Traffic is backing up to the Tasman Bridge after a pedestrian was reportedly hit by a car on Hobart’s busy East Derwent Highway this afternoon. The crash has closed both northbound lanes of the road near Lindisfarne Primary School, with traffic being diverted down Ballawinnie Road. Police have confirmed the crash involves both a car and a […]
Tue Dec 19, 2023 - 3:29pmAn elderly Rokeby woman who suffered a fall in the early hours of Tuesday morning last week was left laying on the floor in limbo for six hours before a paramedic arrived, according to Labor. The opposition claim Kristina Reid, 74, found herself needing to call for an ambulance not once but three times, first at 12:30am […]
Tue Dec 19, 2023 - 1:50pmThe driver of a stolen vehicle who allegedly ran off from the scene of a fatal crash on the Murchison Highway in Tasmania’s north-west on Friday has been charged with manslaughter. The 52-year-old man from Wynyard is also facing charges of causing grievous bodily harm by dangerous driving, by negligent driving and cause the death of another […]
Tue Dec 19, 2023 - 10:45amRex will now fly into Hobart twice a day as the semi-budget carrier ramps up its service offering ahead of what will be a bumper summer. The increase has helped grow the expected number of travellers booked to pass through the Hobart Airport terminal this festive season to over 170,000. The airline only launched its […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 7:35pmA person has been arrested a short time ago over a fatal crash at Yolla that claimed the life of a Malaysian tourist on Friday. Police say no charges have been laid at this stage. The arrest came just hours after Western District Commander Stuart Wilkinson urged the man allegedly responsible to turn himself in. A 43-year-old […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 3:50pmMembers of Hobart’s homeless community have been prevented from setting up tents in St David’s Park after large rocks were placed under two trees by the council. The Hobart City Council planted the rocks under the two 86-year-old sequoia trees to protect them, but activists from the Grassroots Action Network Tasmania (GRANT) have labeled the rocks as […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 3:25pmThe Tasman Highway at Scamander has been partially closed this afternoon as firefighters battle a bushfire in the Wrinklers Bridge area. Police say officers in the area are currently conducting traffic control “at several locations” along the highway due to the fire. The blaze, located around 2km from the township, is listed as being “Under […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 2:10pmThree people have been charged following a dramatic police chase through the streets of Sheffield that ended in a crash early Sunday morning, while one suspect remains on the loose. Police were called to the scene of the alleged burglary in the small town just after 1am on Sunday, when, shortly after, an officer spotted a […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 1:30pmKingborough Council has issued a warning against swimming and other water-based activities at Blackmans Bay Mid Beach following the discovery of a sewage spill earlier this morning. Council staff identified what has been described as a “leak” on Monday morning and contacted TasWater, who are currently working to fix the issue. “Temporary signs have been […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 11:45amThe music will continue to play at one and Hobart’s longest-standing record stores, thanks to DarkLab (the team behind Dark Mofo) stepping in to keep it open. Music Without Frontiers on Liverpool Street has been much loved by musical enthusiasts for decades and now, under DarkLab’s In The Hanging Garden precinct, they’ll be able to connect, buy […]
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