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Scamander firearm incident: Suspect surrenders to east coast police station

Updated 12pm, Wednesday January 10: A Scamander man who presented himself to the St Helens police station after a firearms incident has been charged. Police say the 40-year-old reportedly threatened people with a firearm while on private property at Upper Scamander on Monday night. He has since been charged with firearms-related offences including recklessly discharge […]

Tue Jan 9, 2024 - 4:20pm
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Three men make lucky escape after boat capsizes on Tasmania’s East Coast

There was a close call at the Bay of Fires on Tasmania’s East Coast this morning when a boat carrying three fisherman was swamped by waves and capsized. The men, who were out retrieving rock lobster pots near The Gardens in their 14-foot runabout, encountered a set of waves approximately 200 meters from the boat […]

Thu Dec 28, 2023 - 5:31pm
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‘Alternate’ road from Hobart to Tasmania’s East Coast would cost $91m to seal

The Tasmanian government has rejected the idea of sealing a road corridor between Copping and Orford, citing a feasibility study that found it would not be cost-effective for Tasmanians. Sparked by the partial closure of the Tasman Hwy at Paradise Gorge due to a rockfall in May 2021, the study suggested an eye-watering figure to […]

Tue Dec 26, 2023 - 7:00am
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Suspended Tasmanian man tows boat down highway with unrestrained children on board: Police

A 000 call from a concerned member of the public, who spotted two unrestrained children in a boat being towed at high speeds across the Tasman Peninsula, has resulted in charges for a Tasmanian man. The 46-year-old from Carlton with a suspended driver’s licence was caught on the Arthur Highway south of Murdunna around 1:30pm on […]

Sun Dec 24, 2023 - 7:05pm
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‘Dennis is in town’: Another seal takes over a Tasmanian neighbourhood

First it was Neil the Seal in Dunalley, now Dennis the Menace has arrived in Triabunna. Residents of the town on Tasmania’s East Coast say Fur Seal ‘Dennis’ rocked up on Wednesday afternoon, quickly making himself at home. “Half of Triabunna was in a buzz, it was great and very entertaining,” resident Mards told Pulse. […]

Thu Dec 21, 2023 - 5:45pm
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Activists claim marine heatwave on Tasmania’s east coast caused ‘salmon apocalypse’

Environmentalists are claiming that thousands of fish have died at a salmon farm on Tasmania’s east coast and are now calling for it to be “permanently shut down”. The Bob Brown Foundation has filmed dead fish being pumped out of a Tassal salmon farm near Triabunna, which they claim to have died because of a […]

Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 4:00am
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Christmas Grinch surprises residents at rural Tasmanian aged care home

Residents of a remote rural aged care facility on Tasmania’s East Coast were surprised with a visit from a Christmas Grinch on Wednesday, bringing cheer to mark the beginning of the festive season. In a video shared on the May Shaw Facebook page, the Grinch could be seen racing around the Swansea facility, greeting and hugging […]

Thu Dec 7, 2023 - 7:00am
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34 dead whales stuck on east coast beach deemed ‘impossible’ to move

Three dozen whales found dead on Tasmania’s east coast will remain on the beach they washed up on to naturally decompose after the task of relocating them was deemed ‘impossible’. The 34 pilot whales were found at Bryans Beach near the southern end of the remote Freycinet Peninsula on Wednesday morning. Teams from the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife […]

Fri Dec 1, 2023 - 5:00am
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Tragic discovery as 34 pilot whales found dead on Tasmania’s Bryans Beach

34 pilot whales, including some calves, have been found dead on Bryans Beach on the Freycinet Peninsula on the East Coast of Tasmania. Local guide, photographer and conservationist Chris Theobald described the discovery as “confronting” and said he had ‘never seen’ a mass stranding like this in his 17 years of work. “Confronting scenes today […]

Wed Nov 29, 2023 - 2:40pm
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