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Man alleged to have rammed mobile speed cameras, police station with car

A man who allegedly rammed a Tasmania Police station in April and later used a vehicle to damage multiple speed cameras is set to appear in court. The 26-year-old from Clarendon Vale has been charged with destroying property after allegedly reversing into the front doors of the Clarence Plains Police Station in April, resulting in […]

Thu Nov 9, 2023 - 11:35am
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Bruce Fairfax: New criminal search underway at Duckhole Lake to find missing bushwalker

Police will return to the Duckhole Lake area in Tasmania’s south this week as the search for a missing Launceston man continues six years after he was last seen. Bruce Fairfax, who had Parkinson’s disease, went missing while out bushwalking in the Strathblane area with his wife on Saturday, October 14, 2017. The couple separated, with […]

Thu Nov 9, 2023 - 10:00am
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Hobart’s iconic Red Herring kombi van for sale

The owners of Tasmanian surf shop Red Herring have announced they will be taking their iconic Hobart red kombi van down for good, as the store prepares to move from its current Liverpool Street location. Red Herring is moving to 104 Elizabeth Street and says the new location “was built in the 1840’s and is […]

Thu Nov 9, 2023 - 9:30am
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International student in a coma after alleged serious Salamanca assault

An international student, in Tasmania to study, has been placed in a medically induced coma following an alleged attack in Salamanca on Sunday morning. The young man in his 20s was rushed to the Royal Hobart Hospital after the alleged assault, which occurred around 4:20am on Sunday morning, where he currently remains in a serious […]

Thu Nov 9, 2023 - 7:00am
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Revealed: First stage of Cambridge’s Horseshoe Inn redevelopment to include cafe

After the closure of the Horseshoe Inn in May, its new owners have unveiled their first plans for the iconic Cambridge landmark. Following the sale of the 200-year-old Inn by former owners Matt McAllister and Jo Mulcahy, the new Tasmanian owners, Young Group, have recently lodged plans with the Clarence City Council – revealing that […]

Thu Nov 9, 2023 - 5:00am
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36 apartments could be built in Glenorchy under new proposal

A Glenorchy developer is aiming to build 36 apartments in Hobart’s north under a new proposal currently up for consultation. Malunna Glenorchy Pty Ltd hopes to merge two Brent Street lots, 14 and 24a, to create one new 36-unit housing development. The existing site currently houses a building, storage area and trees, all of which would […]

Thu Nov 9, 2023 - 4:00am
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Firefighters find Huonville property ‘completely engulfed’ in flames

Police are expected to launch an investigation into a fire that has ‘completely destroyed’ a Huonville property tonight. Firefighters were called to the scene of the blaze on Sale Street in Huonville’s CBD shortly after 10pm on Wednesday. Upon arrival, crews found the house ‘fully engulfed’ in flames. Local residents say the property, wedged between […]

Wed Nov 8, 2023 - 11:35pm
Macquarie Point

Hobart’s Macquarie Point stadium project clears hurdle with state significance approval

Hobart’s controversial Macquarie Point stadium project has successfully overcome a significant hurdle after an order designating it as a project of state significance was approved by the upper house today. The order passed with a 9-4 majority, with the government, Labor and Independents Tania Rattray and Dean Harris all in favour, meaning its next step […]

Wed Nov 8, 2023 - 7:00pm
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Multiple vehicles crash on Huon Highway amid wet weather

Multiple vehicles have crashed on the Huon Highway this afternoon as wild weather lashes the state. Police say the road is partially blocked at Grove and ask motorists to “drive with caution in the area until the scene is cleared”. Images seen by Pulse show at least 3 vehicles that have rear-ended one another, with […]

Wed Nov 8, 2023 - 4:30pm
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Hobart crowned Australia’s MDMA & cannabis consumption capital

Hobart has once again been identified as the national hotspot for the use of multiple drugs, according to waste water analysis. The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission’s latest analysis of wastewater, based on samples taken at 55 sites across the country, captured 14.1 million Australians, or 55% of the population. It found that Tasmania had the […]

Wed Nov 8, 2023 - 10:50am