Updated 8:40pm, Friday January 12: Police are investigating the cause of the crash that shut down the Devonport CBD this afternoon. Power has been restored across the CBD and roads have been re-opened. 6pm, Friday January 12: A 100 metre exclusion zone remains in place in the Devonport CBD after a car collided with the […]
Fri Jan 12, 2024 - 2:25pmAn electronic message board, typically used for promoting road safety messages, has recently been displaying a message of a different kind after its tyres were reportedly stolen. The sign, operated by the Circular Head Council, is believed to have been targeted by thieves while it was parked on the Bass Highway near the Stanley turn-off […]
Thu Jan 11, 2024 - 7:00amCampers on holiday in Tasmania’s north have been targeted by thieves who allegedly made off with thousands of dollars worth of property overnight. E-mountain bikes and valuable jewellery were stolen from a campsite in Port Sorell and a nearby residence in Shearwater during two reported incidents overnight. Police say two of the several stolen bikes, […]
Fri Jan 5, 2024 - 4:45pmA teenager has been charged after he allegedly went on a $45,000 window smashing spree at Elphinstone Burnie this week. The 18-year-old is alleged to have destroyed approximately 40 windows at the business on Wilson Street around 11:20pm on Tuesday night. Police say the teenager has also been charged with aggravated burglary, stealing and motor vehicle stealing after […]
Fri Jan 5, 2024 - 4:20pmPolice are investigating an alleged violent altercation between two women in a Tasmanian supermarket carpark yesterday. The incident took place on Wednesday morning in the Woolworths Upper Burnie carpark in-front of stunned shoppers. Police confirmed the incident in a statement to Pulse and said officers were called to the scene around 11:20am. They said the […]
Thu Jan 4, 2024 - 4:45pmPublic Health has confirmed that expired COVID-19 vaccines were administered at a community pharmacy in Tasmania’s north-west for two years. The extensive issue at the Yolla Community Pharmacy was discovered during a recent review of cold chain processes, Public Health revealed on Thursday. Mark Veitch, Director of Public Health, says while receiving expired vaccines “does […]
Thu Jan 4, 2024 - 2:00pmSevere thunderstorms and heavy rain is on the way for much of the north-west and central north regions of Tasmania this afternoon, with the State Emergency Service urging locals to get prepared. “Between 30 and 50mm of rain is possible in some areas which has potential for flash flooding and hazardous driving conditions,” the SES say. […]
Wed Jan 3, 2024 - 4:20pmThe Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is warning people across Tasmania’s north-west to prepare for warmer temperatures this week, with a “severe heatwave” forecast. According to the BOM, the low-intensity heatwave that started in the region on Sunday is forecast to escalate to a severe level on Tuesday afternoon and persist through Wednesday and Thursday. “Maximum […]
Tue Jan 2, 2024 - 4:30pmA unique LED drone light show illuminated the skies of Burnie to ring in the New Year overnight, replacing the city’s traditional fireworks display. The north-west Burnie City Council, in partnership with the local radio station Sea FM, launched the “environmentally conscious” drone show on New Year’s Eve as the “first of its kind” for […]
Mon Jan 1, 2024 - 11:00amPolice are investigating a suspicious house fire that saw a Wynyard property go up in flames on Christmas Day. Emergency services were called to the blaze on Quiggin Street around 9pm on Monday where they found the house fully engulfed. “There were no occupants in the residence at the time of the fire and no […]
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