Search and rescue teams have made the ‘difficult decision’ to suspend the search for a 22-year-old missing Burnie swimmer. Authorities say the woman, who had a disability which may have affected her ability to swim, “could not have survived” after she disappeared in a rip around 2pm on Saturday. “Significant and intense search efforts by all involved […]
Sun Nov 12, 2023 - 5:49pmPolice have provided an update on the missing 22-year-old swimmer at Somerset, saying they now believe the “survivability factor expired yesterday afternoon”. The woman was reported missing around 2pm on Saturday, with an urgent search involving Police & Surf Life Saving launched shortly after. “That time elapsed is just significant and beyond the survivability,” Inspector […]
Sun Nov 12, 2023 - 12:40pmThe search for a missing swimmer off Somerset Beach in Tasmania’s north-west is continuing this morning after efforts failed to locate her yesterday. THE LATEST ON THIS STORY: Missing 22yo Tasmanian swimmer ‘unlikely to have survived’, Police say The 22-year-old woman was last seen 18 hours ago, ‘struggling in strong currents’ while swimming around 2pm […]
Sun Nov 12, 2023 - 8:52amBurnie City Council has made disabled parking free across the city for the foreseeable future. The change took effect after the council’s October meeting and will only apply to designated disability zones. The council say time limits will still apply in time-controlled parking spaces and disability permit holders will still need to pay for parking if […]
Fri Nov 3, 2023 - 11:10amThe driver of a rubbish truck who hit an elderly woman, leading to her death as she crossed the road in Burnie in 2021, had “between 15 and 20 seconds” to see her but failed to do so, a coroner has found. Eric Flight was driving the JJRichards waste truck through the Burnie CBD just […]
Wed Nov 1, 2023 - 2:00amA Tasmanian woman who refused to pre-pay her taxi fare has avoided prison for verbally abusing and threatening a taxi driver with a knife – that she tried to hide from Police in her underwear. Now-25-year-old Alicia Cashman was “badly affected by methylamphetamine” when she hopped into the front passenger seat of a taxi in […]
Wed Oct 18, 2023 - 2:00pmA fire that engulfed a log pile in Burnie overnight has been deemed deliberately-lit. The blaze at the old pulp mill on Massey-Green Drive erupted shortly after 9 pm on Sunday and consumed ‘a significant quantity’ of logs. Eyewitnesses say the fire was ‘going pretty badly’ when crews from Burnie, Somerset, Penguin and Stowport/Natone arrived. Police […]
Mon Oct 16, 2023 - 2:30pmEmergency services are on the scene of a fire at the old pulp mill in Burnie, where a significant quantity of logs have reportedly gone up in flames. Eye witnesses say the fire has been “going pretty badly” for at least half an hour. Authorities say crews from Burnie, Somerset, Penguin and Stowport/Natone are in […]
Sun Oct 15, 2023 - 10:17pmThe Tasmanian motorbiking community has welcomed new free parking spaces in the city centre. The Burnie City Council confirmed free motorcycle parking is now available on North Terrance near the surf life saving club. The new spaces come in addition to the city’s existing free motorcycle parking in the Burnie multi-storey car park. Meanwhile, motorcyclists […]
Thu Oct 12, 2023 - 4:00amA hooning four-wheel drive that reportedly rolled in a Burnie park is at the centre of a Police investigation this morning. Police say the white vehicle was filmed hooning on the grassed area near Truganini and Jorgensen Streets and fully rolled over before landing back on its wheels. The incident, which occurred near a playground, was […]
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