Tasmania Police are searching the Hobart area for a missing man tonight. Michael Wisby was last seen wearing a blue and white business shirt, a dark grey sports jacket and dark grey-green work pants. He is believed to be driving a white Holden Astra with the registration number EH4810, similar to the vehicle pictured in the […]
Thu Feb 9, 2023 - 8:32pm“You’re joking”: Thousands of passengers on a cruise ship that was bound for the ‘tropical’ pacific islands of Vanuatu and New Caledonia are on their way to Hobart today after a last minute itinerary change. Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas ship, which left Brisbane on Tuesday for what was meant to be an advertised South […]
Thu Feb 9, 2023 - 3:30pmA rental car driver with ’shocking’ skills behind the wheel has been caught on dashcam mounting a traffic island after failing to merge before Hobart’s Tasman Bridge. The video, which was captured shortly before 9am on Saturday morning, shows the rental car slow down significantly before pulling to the left, driving over the traffic island […]
Thu Feb 9, 2023 - 10:00amTasmania’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is investigating a fire that broke out at a Hobart-based scrap metal recycling facility on Monday. The fire was brought under control after five hours of firefighting efforts and involved over 200 cubic meters of waste material, including cars and plastic. The fire prompted a smoke alert in nearby suburbs, […]
Thu Feb 9, 2023 - 5:00amA former staff member of a Mornington licensed venue has been charged with robbery after an incident on Sunday night. The 31-year-old man allegedly entered the venue, hid for around 40 minutes, and stole close to $13,000 in cash before assaulting a staff member during his attempts to flee. Police say the staff member was […]
Wed Feb 8, 2023 - 8:08pmA warning has been issued for a bushfire that is burning in Richmond, north-east of Hobart this afternoon. TFS say the fire in centred around Prossers Road, with fire crews currently on-site working to contain and bring the fire under control. They are warning nearby residents in the Richmond and Campania area to avoid smoke if […]
Wed Feb 8, 2023 - 3:38pmBonorong Wildlife Hospital, the largest wildlife-only hospital in the state, is now operating 7 days a week. The move from a 5 to 7 day operating schedule has been made possible by ‘critical resources’ provided by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. In a statement, Bonorong say the funding enables them to employ an additional […]
Wed Feb 8, 2023 - 11:00amA ‘mysterious’ seahorse that appeared from out of nowhere on Hobart woman’s deck in Old Beach has sent a local community group into a frenzy trying to solve the mystery. The woman asked fellow Old Beach residents if anyone else has found ‘a sea horse on their deck’, or if it was ‘only her’. She […]
Wed Feb 8, 2023 - 9:15amHobart’s Jess Clennett has just made it to the next stage of Australian Idol’s TOP 50 with FOUR YESES from the judges! Singing ‘Whole Lotta Love’ by Led Zeppelin as a tribute to her dad Michael on the anniversary of his passing, Jess wowed the judges on the national TV talent show. Meghan Trainer said […]
Tue Feb 7, 2023 - 7:49pmA fire that broke out at Bellevue Distributors in Bridgewater on Monday afternoon has been determined to be accidental by fire investigators. The Tasmania Fire Service was alerted to the fire at around 3.00pm and responded with fire crews from Bridgewater, Glenorchy, Hobart and Brighton. Upon arriving at the scene, the fire crews found a […]
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