A motorcyclist is in a serious condition at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) tonight after his bike collided with a car on the Brooker Highway. Police and emergency services responded to the Brooker Avenue intersection with Brisbane Street following reports of the collision just after 8:15pm on Tuesday. The 38-year-old man riding the motorcycle at […]
Wed Jan 17, 2024 - 1:05amTwo female employees of Tasmania’s Big Bash League team have been fined after a video of one of them riding in the back of a team-branded ute on a highway was posted on social media. The woman was caught on dashcam riding in the rear of the Hobart Hurricanes ute as it merged onto the […]
Tue Jan 16, 2024 - 8:30pmA new lane that is set to be built on Hobart’s Southern Outlet will be ‘significantly’ over its projected multi-million-dollar price tag and will cause traffic chaos, Labor is claiming. The opposition say the project carries additional risks, including increased delays for emergency services, a high likelihood of rockfalls and is already facing a ‘substantial […]
Tue Jan 16, 2024 - 5:45pmPolice are looking into multiple reports about a group of men who are alleged to have exposed themselves to beachgoers at Hobart’s Seven Mile Beach. The group was reportedly flashing passing members of the public at the beach around 1pm last Friday. The incident is not the only one to be reported to police in […]
Tue Jan 16, 2024 - 2:25pmAn investigation has been launched after a ‘vicious assault’ outside a pub in Southern Tasmania left a man with serious injuries over the weekend. Police were called to the Cygnet Hotel, also known as the ‘Top Pub,’ at around 1am on Sunday morning in response to reports of a physical altercation. The victim, a 20-year-old […]
Tue Jan 16, 2024 - 9:00amAround 100 parking spaces will be eliminated from Hobart’s Macquarie and Davey streets in an effort to alleviate traffic congestion and promote public transportation and more active commuting options. The state government plans to begin the first stage of the project this month, which will include the installation of a separated bike lane on Davey […]
Tue Jan 16, 2024 - 8:30am180 Metro Tasmania services that are being cancelled every day should be referred to as a ‘permanent cut’ until the state government provides a plan and timeline for their restoration, an opposition MP says. Labor’s transport spokesman Josh Willie has labelled the suspensions as “disappointing but not surprising” and wants them to be reliably restored […]
Tue Jan 16, 2024 - 5:00amThe replacement of the Aboriginal flag above the Tasmanian Parliament with the Danish flag has sparked outrage among members of the local Aboriginal community and the Greens. The Parliament had been flying the red and white flag as a tribute to Danish Queen Mary on Monday following her royal proclamation over the weekend. Indigenous campaigners […]
Mon Jan 15, 2024 - 6:30pmDashcam footage captured on Hobart’s busy Tasman Highway has caught employees of the Hobart Hurricanes cricket team driving with a person riding in the tray of a team-branded ute. The video, believed to have been recorded in October 2023, was shared on the Dashcam’s Tasmania Facebook page and has now prompted a police investigation. The […]
Mon Jan 15, 2024 - 5:30pmHailed locally as the new ‘Queen from Taroona’, Tasmania’s Mary Elizabeth Donaldson has been officially proclaimed as the new Queen of Denmark. 51-year-old Mary joins husband Frederik in ascending the throne after the shock abdication announcement by Queen Margrethe, 83, on New Year’s Eve. Mary stepped out of Christiansborg Palace with husband King Frederik just […]
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