Update – 9:55 AM: Proctors road has now reopened. EARLIER: Police and emergency services are on the scene of a traffic crash on Proctors Road, Dynnyrne. Proctors Road is currently blocked in both directions. Motorists are asked to avoid the area and seek an alternate route. No serious injuries have been reported at this stage.
Thu Mar 30, 2023 - 9:41amA 26-year-old man from Smithton in Northern Tasmania has been charged with attempted murder following an altercation on Lialeeta Crescent last night. Police say officers were called to the scene at around 10:30pm on Tuesday after a man sustained significant injuries during the altercation that allegedly involved a knife. “Police allege the men are known to […]
Wed Mar 29, 2023 - 2:10pmIt was a wet and miserable day in Hobart on Tuesday, but one young man’s act of kindness shone through the rain. After coming across a burning power pole in Blackmans Bay, the man noticed a policewoman directing traffic in the downpour without an umbrella. Without hesitation, he stopped and hand-delivered his own blue umbrella, […]
Wed Mar 29, 2023 - 7:00amHobart Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds has been charged with a summary offence following an alleged incident that occurred during a public meeting in May 2022. The common assault allegations, which were brought about by now fellow council member Louise Elliot after the alleged incident, will see Ms Reynolds face the Hobart Magistrates Court in May. […]
Wed Mar 29, 2023 - 5:00amClaremont residents against rezoning land for a potential new 24/7 McDonald’s restaurant on their Main Road have launched a campaign with the hopes of fizzling out the ‘unconfirmed proposal’. Located just over 300 meters away from KFC at Claremont Plaza, the proposed site is currently home to a mechanics workshop on space that the ‘Protect […]
Tue Mar 28, 2023 - 8:47pmUPDATE – 7 PM: Power has been restored to most affected customers. EARLIER – 4:30 PM: Power is out for thousands across Tasmania’s south after a pole fire in Blackman’s Bay this afternoon. Police have closed Roslyn Ave while firefighters attend the fire which TasNetworks say has knocked out power for over 2000 customers across […]
Tue Mar 28, 2023 - 4:29pmA drunk Bridgewater learner driver has had his license suspended for two years after he was caught travelling 33kmh over the limit on the Brooker Highway last night. Police say the 35-year-old man was intercepted while travelling at 133 kmh in a 100 kmh zone on the Brooker Highway at Claremont around 8:15pm last night. The […]
Tue Mar 28, 2023 - 10:32amA Police drug detector dog has foiled a Claremont mans attempt to allegedly bring in around $5.5 million worth of illegal drugs into Tasmania last night. The 32-year-old was intercepted during routine drug screening after arriving from Sydney at around 8pm, with a subsequent search of the man’s luggage revealing 2kgs of cocaine and 3.5kgs […]
Tue Mar 28, 2023 - 7:35amAn investigation has been launched after a train collided with a vehicle in Railton south of Devonport in the early hours of this morning. Police say the train hit the vehicle, which is thought to have been abandoned after it became stuck on the track, at around 3:20am at Youngmans Road. Fortunately, no one was […]
Mon Mar 27, 2023 - 2:14pmA new study conducted by an international team of researchers has discovered that the extinction of the Tasmanian tiger, also known as Thylacine, may have occurred as recently as the late 1980s or early 2000s. The research, which was led by Professor Barry Brook from the University of Tasmania, analyzed a comprehensive database of 1,237 […]
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