30 phone-addicted drivers have been snapped using their mobiles while driving around the Launceston CBD yesterday afternoon. The operation, which was targeting inattentive drivers, saw another two drivers caught ignoring traffic lights and one behind the wheel without a seatbelt. Officers also found six traffic related offences, with the sting catching a total of 39 drivers […]
Sat Jun 17, 2023 - 8:33amLaunceston basketballer Brayden Cowell has returned from the Virtus Global Games in France as a champion, bringing home a gold medal. Representing the Australian Boomerangs at the Games, the world’s largest elite sports event for athletes with an intellectual impairment, Cowell and his team were undefeated throughout their five matches. For Cowell, who lives with […]
Sat Jun 17, 2023 - 4:00amThe Hobart City Council is proposing to double the rates of short-stay properties in residential areas. Owners who rent out or live in their homes will pay half of what owners of short-stay accommodations will pay if the new rating system is implemented in a move aimed at addressing the housing crisis. The rates would depend […]
Sat Jun 17, 2023 - 3:30amTasmania’s dream of having an AFL team will been shattered unless a 23,000-seat roofed stadium is built at Macquarie Point, according to new AFL boss Andrew Dillon. He stood firm on the agreed conditions of the licence at a Public Accounts Committee inquiry into the proposed development on Friday, saying the location, size of the stadium […]
Fri Jun 16, 2023 - 9:00pmA six-car pile up has closed Hobart’s Bowen Bridge and sent traffic into chaos this afternoon. The road is currently blocked heading towards the eastern shore, with motorists advised to expect significant delays. Police say no serious injuries have been reported at this time. More to come…
Fri Jun 16, 2023 - 4:22pmNine people have been charged and around 20 firearms removed from the Tasmanian community in recent weeks following a crackdown on illegal, unregistered and stolen guns. Yesterday, police conducted multiple searches across the state, leading to the discovery of seven illegal guns. Following these searches, a 52-year-old man from Punchbowl was charged with firearms and […]
Fri Jun 16, 2023 - 1:35pmHobart’s ‘very own Banksy’, Tasmanian artist Tom O’Hern, has unveiled his latest mural in Bidencopes Lane. The mural, commissioned by Dark Mofo, was painted in just two days and will be featured at Night Mass. O’Hern, who was asked to paint a bunch of angels, said he spent a lot of time drawing the angels […]
Fri Jun 16, 2023 - 8:39amTasmanian charity Youth With A Mission have taken to the streets of Hobart this week to ‘spread love and light’ across the city during the Dark Mofo period – giving out free pancakes and hot chocolates of a night outside St David’s Cathedral. Tim Coates from Youth With A Mission told Pulse they’ve already had […]
Fri Jun 16, 2023 - 7:00amHeartless thieves have once again targeted the Clarendon Vale Neighbourhood Centre community shed in Hobart, this time making off with ‘a number’ of valuable tools and equipment. The unidentified individuals managed to gain access to the shed around 1:15am on Thursday morning, stealing engraved tools, drills and various construction equipment. The stolen gear is not […]
Fri Jun 16, 2023 - 5:00am240 people packed into Hobart’s MAC2 event shed overnight for an eight-hour lullaby by American artist Max Richter, as part of Dark Mofo. Tickets for the event cost $249 each, with all 240 spots quickly selling out after going on-sale in April. Attendees were given a camp bed, two pillows and a warm blanket on […]
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