation. The move recognises asexual, aromantic and agender people and has been hailed by advocates as a step forward for inclusion and equity. Ash McCullough, who identifies as part of the ‘A’ community, […]
Wed Jul 19, 2023 - 10:00amA pet dog that was left ‘badly burned’ following a house fire in Kingston last week has returned home to her owners. 8-month-old Staffordshire Terrier Zelda was rescued from inside the burning house by the Tasmania Fire Service trapped, who managed to save her and another dog from the flames. Zelda was taken to the Animal […]
Wed Jul 19, 2023 - 6:00amOne of the “best young players in the country,” Tasmanian midfielder Ryley Sanders has won the Larke Medal as the best and fairest U18 player of the 2023 AFL National Championships. The former North Launceston young gun is just the second Tasmanian to win the medal, following on from Sydney premiership player and Tasmanian Football Hall […]
Wed Jul 19, 2023 - 5:30amParamedics on the North-West Coast are facing mounting pressure as unfilled shifts become a regular occurrence. Veteran Devonport paramedic Simone Haigh says the job is getting difficult. “I’ve been in this job as a paramedic for 18 years. Coverage is getting worse and worse over time, we haven’t had increased crews,” Haigh said. “It’s getting too hard. The morale’s […]
Wed Jul 19, 2023 - 4:30amA hooded person has left a New Norfolk supermarket with multiple damaged windows after smashing them overnight. The alleged offender was captured on CCTV at the New Norfolk IGA on Benjamin Terrace around 10pm on Monday night. The supermarket have asked for footage of the culprit, who appears to be male wearing dark clothing and […]
Tue Jul 18, 2023 - 4:09pmA Hobart coffee shop has been left with a big clean up job after a woman allegedly broke in and trashed the store last night. Police say the 39-year-old thief was arrested near the Pilgram Coffee Store on Liverpool Street around 6:45pm. Owner Will Priestly told the Mercury the woman “even went as far to […]
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