A ‘world-famous’ Hobart schoolboy who was gifted with a pair basketball boots by the captain of the JackJumpers has put Tasmania on the map this week, and was surprised by Coach Scott Roth at school today. The footage of young fan Henry DeGroot and captain Clint Steindl went global overnight, featuring on two of America’s […]
Tue Feb 21, 2023 - 7:31pmA southern Tasmanian man had his car seized by police after a mobile speed camera detected his vehicle travelling at more than 70 km/h above the speed limit last week. The car was caught going 152 km/h in an 80 km/h zone along Boyer Road near Bridgewater on Tuesday – 72 km/h over the speed […]
Tue Feb 21, 2023 - 12:45pmPolice are searching for information after an incident at Kingston Beach that saw at least three people involved in an altercation over the weekend. The alleged assault took place on the footpath opposite Robbie Brown’s on Kingston Beach at around 6pm on Sunday. While Police have not provided any details about the identities of the […]
Tue Feb 21, 2023 - 11:30amHobart’s e-scooters won’t be going anywhere anytime soon after the City of Hobart voted to continue with the popular hire-and-ride services following a successful 1-year-plus long trial. Set to operate under a new license arrangement with ‘strict conditions’ for operators, the vote was passed with amendments that will see future e-scooter license fees invested into shared […]
Tue Feb 21, 2023 - 7:00amHobart City Council has rejected a motion put forward by Cr Louise Elliott that would have excluded trans and gender diverse people from Council-owned bathroom and toilet facilities appropriate to their gender. The motion, which was mainly aimed at the Hobart Aquatic Centre, would have forced trans and gender diverse individuals to use a separate, […]
Mon Feb 20, 2023 - 8:18pmA petition to rename Hobart’s Macquarie Street to “kunanyi Street” will be put forward to City of Hobart councillors at a meeting tonight, despite some council officials already dismissing the name-change idea. The petition, initiated by Nadia Booker on behalf of her daughter, sought to rename the street to an Aboriginal name to honour the […]
Mon Feb 20, 2023 - 8:35amHobart’s Bidencopes Lane project has won the Bronze award in the Best Street Art Laneway category at the Australian Street Art Awards this week. The City of Hobart say the laneway project has transformed a once dull and vandalised laneway into a constantly changing outdoor gallery and tourist destination. “Once a place that was regularly […]
Sun Feb 19, 2023 - 9:07pmA 23-year-old man from Richmond, Tasmania has been charged with driving, drug, and firearms offences after a dangerous driving incident on Wednesday night. The police received reports of a vehicle being driven dangerously on Sixth Avenue in New Norfolk. They coordinated a response and were able to spike the vehicle, a white Toyota Corolla, on […]
Fri Feb 17, 2023 - 10:03amA person has been hit by a car on the corner of Argyle and Bathurst Street in Hobart this afternoon. Police and emergency services are responding to the incident, and say injuries are unknown at this stage. Motorists are asked to avoid the area and seek an alternate route.
Thu Feb 16, 2023 - 2:37pmAn alleged teenage-armed-robber is being hunted by Police today after robbing a store on Brent Street in Glenorchy last night. The incident occurred around 8:15 pm, when a person entered the store and threatened a staff member with a knife. The offender reportedly stole the cash register, which contained a sum of cash, as well […]
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