Feel like you’ve been soaking up a little more daylight than usual today Hobart? ☀️🏆 On the longest day of the year, Hobart has topped all the other capital cities in Australia as the place with the most daylight hours! Hobart recorded an impressive 15 hours and 21 minutes of daylight today, while Darwin at […]
Thu Dec 22, 2022 - 6:44pmFour Tassie drivers have been apprehended for drink driving after a random breath testing operation in Kingston last night. In addition to the operation in Kingston, a traffic operation also took place this morning in Cambridge. Police say the results of both stops are “not good enough”, reminding the community that officers will not tolerate drink […]
Thu Dec 22, 2022 - 3:47pmThe owners of a former campervan hire business at Hobart Airport have had to pay $6,000 in penalties after the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) caught them not paying entitlements to a casual cleaner. McCullagh Enterprises only paid the worker, a Filipino visa holder, the owed $14,060 in entitlements after the FWO started legal proceedings earlier […]
Thu Dec 22, 2022 - 2:45pmLifeguards are back on-duty at Clifton Beach for the summer season! A popular spot for surfers and beachgoers, the last lifeguard season saw over 100 preventative actions performed, multiple first-aid treatments and included the promotion of water safety messages. The service was established in 2005 due to a high rate of rescues and incidents at […]
Thu Dec 22, 2022 - 12:48pmPolice have arrested a 47-year-old Hobart man following a search of a hotel room that resulted in the seizure of a ‘significant quantity of drugs and drug manufacturing equipment’. According to police, more than 11,000 MDMA pills with a street value of approximately $400,000 were seized during the search. The man has been charged with […]
Thu Dec 22, 2022 - 8:50amA flight from Hobart has successfully airdropped 10 tonnes of packed tents and cargo to Antarctica for the latest scientific mission. The Australian Defence Force, working with the Australian Antarctic Division flew the cargo 7,400 km from Hobart to a deep-field camp in Bunger Hills in Antarctica. Ten tonnes of supplies were retrieved by a […]
Wed Dec 21, 2022 - 2:15pmPolice and fire services are currently at the scene of a vehicle fire on the Tasman Highway in Mornington, near Tunnel Hill. The left lane of the highway is blocked while the fire is being extinguished, causing significant traffic delays for motorists traveling east towards Cambridge and Sorell. Eyewitnesses reported seeing thick black smoke rising […]
Tue Dec 20, 2022 - 6:13pmA Hobart tradie has hit back at ‘whingers’ after parking his ute and trailer across four carparks at a Hobart shopping centre last week. 🛻🛠 The tradie, who visited the New Town Plaza carpark during off-peak hours was met by shoppers who took issue with his parking job – with one taking to social media […]
Tue Dec 20, 2022 - 4:00pmA maroon Ford Falcon has been impounded by Tasmania Police officers after it was seen engaging in reckless and dangerous driving in the Greenbanks Industrial Estate north of Hobart last night. The Bridgewater driver is expected to be charged with multiple traffic offenses, including speeding and performing dangerous maneuvers such as burnouts or fishtailing. In […]
Tue Dec 20, 2022 - 2:35pmIt’s been one year since E-Scooters were introduced to the streets of Hobart, and they’re not going anywhere anytime soon. 🛴🔋 The City of Hobart has decided to extend the e-scooter trial, which was meant to end this month, until March next year to allow for more data collection to help determine the city’s long-term […]
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