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$100k Worth Of Jewellery Stolen From Salamanca

Close to $100,000 worth of jewellery has been STOLEN from stores in Salamanca over the weekend. Police have launched an investigation after two separate burglaries occurred at the FIND collective in Salamanca Place on Saturday and Sunday night. The thieves stole a significant amount of ‘bespoke jewellery’ and ‘precious metals’, with a combined value of […]

Tue Dec 6, 2022 - 2:21pm
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Hobart Woman Honoured With New Mural

A Hobart woman who passed away while she was ramped at Royal Hobart Hospital last month has been honoured in the form of a mural. 💙 80-year-old Kathie Schramm has been memorialised in a laneway off Liverpool Street by local artist Topsk1, with the new mural showing a smiling Ms Schramm and the words “RIP […]

Tue Dec 6, 2022 - 1:57pm
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Swimming Ban In Place At Hobart Beaches

We’re being asked to stay away from two popular Hobart beaches due to contamination today. 🏊‍♂️🚫 Authorities are asking people to stay away from the northern end of Kingston Beach and the middle of Howrah for the time being while they investigate contamination. The swimming ban comes as testing is undertaken at 35 locations across […]

Tue Dec 6, 2022 - 11:16am
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Truck Loses Part Of Load On Brooker Highway

Traffic is being diverted on the Brooker Highway this afternoon after a truck lost part of it’s load on the road. Police say work is underway to clear the lane, with motorists asked to expect delays in the area.

Mon Dec 5, 2022 - 2:47pm
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Tassie Tiger Remains Found In Hobart

The remains of the last-known Tasmanian Tiger have been ‘sitting in a cupboard’ at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in Hobart. The female thylacine died at the Hobart Zoo on September 7, 1936 and was moved to the museum – and it’s long been assumed its skin and skeleton went missing – until it […]

Mon Dec 5, 2022 - 12:34pm
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Storm Causes ‘Weird Lights’ Over Hobart

Did you see the ‘strange lights’ over Southern Tasmania last night? 🤔 A number of Hobartians have been left confused by what turned out to be a distant thunderstorm last night – taking to social media for answers. Several hundred lightning strikes struck south of Tasmania overnight, kicking off what is set to be a […]

Mon Dec 5, 2022 - 7:00am
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Hobart Christmas Lights Map 2022

Christmas has arrived for 2022 and Christmas lights have popped up across Hobart!  WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Meet the two young guys behind what has been officially crowned as Hobart’s BEST Christmas lights display! 😍🎄 Massimo Rigoli and brother Giancarlo Rigoli’s Christmas lights display on Molle Street in West Hobart, which includes a snow machine and free […]

Sun Dec 4, 2022 - 3:44pm
Road Incidents

Hobart Charity Rider Crashes Into Crowd

A spectator is fighting for their life after a charity MRA Toy Run rider left the road and crashed into the crowd on the Brooker Highway this afternoon. Initial inquiries indicate a motorcyclist participating in the Toy Run has left the roadway and collided with a group of spectators. The motorcyclist was not seriously injured. […]

Sat Dec 3, 2022 - 5:26pm
Road Incidents

Two Injured In Charity Toy Run Crash

Two people have been injured after a serious crash involving a charity motorcyclist on the Brooker Highway this afternoon. Both people have been taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital, one in a serious condition. The motorcycle rider was not injured. Police say there is currently severe traffic congestion in the southbound lanes at New Town […]

Sat Dec 3, 2022 - 3:19pm
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Cars Shot At In Richmond Overnight

An investigation has been launched after two vehicles were shot at in the Richmond and Risdon Vale areas overnight. ⚠🔫 Police say several shots were reportedly fired at a vehicle as it travelled on Middle Tea Tree Road in Richmond around 2:45am, with more shots fired at the vehicle as it travelled south towards Cambridge […]

Sat Dec 3, 2022 - 1:33pm