Severe 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 […]
Wed Dec 27, 2023 - 8:15amDozens of North-West coasters gathered at Prem’s Seafood Bar and Grill in Devonport this Christmas Eve, where owner Prema Smith well and truly fulfilled his promise to spread some festive cheer. Embracing the spirit of giving, Smith stood outside his restaurant from 5pm on Sunday, offering free fish & chips and prawns to anyone in […]
Mon Dec 25, 2023 - 11:14amFireworks won’t illuminate New Year’s celebrations for those gathered on Burnie’s foreshore this year, with the local council instead opting for an ‘environmentally friendly’ LED light show. The north-west Burnie City Council, in partnership with local radio station Sea FM, will be launching an “environmentally conscious” drone show on New Years Eve, which they’ve coined as […]
Wed Dec 20, 2023 - 12:12pmA handful of households in East Devonport have spent the night without electricity after a car slammed into a power pole late yesterday afternoon. The ute collided with the large pole on Tarleton Street shortly after 5:30pm on Monday and initially knocked out power to around 1,400 homes. TasNetworks soon after downgraded the number of affected […]
Tue Dec 19, 2023 - 8:46amResidents near the small Tasmanian town of Penguin were woken by the sound of what locals say was a blaring train horn that went on for more than four minutes late last night. Locals reported the ‘continuously sounding’ train horn coming from a TasRail locomotive on the Western Line near Sulfur Creek around 10pm on […]
Tue Dec 19, 2023 - 8:15amUpdated 3:10pm, Friday December 15: An elderly motorcyclist has died following a serious crash on a rural section of a Tasmanian highway this afternoon. The 77-year-old man from Elliot, around 20 minutes south-west of Burnie, was riding on the Bass Highway at Brittons Swamp when he left the road. Police say the man was treated by paramedics but […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 12:30pmMost of Burnie’s CBD and some parts of South Burnie are currently in a blackout after being hit by a widespread power outage. TasNetworks say crews are currently investigating the cause of the outage, which began around 10:30am on Friday and has left more than 700 CBD customers without electricity. This power disruption comes as […]
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