Hobart’s proposed Macquarie Point Stadium project is half way to being confirmed as a ‘Project of State Significance’. Parliament’s Lower House approved an order to progress the stadium project overnight, which will now have to be approved by the upper house for it to have effect. Premier Jeremy Rockliff said despite Labors “negativity, toxic politics and […]
Fri Oct 20, 2023 - 8:30pmA coroner has determined that the “sole cause” of a motorcycle crash that claimed the life of a Hobart man last year was “his reckless behaviour in travelling at very high speed in a suburban street”. 31-year-old Clarendon Vale man Bradley John Kremmer had “consumed alcohol and methamphetamine” before riding the motorcycle through Warrane in July […]
Fri Oct 20, 2023 - 5:00amA search for a man and a woman who are believed to be somewhere in Tasmania with two children has been launched tonight. Police say they hold concerns for the welfare of 36-year-old Ashleigh McMillan and 48-year-old Benjamin Eyles. The pair were last seen leaving a Hobart hotel with two children sometime between 9pm on […]
Thu Oct 19, 2023 - 10:10pmWorks on Hobart’s Southern Outlet are causing major headaches for drivers today, with a traffic jam extending from just before the Mount Nelson interchange ‘back to Kingston’. RoadsTas say the necessary road surface repair works on the main road are causing delays that are “longer than [they] anticipated”. “We’re now working with our contractors to […]
Thu Oct 19, 2023 - 1:40pmGlobal sports fashion powerhouse JD Sports has opened its doors in the Hobart’s Elizabeth Street Mall today. The ‘Undisputed King of Trainers’ has hundreds of exclusive styles and colourways at its new Elizabeth Street Mall store, featuring some of the biggest brands like Nike, Adidas and The North Face. Around 100 Hobartians lined up outside […]
Thu Oct 19, 2023 - 12:00pmDuchess the Zebra has given birth to a new foal at Hobart’s Zoodoo Zoo. The foal, born on Friday, October 13th, is “doing well” and “staying close to its proud mother, Duchess”, the Zoo say. “Zebras have a gestation period of 11-13 months and a new born foal, although very small, their legs are almost […]
Thu Oct 19, 2023 - 7:00amTwo Hobart brothers, allegedly responsible for a “series of crimes” across Hobart’s Eastern Shore over the past week, have been arrested. The 17-year-old and 19-year-old siblings are suspected of stealing “several vehicles” from the Howrah and Bellerive areas, as well as unlawfully “entering an unlocked home whilst the occupants were asleep”, stealing both the car […]
Wed Oct 18, 2023 - 3:14pmA former Tasmanian Premier is promoting a new alternative design for Hobart’s Macquarie Point stadium. Paul Lennon, who served as the Tasmanian Labor Premier from 2004 to 2008, says the innovative ‘Mac Point 2.0’ design includes a stadium that extends 250m into the Derwent River on reclaimed land and has 450 apartments built into its waterfront […]
Wed Oct 18, 2023 - 11:00amEmergency services are set to swarm Hobart Airport today as they put the airport’s emergency plan to the test. The planned training exercise is a Civil Aviation Safety Authority requirement and will see “an increased emergency services presence” at the airport from 9am to 3:30pm. Inspector Jon Cooper reassures travellers that there is “no need for […]
Wed Oct 18, 2023 - 9:00amAn inquest is currently underway to examine the deaths of an elderly Sandy Bay couple who passed away just two days apart in March 2016. David and Nelda Edwards were discovered to have opioids and sedatives in their systems when they died, with the ‘close proximity’ leading Police to investigate both deaths at the time. […]
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