Several people are being treated for injuries after a head-on crash between a van and a car on the Tasman Highway this evening. The highway between Orielton and Runnymede is partially blocked. Police are urging people to avoid the area as authorities work to clear the scene. Motorists are asked to take an alternate route […]
Wed Jan 24, 2024 - 7:30pmA Kingston woman is warning pet owners to be cautious after her cat had its whiskers, eyebrows and eyelashes maliciously cut off. His owner Maisie Harrison said when 1-year-old Lincoln returned home this week following an excursion outside, he was missing all of his whiskers. Speaking to Pulse, a heartbroken Harrison said she believes it […]
Wed Jan 24, 2024 - 5:35pmFirefighters have been called to a Bellerive business following reports a structure fire this afternoon. Tasmania Fire Service crews from Rokeby, Clarence and Hobart arrived at the scene on Cambridge Road shortly after 3:30pm on Wednesday. The TFS say crews arrived to find the lower floor of a two-story building “heavily smoke logged”. The road has […]
Wed Jan 24, 2024 - 3:55pmTemperatures around Hobart have skyrocketed this afternoon, making it the second hottest capital city in Australia as of 1:30pm with 28 degrees. Hobart was hotter than Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra and Darwin – beaten only 0.8 degrees by Brisbane. The milestone hot weather was short lived, with temperatures in Hobart dropping down to 25.8 […]
Wed Jan 24, 2024 - 1:58pmWhile Dark Mofo might be off the calendar for this coming winter, dates have today been confirmed for both the popular Winter Feast and Nude Solstice Swim. The festival, which is Tasmania’s biggest event, was cancelled in September last year as organisers felt the need to “take stock of changing conditions and rising costs in order […]
Wed Jan 24, 2024 - 5:00amA scarecrow competition is once again underway in a Tasmanian town for another year, with this year’s annual event proudly featuring Tasmania’s own Queen Mary. The Middleton Country Fair has run the competition for the for the last 25 years, which sees locals and businesses transform everyday junk into artistic creations that line the side […]
Tue Jan 23, 2024 - 3:20pmMore than a quarter of a million people have now crossed the River Derwent on the Derwent Ferry service since its inception in 2021. With the route from the Hobart Waterfront to Kangaroo Bay on the eastern shore averaging around 500 passengers each day, Infrastructure and Transport Minster Michael Ferguson says the popularity of the […]
Tue Jan 23, 2024 - 12:00pmA smoke alert has been issued by the Tasmania Fire Service for people around the Richmond area as a bushfire burns this morning. Those across Cambridge, Midway Point, Sorell, Dulcot, Richmond and the Coal River Valley area are being advised to avoid smoke from the blaze. The fire is currently centred around Lands End in […]
Tue Jan 23, 2024 - 9:38amWalking trails on kunanyi/Mt Wellington will temporarily close later this morning as Helicopters are called in to complete the next stage of a restoration project. The City of Hobart say helicopter will be used to airlift materials from the Old Hotel Site at The Springs to various locations on the mountain, starting early Tuesday morning […]
Tue Jan 23, 2024 - 4:00amMonday night travellers are being advised to expect delays as they pass through Hobart Airport this evening due to a fault. The airport advised of the “unforeseen operational fault” that was impacting the security screening area shortly before 7pm. “We are currently reduced to operating one lane in screening … Please allow additional time to […]
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