There will be no new McDonald’s store for Claremont, with the Glenorchy City Council officially refusing the planning application this afternoon. Mayor Bec Thomas said a drive-through restaurant would likely have “negative impacts” on the local residents, who have been vocal since day one about having the fast-food giant move in next door. “These decisions are […]
Wed Dec 13, 2023 - 5:45pmThe first Virgin Voyages ship to make the journey down under has made its inaugural visit to Hobart. The Resilient Lady arrived in Tasmania on her “MerMaiden sail” on Wednesday morning, loaded with thousands of passengers who are excited to be here (unlike the recent visit made by a P&O ship dubbed the ‘cruise from […]
Wed Dec 13, 2023 - 2:55pmThe Huon Valley’s popular Mid-Winter Festival will join the list of events winding up across the state as it prepares for its grand farewell in July next year. Organised by cider makers Willie Smith’s, the festival has been a major attraction for the Huon Valley during the state’s tourism off-season for a decade. It features […]
Wed Dec 13, 2023 - 8:00amMountain bike riders now have even more reason to jump for joy, quite literally, with a new jumps trail now open at the Clarence Mountain Bike Park in Mornington. The trail on Hobart’s eastern shore, known as ‘Jack Jumper’, was built as part of the final phase of a $338,000 project within the park, alongside […]
Wed Dec 13, 2023 - 6:00amDiesel emissions from big tourist buses passing through the historic Hobart suburb of Battery Point will soon be put under the microscope by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Concerned residents, led by the Battery Point Community Association, presented a petition to the City of Hobart in September calling for the buses they claimed were ‘impacting their […]
Wed Dec 13, 2023 - 5:00amThe speed limit through the main street of Cressy will be reduced in the coming weeks at the request of locals. Cressy Road will change from the current 60km/h speed limit to 50km/h from mid-December, the Commissioner for Transport announced on Tuesday. The change will affect a 2.3 kilometre section of road through town and […]
Wed Dec 13, 2023 - 4:00amAn Ulverstone man who brutally murdered young mother Gabrielle Marshall while she was staying at her friend’s house in June 2021 has been sentenced to life in prison. Colin William Drake, 37, fatally stabbed Marshall more than two years ago, just weeks after she had relocated to Tasmania from Queensland for a fresh start. At the […]
Tue Dec 12, 2023 - 9:30pmUpdated 3:30pm, Tuesday December 12: A woman has been rushed to hospital after being trapped underneath a car that was pushed through the front doors of a Kingston GP this afternoon. The serious crash forced the closure of the car park outside the Kingborough Medical Centre shortly after 1:30pm on Tuesday, with first responders arriving quickly […]
Tue Dec 12, 2023 - 2:00pmThe Tasmanian Aboriginal artist behind of this year’s JackJumpers Indigenous Round jersey Reuben Oates had doubts about the jersey’s potential for sale after receiving backlash from some members of the community. But two months after the club decided not to have the players wear the jersey and removed replicas of the jersey from merchandise outlets, Oates […]
Tue Dec 12, 2023 - 9:15amThe controversial Skylands mega-development on Hobart’s eastern shore has crossed a major hurdle, with the Clarence City Council last night voting to approve a revised masterplan. The initial plan, which also included around 2,500 new homes across six neighbourhoods on the Droughty Point Peninsula to be built over four decades, had faced rejection by councillors […]
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