The inquest into the tragic jumping castle incident at Hillcrest Primary School in Tasmania, which claimed the lives of six children and left three others seriously injured, has been delayed due to the state’s workplace safety regulator’s refusal to hand over important documents. The incident occurred on December 16 in 2021, during end-of-term celebrations at […]
Tue Feb 21, 2023 - 5:45pmOne of the Aboriginal community’s ‘most significant’ ancestral objects has returned to Tasmania after going missing for over two centuries. The rare rikawa, or kelp water carrier, touched down in Tasmania after 230 years overseas late last year. The rikawa has endured decades of being labelled incorrectly, as well as passing through many private and […]
Tue Feb 21, 2023 - 5:02pmA southern Tasmanian man had his car seized by police after a mobile speed camera detected his vehicle travelling at more than 70 km/h above the speed limit last week. The car was caught going 152 km/h in an 80 km/h zone along Boyer Road near Bridgewater on Tuesday – 72 km/h over the speed […]
Tue Feb 21, 2023 - 12:45pmPolice are searching for information after an incident at Kingston Beach that saw at least three people involved in an altercation over the weekend. The alleged assault took place on the footpath opposite Robbie Brown’s on Kingston Beach at around 6pm on Sunday. While Police have not provided any details about the identities of the […]
Tue Feb 21, 2023 - 11:30amThe body of 34-year-old Tasmanian man Jesse Youd, who was married with two children, is thought to have been recovered after he fell into the Murray River while celebrating a stag party on a houseboat over the weekend. The incident occurred on Saturday night while Youd and his friends were on the Murray River near […]
Tue Feb 21, 2023 - 11:13amHobart’s e-scooters won’t be going anywhere anytime soon after the City of Hobart voted to continue with the popular hire-and-ride services following a successful 1-year-plus long trial. Set to operate under a new license arrangement with ‘strict conditions’ for operators, the vote was passed with amendments that will see future e-scooter license fees invested into shared […]
Tue Feb 21, 2023 - 7:00amHobart City Council has rejected a motion put forward by Cr Louise Elliott that would have excluded trans and gender diverse people from Council-owned bathroom and toilet facilities appropriate to their gender. The motion, which was mainly aimed at the Hobart Aquatic Centre, would have forced trans and gender diverse individuals to use a separate, […]
Mon Feb 20, 2023 - 8:18pmAuthorities in New South Wales and Victoria are on a joint search for a missing man who disappeared after a boat capsized during a bucks weekend celebration on the Murray River in Mildura over the weekend. The 34-year-old Tasmanian was one of four men on the vessel when it overturned around 2:40am on Sunday. According […]
Mon Feb 20, 2023 - 9:15amA petition to rename Hobart’s Macquarie Street to “kunanyi Street” will be put forward to City of Hobart councillors at a meeting tonight, despite some council officials already dismissing the name-change idea. The petition, initiated by Nadia Booker on behalf of her daughter, sought to rename the street to an Aboriginal name to honour the […]
Mon Feb 20, 2023 - 8:35amPolice and emergency services are responding to a milk tanker crash on the Bass Highway in Burnie this morning. The accident is reported to have occurred in the eastbound lanes outside of Burnie Park. While no serious injuries have been reported, motorists traveling in the area should expect some delays as authorities work to clear […]
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