A $1.25 million dollar sculpture designed to resemble the wave of a hand (or, depending on who you ask, french fries) will be built at the entrance to Burnie. The winning design, dubbed “Welcome Gesture”, was created by David Hamilton and Geoff Farquhar-Still and was selected by about 80 voters from of a total of 152 […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 7:00amPolice have seized eight firearms, including two illegally manufactured pistols and a PCP air rifle, during a raid on a property in Tasmania’s north-west. The operation, carried out by the Western Drug and Firearms Unit on Wednesday, also uncovered various firearm components and related equipment. The 46-year-old man allegedly responsible for the weapons is facing […]
Fri Dec 1, 2023 - 10:30amA mayor has kicked a Tasmanian councillor out of a tense council meeting after he told another councillor they needed to ‘research racism’. Burnie councillor Trent Aitken was removed from a meeting on Tuesday night following comments he made directed at his fellow councillor, Amina Keygan. Keygan had requested that Aitken retract and apologise for […]
Thu Nov 30, 2023 - 12:05amA pregnant dog that found herself trapped underneath a home in Devonport this morning has been safely rescued by firefighters. Luna the Golden Retriever was just “hours away from delivering a litter of puppies” when she ventured under her family’s house on Tuesday morning in search of a comfortable place to rest. Unfortunately, she wedged […]
Wed Nov 29, 2023 - 4:00amAn injured emu has been found lurking on the wrong side of a locked gate at the Port of Burnie in Tasmania’s north-west this morning. The emu, which appeared “a bit distressed” according to a local resident who found it, was taken in by the Guide Falls Farm until its owner could be located. Residents […]
Sun Nov 26, 2023 - 11:25amRemains believed to belong to a young Tasmanian swimmer who went missing off Somerset Beach in the state’s north-west two weeks ago have been found. Police say the body of the 22-year-old was located at MacKenzies Beach near Doctors Rocks at Wynyard, some 5.3 kilometres from where she was last seen on November 11. They […]
Sun Nov 26, 2023 - 12:15amA vehicle has ploughed through the front windows of a Devonport supermarket and into the store this afternoon. Witnesses at the scene say the car is “sitting at the registers in Coles” after smashing through the window from the carpark. Police say officers are at the scene of the crash at Coles on Best Street […]
Fri Nov 24, 2023 - 1:00pmPolice are searching for a man who has allegedly been “exposing himself” to people in a Tasmanian park in recent weeks. The man is suspected of “behaving inappropriately” in the Romaine Park reserve area in Upper Burnie and anyone who may have seen him is asked to report it to the police. A victim who […]
Fri Nov 24, 2023 - 12:50pmDevonport will soon be home to the state’s first Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in the northwest from next month. ‘My Clinic Plus’ on Steele Street will be transformed into the new Urgent Care Clinic and will begin offering bulk-billed urgent services from December 11. The clinic will operate with extended hours, seven days a week, […]
Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 8:15amA deadly blue-ringed octopus has been spotted lounging around in rock pools on Tasmania’s north-west coast. The discovery was made by students from Devonport Primary School at Don Heads near Devonport over the weekend, a common location for encountering the venomous sea creatures. The octopus ranks among the world’s most venomous marine animals and its […]
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