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Courts and Crime

Lutana man charged after gun fired into property roof

A man has been charged after allegedly shooting the roof of a house in Lutana overnight. The 23-year-old allegedly discharged a firearm into the roof of a property on Lennox Avenue around 9:20pm on Saturday night before fleeing the scene. Police say officers swarmed the area shortly after where they found the man and the firearm on […]

Sun Jul 2, 2023 - 10:01am
Sport

7,000+ passionate footy fans pack North Hobart Oval

More than 7,000 passionate footy fans have spent their Saturday afternoon cheering on Tasmania’s AFL teams at North Hobart Oval. 7,189 supporters filled the grounds to watch the Tassie Devils U18’s, the Tasmanian Women’s and the Tasmanian Men’s team take on their Queensland counterparts. Sam Siggins has been written into the history books after his […]

Sat Jul 1, 2023 - 6:23pm
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Three teens caught stealing from Hobart bottleshop

Three youths aged 14, 15 and 16 are set to face court after they threatened an Eastern Shore bottleshop with a knife and stole ‘several items’ overnight, before using a Metro Bus as their getaway vehicle. Police caught up to the teens and stopped the bus, taking them in to custody.

Sat Jul 1, 2023 - 8:23am
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Tasmanian Taylor Swift fans race to ‘secret’ ticket booth in Hobart

Hundreds of Tassie Taylor Swift fans have skipped the 6-hour-long online queue for concert tickets this afternoon, after word got out about a ‘secret’ ticket booth at Hobart’s Blundstone Arena! While Ticketek publicly list the venue as their exclusive in-person agent in Tasmania, a Blundstone Arena spokesperson told Pulse only less than 300 Swifties connected […]

Fri Jun 30, 2023 - 5:31pm
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Glenorchy woman celebrating after $100,000 win

A Glenorchy woman is celebrating today after she won $100,000 from a $5 scratchie ticket. The woman said she ‘ran straight to the newsagency’ to confirm her win, which would help her pay off her new car. “I checked it a few times to make sure I’d actually scored the top prize,” she said. “It’s definitely […]

Fri Jun 30, 2023 - 12:40pm
Road Incidents

Man dies in hospital days after serious head-on Tea Tree crash

A man has died in hospital one week after a serious crash on Middle Tea Tree road north of Hobart. The 51-year-old was left with serious injuries after his car collided head-on with a log truck around 12pm on June 22. Police say initial inquiries suggest his Mini F56 hatch, which was travelling south, crossed […]

Fri Jun 30, 2023 - 10:43am
Courts and Crime

20-year-old Cambridge man caught with drugs and firearms

A 20-year-old man from Cambridge has been charged with multiple firearm and drug related offences. Officers from Bellerive and Hobart were conducting targeted patrols in Rokeby around 11:10 AM yesterday when they observed ‘a person of interest’ in a vehicle. Police say the vehicle was intercepted and a quantity of illegal drugs were located, resulting […]

Fri Jun 30, 2023 - 10:22am
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‘Significant & urgent search’ underway for missing woman near South Arm

A ‘significant & urgent search’ is currently underway in the South Arm / Opossum Bay area tonight for a missing 51-year-old woman with a medical condition. The police helicopter and multiple units are looking for 51-year-old Victoria Mackeprang who went for a walk on Spitfarm Road around 3:30pm and hasn’t returned home. Police say Victoria […]

Thu Jun 29, 2023 - 9:37pm
Courts and Crime

Kingston man charged after string of car burglaries, found with gun and meth

Tasmania Police have charged a 36-year-old man with several firearm and drug related offences, as part of an investigation into eight recent car burglaries in the Kingborough area – south of Hobart. Police raided the Kingston home around 9 PM on Wednesday night, locating an unregistered firearm, a ‘trafficable quantity’ of methylamphetamine and a ‘large […]

Thu Jun 29, 2023 - 2:11pm
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Hobart leads in hotel occupancy, outperforms all capital cities

Hobart has emerged as the leader in hotel occupancy rates among Australian capital cities in recent years, according to new data. The figures from Ray White reveal that Hobart recorded a hotel occupancy rate of over 80% in 2022, the highest among all capital cities. Even this year, Hobart continues to maintain its lead, with […]

Wed Jun 28, 2023 - 4:00pm