Councillor Marti Zucco put an unusual spin on Monday night’s City of Hobart council meeting, bringing out a box of Cornflakes to address his concerns over budget transparency – particularly surrounding a rate hike for short stay and vacant land owners. “You know you used to find surprises in cornflakes packets? Let me see what […]
Mon Jun 19, 2023 - 10:05pmHobart’s Novotel Hotel has reached a major construction milestone, with a topping-out ceremony marking the building’s full height. The $65 million hotel, which includes a function centre, restaurant, pool and basement parking, will offer 206 rooms and is being built on the site of the former Myer homewares on Macquarie Street. Senior Project Manager for […]
Mon Jun 19, 2023 - 4:20pmPolice were called to a home in the hills of Blackmans Bay early on Sunday morning after ‘dozens’ of grade-10 aged teenagers stormed a house party, trashing the property. Eyewitnesses tell Pulse ‘more than 100 teens’, aged around 15 years old, turned up to the property where a grade 10 student was hosting a small […]
Mon Jun 19, 2023 - 2:15pmSeveral thousand people have filled Hobart’s Macquarie Point tonight, all taking part in the annual Ogoh-Ogoh procession. Many have since descended on Salamanca for the final night of the Winter Feast. SEE OUR 70+ PHOTO MEGA GALLERY:
Sun Jun 18, 2023 - 7:55pmThe earlier traffic chaos that left many Hobart motorists frustrated is beginning to clear, with Davey Street once again open to vehicles. EARLIER: Hobart has been thrust into a rare Sunday night gridlock following the closure of Davey Street for the Ogoh-Ogoh Dark Mofo Parade. Hundreds of motorists attempting to pass through the city are […]
Sun Jun 18, 2023 - 5:51pmUPDATE 7PM: The Winter Feast is back at capacity tonight, with thousands descending on the city to experience the final feast. People queuing in the line tell Pulse wait times of around 2 hours are expected to get through the gates. 5PM: The eighth and final night of the Dark Mofo Winter Feast has reached capacity […]
Sun Jun 18, 2023 - 5:17pmA 15-year-old teenager armed with an axe has been charged after allegedly assaulting a staff member and stealing drinks from a Claremont supermarket overnight. Police say the teen entered the Woolworths store through the loading dock around 10pm on Saturday, where he struck a team member conducting night fill with an axe and threatened another. […]
Sun Jun 18, 2023 - 8:54amWild winds have delayed the opening of the Dark Mofo Winter Feast in Hobart this afternoon. Originally due to open at 4pm, punters were told to wait outside for ‘up to an extra hour’ while winds subsided. Tasmania is currently under a severe weather warning as damaging winds lash parts of the state, with the […]
Sat Jun 17, 2023 - 4:39pmPolice have closed a busy Hobart street after high winds ripped exterior flashing from a building this afternoon. Liverpool Street is closed between Criterion and Murray Street after ‘large pieces of metal’ fell from the Myer building. Vehicles and pedestrians asked avoid the area and access the Myer and Icon complex via the alternate entrances. […]
Sat Jun 17, 2023 - 3:28pmA kitchen fire at a Bellerive burger restaurant has left behind $5,000 in damages this afternoon. Crews raced to Belles Burgers on Cambridge Road shortly before 2pm where they found an oven on fire. In a statement the Tasmania Fire Service said the blaze, which was quickly extinguished, was deemed accidental. The restaurant remains open […]
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