Trouble continues to plague Tasmania’s Ashley Youth Detention Centre, with staff shortages leading to numerous lockdowns in the past month, an inquiry has been told. Lucas Digney, the assistant state secretary of the Health and Community Services Union, expressed concerns about the lack of skilled workers at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre. “In the last […]
Fri Jul 14, 2023 - 5:00amA significant fire is burning through bushland close to homes in Clarendon Vale on Hobart’s Eastern Shore this evening. Fire crews tell Pulse the blaze started in a vehicle and quickly spread to over 700 square metres. It is understood the fire is being brought under control. More to come…
Thu Jul 13, 2023 - 6:28pmA Hobart teenager has been arrested after a hit-and-run crash in Campania yesterday. The 19-year-old from Chigwell allegedly crashed his beige Nissan Maxima into a grey Holden Colorado ute at an intersection on Reeve Street around 5pm. He then reportedly fled the scene, leaving the Colorado driver with non-life-threatening injuries that required medical attention at hospital. Police […]
Thu Jul 13, 2023 - 5:21pmA car that has left the road and smashed into the centre barrier is blocking the Tasman Highway at Mornington this afternoon. Police say the single vehicle crash just past the Dampier Street overpass has left the right-hand lane heading towards Hobart blocked. Motorists are asked to avoid the area or anticipate delays until the scene […]
Thu Jul 13, 2023 - 3:41pmAnother night of wild weather is on the way for Tasmania, with wind gusts of up to 110km/h possible for some parts of the state. The BOM are warning residents in and around St Helens, Swansea, New Norfolk, Hobart, Geeveston and Dover to prepare. “Strong to damaging winds ahead of the front are expected to […]
Thu Jul 13, 2023 - 3:30pmA Kingston public housing home has been destroyed after a devastating fire this afternoon. The Tasmania Fire Service are currently working to extinguish the blaze off Wattle Street in Maranoa Heights. Pulse understand the fire is contained to a unit in the ‘Wattle Unit’ complex. The cause of the blaze will be examined by fire […]
Thu Jul 13, 2023 - 2:51pmTasmania’s upcoming summer fishing season is set to soar, with the introduction of new fish aggregating devices (FADs) around the state. Nine new FADs will soon hit the water in a move Fishing Tasmania say is great for enthusiasts targeting yellowtail kingfish, tuna and Australian salmon. To be deployed in September, four FADs will be deployed on […]
Thu Jul 13, 2023 - 2:30pmHobart has smashed a 137-year-old record overnight, with July minimum temperatures at their warmest in years. The BOM say the city reached a minimum temperature of 13.0°C in the 24 hours to 9am on Thursday, surpassing the previous record of 12.9°C set when records began around 1886. Launceston broke a 44-year-old record with 12.0°C, while […]
Thu Jul 13, 2023 - 1:30pmTasmanian Greens Leader Cassy O’Connor has announced she is retiring from the party, effective immediately. O’Connor made the announcement at a surprise press conference in Hobart this morning. “This hasn’t been an easy decision,” she said on Thursday. “I love my job, I love working in parliament and especially in an exciting, dynamic, balance-of-power parliament… […]
Thu Jul 13, 2023 - 12:09pmA Hobart man is embarking on a massive challenge to celebrate 10 years of Tasmanian mental health charity Stay ChatTY. Ben Hirst has set out to run twice the height of Mount Everest by spending the next week jogging up kunanyi/Mt Wellington over 21 times. Hirst will cover a distance of 66 kilometers each day, […]
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