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Driver missing after evading police in stolen car across Hobart

Tasmania Police are searching for a person of interest after a dangerous driving and evade incident that took place in the greater Hobart area earlier today. The stolen grey BMW SUV was seen driving recklessly in the Montrose area at approximately 11AM before evading police and heading towards the Hobart waterfront. Reports suggest that the […]

Mon Mar 13, 2023 - 2:07pm
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Health warning for Blackmans Bay Beach as bacteria levels spike

Hobart’s Blackmans Bay Beach has been hit with a warning for swimmers after high levels of Enterococci were detected in recent water sampling at the middle section of the beach. The Kingborough Council has advised that swimming is not recommended until further notice, erecting signs along the beach to alert swimmers of the potentially dangerous situation. […]

Mon Mar 13, 2023 - 9:40am
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Campania woman hit, killed by car overnight

An investigation has been launched into the suspicious death of a woman who was found dead in Campania near Richmond overnight. Emergency services were called to the scene on Native Corners Road about 3:30am, following a report of a seriously injured person who had potentially been hit by a car.    The woman was located […]

Mon Mar 13, 2023 - 9:19am
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Young Tassie driver collides with police car after high speed chase

A 19-year-old teenage driver from Launceston has been charged with multiple offences after he allegedly evaded police and collided with a police vehicle in the early hours of Sunday morning. The incident took place at around 4:30AM in South Launceston when officers attempted to intercept the vehicle for alleged speeding offences in Normanstone Street. The […]

Sun Mar 12, 2023 - 3:48pm
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$1.5M in damages after break in at Tasmania gold processing plant

A gold processing plant in Beaconsfield in Northern Tasmania was the target of an overnight break-in, resulting in around $1.5 million worth of damages. The incident was reported to the police at around 7:15AM on Sunday morning, with the culprit(s) using a front-end loader stolen from a nearby business to enter the property with the intent […]

Sun Mar 12, 2023 - 2:26pm
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Hobart’s Supreme Court of Tasmania evacuated

The Supreme Court of Tasmania on Hobart’s Salamanca Place has been evacuated by authorities this afternoon. Officials say fire crews are on the scene, following the activation of a fire alarm by smoke. They say crews are currently investigating the source of the smoke and monitoring with a thermal imaging camera. The building has been […]

Sun Mar 12, 2023 - 1:30pm
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Hobart ‘Shrek Rave’ attracts hundreds of partygoers

Hundreds of Hobart partygoers donned their best Shrek-inspired costumes and descended on the city for a ‘Shrek Rave’ at Altar last night. Part of the ‘Aussie Swamp Tour’, the event promised Shrek-themed music, a balloon wall for photos, free green glow sticks, fairy floss, and glitter bars. Despite the Shrek movie being released over two […]

Sun Mar 12, 2023 - 1:07pm
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Man found dead at Tasmania’s Panama music festival

A man in his 40s has died suddenly at a multi-day music festival in Tasmania’s north-east overnight. Staff at the Panama festival, which is being held at Lone Star Valley about an hour from Launceston, found the man dead on Saturday evening. Organiser Tim Carroll expressed his condolences to the man’s family and friends at […]

Sun Mar 12, 2023 - 10:10am
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Parents warned after ‘abduction attempt’ at Hobart school

A suspected attempted kidnapping at a Hobart school is being investigated by Police after an ‘unknown man’ approached a young child and asked him to ‘get into his car’. In a letter seen by Pulse, Hutchins School principal Rob McEwan told parents the man approached the year 3 student at the top of Churchill Avenue around […]

Sat Mar 11, 2023 - 12:00pm
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Salamanca Market stallholders fight proposed rent hike

Stallholders at Tasmania’s iconic Salamanca Market are pushing back against a proposal by the Hobart City Council to increase rent. The Salamanca Market Stallholders Association has vowed to fight the Council’s plan, which would significantly increase fees for more than 300 small businesses. According to Emma Hope, the President of the Salamanca Market Stallholders Association, […]

Sat Mar 11, 2023 - 10:00am