An elderly man from Launceston who lost his life in a crash with a refrigerated truck while on the way to a tax appointment last year was observed ‘driving erratically’ in the minutes leading up to the incident. According to a new coroner’s report, the 80-year-old was seen “speeding up, slowing down and changing lanes […]
Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 10:40amThe husband-and-wife duo behind a Sandy Bay Vietnamese restaurant have been fined almost $70,000 for underpaying two of their family member employees who they had helped relocate to Australia from Vietnam. Xuan A Tran and her husband Quang Manh Dong, the owners of ‘Vina Yummy Kitchen’, have admitted to underpaying Tran’s sister by $18,683.69 and […]
Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 5:00amA Hobart driver has been fined for ‘recklessly’ blasting through a red light and causing an ‘avoidable’ crash. The crash, which occurred around 10pm on Friday night, saw the driver run a red light at the Molle Street and Davey Street intersection. The driver then collided with another vehicle and crashed through a fence on Davey […]
Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 3:00amNew designs for a shared bicycle and pedestrian path along Hobart’s Battery Point foreshore have been unveiled by a pair who are keen to get the project off the ground. The Friends of Battery Point Walkway group, led by economist David Hook and engineer Jim Gandy, want to improve access between Marieville to Castray Esplanade […]
Tue Nov 21, 2023 - 1:15pmA single Hobart mother of three is filled with fear that her family might end up living in their car due to the rising cost of living and the uncertain rental market. Elisha Wright says she has been on the government’s Rapid Rehousing waitlist for nearly two years and is struggling to meet the cost of […]
Tue Nov 21, 2023 - 5:00amA tragic incident involving a mower has resulted in the death of a man in Zeehan on Tasmania’s west coast this afternoon. Emergency services discovered the man, who was in his 30s, trapped beneath the machine in a memorial park shortly before 5pm on Monday. He sadly died at the scene. It is understood the […]
Mon Nov 20, 2023 - 8:55pmA crash on Hobart’s eastern shore has left a car on its roof in the middle of the road this afternoon. Clarence Street is partially blocked by the rolled white MG as emergency services respond to the incident. It is understood the elderly driver managed to escape the vehicle without serious injuries. More to come…
Mon Nov 20, 2023 - 4:15pmA person has been rushed to hospital with what are believed to be serious injuries following a truck crash on the Tasman Highway. Police have closed the road at Runnymede, near 4286 Tasman Highway, as investigations into the cause of the crash continue. Motorists are urged to avoid the area while the scene is cleared. […]
Mon Nov 20, 2023 - 1:45pmPolice are searching for a suspect who allegedly assaulted a teenager on the Hobart waterfront in the early hours of Sunday morning. Footage of the attack, obtained by Pulse, shows the apparent assault on an 18-year-old on the footpath of Hobart’s Morrison Street by an unidentified offender. In a statement to Pulse, Police have confirmed […]
Mon Nov 20, 2023 - 12:20pmTwo teenagers who robbed a Sandy Bay shop while armed with a Stanley knife and a hammer have both “been in trouble for stealing many times” but now “need to try to stay out of trouble” or risk prison, a Supreme Court Judge has warned. The teenage girls, aged 15 and 17 at the time, carried […]
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