Another suspicious fire has torn through an abandoned building in New Norfolk overnight, marking the latest incident in a series of recent attacks. Firefighters found the old high school hostel on Blair Street, more recently known as Carinya Education Park, engulfed in flames when they arrived at the scene shortly after 1:15am on Thursday morning. The fire was […]
Thu Nov 30, 2023 - 7:10amHobart’s favourite Friday night street food event is set to make a highly-anticipated return to the city for its eighth season running this Friday. Street Eats @ Franko will kick off on December 1 with a wide array of 18 rotating street food vendors, all ready to help you bid farewell to the workweek with […]
Thu Nov 30, 2023 - 6:00amDu Cane Brewery and Dining Hall in Launceston has been named Australia’s ‘New Brewery of the Year’. The award was presented by Beer & Brewer Magazine and was selected by a panel of industry leaders and experts, as well as being voted on by the public. Du Cane co-owners Sam Reid and Will Horan were […]
Thu Nov 30, 2023 - 4:00amCruisers who were ‘forced’ to visit Hobart after their ship was denied entry to New Zealand have been dealt another blow, with plans to dock in Port Arthur tomorrow now scrapped due to bad weather. P&O have arranged free shuttle buses to Port Arthur so passengers ‘won’t miss out’, while others have already disembarked in […]
Wed Nov 29, 2023 - 6:34pmA Hobart man who allegedly attempted to make off with free products during Black Friday sales at a Hobart shopping centre has been charged. The 28-year-old man from the Rosny area will face court in the coming weeks after he allegedly entered the loading bay of a business at Eastlands around 11:40am on Friday and attempted to […]
Wed Nov 29, 2023 - 4:10pmA taskforce setup by Tasmania Police to reduce illicit drug and firearm-related crime in the state has seen 17 criminals charged in just one week. Drugs, cash and firearms have all been seized by officers working on Taskforce Scelus across the west coast and north-west in its first week of operation. Detective Inspector Michelle Elmer […]
Wed Nov 29, 2023 - 3:45pmThe second-ever red handfish conservation breeding event in captivity, aimed at preventing the critically endangered species from going extinct, has successfully produced 21 hatchlings. A team of researchers from the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies department say the eggs took just over 50 days to hatch and measured in at just […]
Wed Nov 29, 2023 - 9:30am$700,000 in funds has already been raised by hundreds of generous donors for the construction of a new wildlife hospital at Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary. The ‘Project RECAP’ campaign began earlier this month with a goal of raising $1 million, which would be matched dollar for dollar by the Elsie Cameron Foundation, for a total of […]
Wed Nov 29, 2023 - 9:00amA ‘massive’ rent hike has forced one of Hobart’s longest-standing coffee shops to close its doors. The Stagg, formerly known as Atlas Espresso, has been serving CBD customers for the past 15 years on the corner of Macquarie and Elizabeth Streets. In a social media post, owners Jonathan and Sue Stagg broke the news to […]
Wed Nov 29, 2023 - 7:00amA plane full of Rex passengers has landed in Hobart after a delay of more than 8 hours today. What was supposed to be a short hour-long hop across the Bass Strait turned into an afternoon nightmare for those flying on RXA961 on Tuesday. The flight took off from Melbourne 8 hours and 15 minutes […]
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