Hobart’s iconic Tasman Bridge is one step closer to a major facelift, thanks to a $5.25 million injection from the Australian government. The initial grant kicks off a $130 million joint project with the Tasmanian government to modernise the bridge for the first time since 1975. The crucial infrastructure promises a raft of improvements, including […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 5:00amA Herdsmans Cove man has been sentenced to five months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, for recklessly firing a homemade shotgun into the air while drunk. Steven Wayne Barton, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of recklessly discharging a firearm and eight summary firearms offences stemming from an incident on May 27 when he fired […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 4:00amJan Cameron, the founder of clothing giant Kathmandu, has been found guilty of hiding her control of $14 million in shares of the baby formula company Bellamy’s. Cameron used an offshore corporate structure based on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao to acquire the shares in 2014 – but failed to disclose the purchase to […]
Sun Dec 17, 2023 - 5:00amA Smithton man has been charged in connection with an alleged wounding incident in the north-west Tasmanian town earlier this week. The man, who is in his 40s, is alleged to have wounded another person on King Street on December 13. Detective Acting Sergeant Jeremy Williams said the man was arrested after an investigation conducted […]
Sun Dec 17, 2023 - 4:00amFirefighters from across the Southern Midlands have been kept busy this afternoon as multiple crews worked to extinguish a bushfire. The blaze just off Stonehenge Road near Dundee Road in Whitefoord, around 20 minutes from Oatlands, was reported just after 3pm on Saturday. The Runnymede Volunteer Fire Brigade, one of the local responding units, said […]
Sat Dec 16, 2023 - 10:00pmOver 175,000 travellers are booked to pass through the Hobart Airport terminal this festive season, as airport bosses warn of potentially lengthy delays. Hobart Airport CEO Norris Carter said the airport is “about to get really busy” and strongly encouraged passengers to arrive at the airport at least an hour and a half to two […]
Sat Dec 16, 2023 - 12:00pmMotorists will have to wait at least another year and a half to travel across the River Derwent on the new Bridgewater Bridge, with the State Government revealing it now won’t be open until 2025. The $786 million project was initially slated to open with a 60km/h speed limit for one lane of traffic in […]
Sat Dec 16, 2023 - 5:00amAurora Energy has passed the buck over claims that they breached regulatory obligations by issuing “almost 50,000 customers” with late power bills. Labor says the energy retailer sent out 49,271 bills more than 100 days after their billing date, according to figures from the Government Business Estimates. “Aurora has a regulatory obligation to provide bills […]
Sat Dec 16, 2023 - 4:00amThe Health Minister has backed Ambulance Tasmania’s decision to ban paramedics from wearing Santa hats and decorating ambulances this Christmas. Minister Guy Barnett said the risk of reindeer antlers falling off ambulances while they travel to emergencies at high speed was too great and “clearly not something that we want”. “We want to care for and […]
Sat Dec 16, 2023 - 12:05amTwo Hobart kids, both just 12-years-old, will spend the night in custody after they allegedly assaulted and robbed a teenager in Hobart’s Elizabeth Street bus mall. Police accuse the two children of approaching another young person – who was seated at a bus stop – and stealing their property around 1pm on Friday afternoon. They […]
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