Two people are believed to have been injured after a crash in Hobart’s northern suburbs this afternoon. Claremont Link Road at the intersection with Main Road has been closed after two cars collided, with one rolling onto its side. Emergency services are currently working to clear the scene. More to come…
Thu Oct 5, 2023 - 2:30pmA Hobart woman living a “chaotic lifestyle” who left her friend blind in one eye after attacking him with a high heeled shoe has been sentenced to time in prison. Katie Maree Job and Robert Lance Frederick Ransley were driving in Hobart’s northern suburbs in December 2021 when she asked to borrow his phone that […]
Thu Oct 5, 2023 - 5:00amThe Australian government was warned as early as 2018 that its $528 million icebreaking research ship was too large to safely pass under Hobart’s Tasman Bridge. A senate inquiry hearing in Hobart on Wednesday heard that TasPorts had said no to letting the RSV Nuyina pass under the bridge over fears of a repeat of […]
Thu Oct 5, 2023 - 4:30amHuntingfield House in Kingston has hit the market for one of the few times in its near 200 year history. The 3-storey sandstone Georgian home was built by James Bayton in the 1830s or 1840s and is considered one of the most significant heritage-listed homes in the Kingborough municipality. The lower ground level retains its […]
Wed Oct 4, 2023 - 4:11pmPolice are searching for a Hobart teenager who hasn’t been seen or heard from since early September. 18-year-old Chloe Dutchman has been out of contact with her family since last month and Police say they are now concerned for her welfare. Dutchman is described as being around 160cm tall with dark blonde hair, slim build and […]
Wed Oct 4, 2023 - 12:22pmA Hobart partygoer has been awarded $12 million in damages after a punch during a 2014 bar attack left him with a permeant and life altering brain injury. 37-year-old Matthew Leonard spent 40 weeks recovering in hospital after being punched by a now-closed Syrup nightclub crowd controller and hitting his head on the road. Acting […]
Wed Oct 4, 2023 - 4:00amAn uninvited visitor has slithered its way into a Mount Rumney woman’s home this week, destroying valuables in the process. The two and a half foot tiger snake broke into the home undetected, making its presence known only when it knocked over a vase, shattering the early morning silence. Seasoned expert from Reptile Rescue Incorporated, […]
Tue Oct 3, 2023 - 8:04pmI wish she was here to see this’: Hit 100.9 Hobart breakfast co-host Christie Hayes was moved to tears while discussing the upcoming Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this morning. Stopping to chat with breakfast duo Dan and Christie during his trip to Hobart, the Prime Minister spoke at […]
Tue Oct 3, 2023 - 8:26amKingborough’s Mayor says it’s ‘not worth the risk’ to leave certain public toilets in the region open all night after a recent string of vandalism started to become ‘too expensive to fix’. At a council meeting on Monday night, Mayor Paula Wriedt said the ‘final straw’ came when around $40,000 to $50,000 worth of damage […]
Tue Oct 3, 2023 - 5:00amDesigns have been revealed for a new $10.5 million Bridgewater police station that would see the existing station, police house and other buildings demolished. The upgrade would increase the area of the proposed 6.5m, one-story high station from 847sqm to 1889sqm. If approved, Bridgewater police officers would operate from temporary premises at Glenorchy Police Station […]
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