A teenage pedestrian who died in a crash involving a vehicle on the Tasman Highway near Sorell overnight was “lying on the road surface”, police have confirmed. The 16-year-old boy from Berriedale was hit by a car on the highway at Orielton just before midnight on Monday. Police say multiple triple-zero calls were received from […]
Tue Jan 2, 2024 - 11:20amA motorcyclist who tragically lost his life on a Tasmanian highway just three days after Christmas is being remembered as a ‘fun-loving’ dad and grandad. Hilton and Karen Chilcott were travelling around the south of the state when their motorcycle collided with a car in Taranna on the Arthur Highway last week. Mr Chilcott died […]
Tue Jan 2, 2024 - 5:00amUpdated 11:20am, Tuesday January 2: A teenage pedestrian who died in a crash involving a vehicle on the Tasman Highway near Sorell overnight was “lying on the road surface”, police have confirmed. The 16-year-old boy from Berriedale was hit by a car on the highway at Orielton just before midnight on Monday. Police say multiple triple-zero […]
Tue Jan 2, 2024 - 1:11amA large-scale search is reportedly underway in the Ridgeway/South Hobart area tonight after a driver allegedly fled the scene of a single vehicle crash near the Waterworks. Police say the vehicle was found ‘off the side of the road’ around 8pm, sparking a helicopter and foot search for a person of interest. More to come…
Tue Jan 2, 2024 - 12:09amUpdated 8:45am, Tuesday January 2: A man has been charged over a series of deliberately lit vegetation fires in Hobart bushland on New Year’s Day. The 39-year-old is alleged to have lit multiple fires at Tolmans Hill near the Southern Outlet and Old Proctors Road intersection around 5:30pm on Monday. Police say the man was […]
Mon Jan 1, 2024 - 8:40pmUPDATE – 8:30PM, MONDAY JAN 1: Police say the incident has been cleared and the bag was deemed to be non-suspicious. Information surrounding the contents of the bag has not been released. EARLIER: Hobart’s Parliament House has been placed on lockdown and specialist resources called in following an ‘isolated incident’ this afternoon. According to police, […]
Mon Jan 1, 2024 - 6:45pmA motorcyclist has sustained “serious injuries” in a severe crash on Hobart’s Southern Outlet this afternoon. Police say while the highway remains open, the southbound exit to The Lea is currently closed. The man riding the motorcycle has sustained serious injuries and will be transported to hospital by Ambulance. Motorists heading towards Kingston are urged […]
Sun Dec 31, 2023 - 4:02pmA suspected arson attack at a transport business in Bridgewater overnight has left three trucks completely destroyed. Police say investigators are currently examining the scene of the incident, which started at a Cove Hill Road business around 3:30am on Sunday. While the cause of the fire remains undetermined, it is being treated as suspicious. The estimated […]
Sun Dec 31, 2023 - 1:00pmA young man, understood to be from one of the racing yachts docked in Hobart, has been taken into custody after he allegedly broke into a waterfront shop overnight. The 20-year-old reportedly knocked down the door of Fish Frenzy on the Elizabeth Street Pier around 2am this morning before allegedly stealing ice creams from the […]
Sun Dec 31, 2023 - 11:43amPolice have arrested a wild 44yo woman who was allegedly day-drunk behind the wheel on the Huon Highway this afternoon. The Franklin woman returned a breath alcohol reading nearly 6 times the legal limit around 1:35pm and was instantly disqualified, according to Police. She was arrested, had her licence automatically disqualified, and will appear before […]
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