Time is running out for the Hobart City Council’s proposed hydrotherapy pool and wellness centre project, with a $7 million hole recently uncovered and millions in funding set to dry up by the end of the year. A report prepared for tonight’s Council meeting shows that the addition to the Doone Kennedy Aquatic Centre is […]
Mon Sep 25, 2023 - 5:00amThe Kingborough Tigers have won the 2023 TSL Grand Final at North Hobart Oval today, securing their first ever state league premiership. The Tigers’ win was sparked by a strong second quarter. Nicholas Baker, Eddie Cole, and Lachlan Clifford were instrumental in winning the midfield battle. North Launceston made a late comeback in the final […]
Sat Sep 23, 2023 - 8:42pmAround 80 Hobart students have spent 12 hours running a collective 3,500 laps in support of SHE, a group raising funds and awareness for Gynaecological Cancer research. The Year 12 Hutchins students ran from 8pm to 8am alongside peer Luke Harris, who lost his mum and cancer advocate Jo Harris to the disease earlier this […]
Fri Sep 22, 2023 - 4:38pmDark Mofo has been cancelled for 2024 as organisers place the festival on pause for a “period of renewal”. Despite achieving record attendances and box office results this year, organisers say it is essential for them “to take stock of changing conditions and rising costs, in order to reset the festival for the future”. The […]
Fri Sep 22, 2023 - 9:00amA $400 million upgrade to the Hobart zinc works is one step closer to construction after grant deeds were finalized with the federal and state governments. The project will include the construction of a new electrolysis plant, capable of recovering greater quantities of minerals, at the site. In a memo sent to workers, Nyrstar Hobart […]
Fri Sep 22, 2023 - 6:00amA young driver who ploughed her car into Sandy Bay’s Wrest Point casino overnight is expected to face driving charges. Police say the 25-year-old woman drove into the reception area around 2:30am this morning, before getting out of her vehicle and “behaving in a violent manner”. The woman was arrested at the scene before being “bailed […]
Thu Sep 21, 2023 - 5:49pmThe Dunalley Hotel is facing alleged debts of at least $700,000 and has called in a company administrator to save the business. Administrator Shelley-Maree Brooks, representing Rodgers Reidy Tasmania, estimates that the company’s debts will surpass $700,000. Employee entitlements are estimated to exceed $200,000, with unsecured creditor claims reaching over $500,000. The business, which became […]
Thu Sep 21, 2023 - 1:46pmThe first cruise ship of the 2023-24 season has docked in Hobart today, with many more scheduled to stop in the city in the coming months. P&O’s Pacific Adventure ship and its thousands of passengers arrived in Hobart early on Wednesday morning to a wet and cloudy day. After spending the day in the city […]
Wed Sep 20, 2023 - 7:00pmA cigarette butt is believed to have been the cause of a bush fire in Kingston this afternoon. Staff from the nearby McDonald’s and Bottle Shop rushed out to extinguish the flames before firefighters arrived shortly before 2pm on Tuesday. The fire is one of several currently being bought under control by firefighters across the […]
Tue Sep 19, 2023 - 2:14pmA 28-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder following an incident at Risdon Prison. The prisoner allegedly injured another male inmate at around 6:15pm on Saturday. The victim was taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police say the man is expected to appear before the Hobart Magistrates Court today.
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