A crash on Hobart’s Southern Outlet is causing delays of around 25+ minutes for motorists heading south tonight. Southbound lanes of the highway are partially blocked around 1km prior to the Mount Nelson interchange. Traffic congestion currently extends along the entire length of Davey Street, stretching beyond the Railway Roundabout and towards Queens Domain. Traffic […]
Tue Nov 14, 2023 - 6:00pmHobart’s future ferry network could potentially include stops in Lindisfarne, Howrah, Wilkinsons Point, Sandy Bay, Regatta Point and Kingston Beach as part of a new draft plan. The 6 sites were identified from 33 potential locations that would expand Hobart’s ferry service and are currently out for public consultation under the River Derwent Ferry Service Masterplan. […]
Tue Nov 14, 2023 - 5:00amA coroner has found that a Hobart man’s death could have been prevented if a wheelchair-accessible taxi was available to pick him up. 78-year-old Robert William East passed away in March of last year due to a head injury he sustained after crashing his wheelchair while traveling along a gravel footpath. Coroner Olivia McTaggart said […]
Tue Nov 14, 2023 - 3:00amFirefighters have rushed to a house fire on a suburban West Hobart street tonight. The Tasmania Fire Service say crews “arrived to find smoke issuing” from the Forest Road property shortly after 8:30pm on Monday. They say the property is believed to be vacant and Pulse understands it operates as Airbnb accommodation with a nightly rate […]
Mon Nov 13, 2023 - 8:45pmAn unknown number of wildlife are believed to have lost their lives in the Dolphin Sands bushfire on Tasmania’s east coast. Heartbreaking images from inside the evacuation area show animals that were desperate to escape the inferno clinging to trees. Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary say most animals that become stuck in a hot bushfire are simply ‘unable […]
Mon Nov 13, 2023 - 4:50pmA Tasmania Police officer has been served with a summons after an alleged incident in Moonah earlier this year. The 38-year-old man from Southern District was on-duty at the time of the incident on 10 May 2023, a police spokesperson said. He will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court on 2 February 2024 to face a […]
Mon Nov 13, 2023 - 4:15pmFive Hobart teenagers have been arrested after they allegedly held up a 24-hour convenience store while armed with weapons overnight. The group, made up of a 15-year-old, two 16-year-olds and two 18-year-olds, is alleged to have entered the Liverpool Street store shortly before midnight and unsuccessfully demanded cash and cigarettes. After “leaving empty handed” following the […]
Mon Nov 13, 2023 - 3:00pm4pm, 13 November: The Dolphin Sands bushfire has now burnt over 220 hectares and remains ‘out of control’, TFS Incident Controller Scott Vinen says. “Changing weather conditions have seen the western side of the fire (near Yellow Sand Banks Road) return to an Emergency Warning level this afternoon,” Vinen said. Ground crews, 5 aircraft and two bulldozers are […]
Mon Nov 13, 2023 - 1:50pmWill Coats has been elected as the latest Hobart City Councillor following the resignation of Simon Behrakis. The Tasmanian Electoral Commission completed the recount, of which 18 eligible candidates nominated for, on Monday afternoon. Hobart Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds congratulated Coats on his return to council and said she was looking forward to working with him “for the […]
Mon Nov 13, 2023 - 1:30pmTwo homes, one shed and a car have been destroyed by a bushfire that is currently burning at Dolphin Sands on Tasmania’s east coast – and firefighters expect to find ‘other impacted structures’ this afternoon. Acting Chief Officer at the Tasmania Fire Service Jeremy Smith said investigations are continuing into the cause of the blaze, as well […]
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