A Tassie teenage swimming sensation has beat a multi-Olympic medallist by just 0.01 OF A SECOND at a recent competition! 19-year-old Max Giuliani pulled off a thrilling finish at the South Australian State Championships, beating out multi-Olympic medallist Kyle Chalmers in the 100m freestyle by just 0.01 seconds. Despite recent time off and being sick, […]
Tue Jan 24, 2023 - 11:30amTasmania has missed out on the top spot in the latest State of the States report by CommSec, only overtaken by Queensland, which topped the rankings for the first time in the report’s 13-year history. The CommSec measures the economic momentum of each state and territory in Australia. The island state was best-placed for equipment investment […]
Mon Jan 23, 2023 - 10:35pmTassie Firefighters have saved a beloved pet dog who fell into a mineshaft near Pipers River yesterday! The Tasmania Fire Service say Boris, a Staffordshire bull terrier, was out for a run when he fell into the deep hole on Sunday. Firefighter Elizabeth was lowered into the mineshaft to secure Boris in a harness before […]
Mon Jan 23, 2023 - 8:09pm7PM: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Hobart and surrounding areas, with heavy rainfall and thunderstorms expected tonight. The SES say heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding “is likely”. Thunder is reportedly already being heard across Hobart’s northern suburbs and in the Huon Valley, and conditions are expected to worsen over […]
Mon Jan 23, 2023 - 4:12pmA Hobart couple’s cement-truck gender reveal party has taken a surprising twist over the weekend! The reveal took place on the front lawn of a home in Richmond, Tasmania, and was organized by the couple’s family and friends. Jaxson Brown, the expecting father and a first-year apprentice, came up with the idea of using his […]
Mon Jan 23, 2023 - 3:19pmAfter being denied approval in April 2022, 50 apartments have been given the green light at the Kings Quarters site in Kingston, following changes made by the developer, Traders In Purple. The proposed six-story complex, with a height of 22.24m, had been refused due to concerns about its impact on the surrounding area and the […]
Mon Jan 23, 2023 - 1:48pmSwimmers in Bicheno on Tasmania’s East Coast are on high alert after reports of a shark spotted swimming close to shore near a popular beach. Tasmania Police received a call from a concerned beach-goer, reporting a 2-3 metre shark swimming near the blowhole at Burgess Street. Shark sightings are not uncommon in Tasmanian waters, as […]
Mon Jan 23, 2023 - 11:57amAfter 7 years missing, Tasmanian man Dale Nicholson is believed to have been located in a car underwater in the Derwent River near New Norfolk. The man’s body was discovered late last night by independent missing persons Youtube investigator ‘Downunder Dan Diving’, who announced his team’s findings on social media this morning. Dale was reportedly […]
Mon Jan 23, 2023 - 10:35amThe hunt is on for a Tasmanian lotto winner today after they won a life-changing $929,000 in the weekend’s TattsLotto draw. The elusive player scored $929,236.33, but because their ticket is unregistered, officials from The Lott have no way of contacting them. The division one winning entry was purchased at Mowbray newsXpress and Lotto, with […]
Mon Jan 23, 2023 - 10:09amA man in Tasmania’s North-West has been arrested today after allegedly throwing food and verbally abusing staff at the Banjos Burnie bakery. Police say the man then approached a staff member and ‘assaulted them’, before fleeing with money he stole from the till. The man has been charged and detained in custody to appear in […]
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