The Oatlands Heritage and Bullock Festival drew a bustling crowd to the main street on Saturday. Despite some rain, many traveled from all over the Midlands to take part in the festival. The Collector’s Roadshow and street parade were successful attractions, with the diverse mix of attendees also enjoying animal displays and the large bullocks […]
Sun Aug 13, 2023 - 3:00amConcerns over a permit issued by the state government that would allow the use of 1080 poison on a property in Southern Midlands have been raised by the Tasmanian Greens. New MP Vica Bayley criticised the use of 1080 poison in parliament this week, calling it a “cruel, crude and antiquated method” of killing native […]
Fri Aug 11, 2023 - 5:00amDozens of Midlands residents have dressed in their best Scottish fits this afternoon to take part in a new movie being filmed around Oatlands. The 30+ volunteer extras were filmed walking down a hill for one of the final scenes of Ancestry Road, which is set to be released early next year. The movie is […]
Sun Aug 6, 2023 - 7:43pmAn ATV rider has been left with serious injuries after colliding with a tree stump while riding a trail in Tasmania’s Highlands this afternoon. According to Police the injured rider, a man in his 30’s, was forcefully ejected upon impact with the stump at around 12:20pm on Sunday. The Westpac Rescue helicopter was dispatched to […]
Sun Aug 6, 2023 - 6:05pmThousands of dollars in compensation will be paid to residents in Tasmania’s Southern Midlands after a lengthy power outage this weekend. Properties right across the Midlands lost power on Friday night as the result of strong winds. A pole fire, sparked by the weather, cut power to people near Tunnack from 5 PM till just […]
Sun Aug 6, 2023 - 7:00amTwo Tasmanian drivers are on the verge of losing their licences after they were caught zooming down the Midlands Highway at over 40km/hr above the limit. The pair were travelling south together in a red Holden Commodore and dark blue Mazda 6 when they were clocked travelling at 152km/h in a 110km/h zone near Powranna, […]
Sun Jul 30, 2023 - 2:25pmA Bagdad man allegedly caught with unregistered guns and a Tasmania Police uniform has fronted the Hobart Magistrates Court. Lochiel Raymond Brown has been hit with roughly 100 charges, including various firearms-related offences, which include trafficking in firearms, possession of stolen firearms and 16 counts of possessing unregistered firearms. The 63-year-old is also charged with […]
Wed Jul 26, 2023 - 4:00amA 66-year-old Miena man has been charged after a family shack was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Emergency services were called to the blaze on Highland Lakes Road at Miena around 7am on Tuesday where they found the shack completely destroyed. The man will appear before the Hobart Magistrates Court later today on charges of arson, aggravated […]
Wed Jul 12, 2023 - 1:13pmCheeky vandals have targeted a road sign at Epping Forest in Tasmania’s Northern Midlands, turning it into “effing” forest. State Growth say the graffiti, which went semi-viral in a recent Tiktok video, will be removed as part of ‘routine maintenance’ to avoid confusion. TikTok user Helen pointed out the “cheeky” change last week in a […]
Tue Jul 11, 2023 - 9:00amA drunk man who crashed his car after allegedly fleeing from Police, who had pulled him over on the Midland Highway this afternoon, has been charged. Senior Sergeant John Parker said a concerted motorist alerted Police to the man around 3:15pm on Saturday, with officer intercepting him in Oatlands shortly after. “Whilst officers were obtaining […]
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