A young woman has died following a serious crash in Tasmania’s north overnight. The 25-year-old is believed to have lost control of her vehicle on Moriarty Road at Latrobe around 9pm on Thursday. She is the third person to pass away on Tasmania’s roads in recent weeks. Anyone who may have witnessed a Black BMW […]
Fri Sep 1, 2023 - 7:41amTasmania’s Central Coast Council are searching for the culprits behind a deliberate tree poisoning incident in Penguin. The council have discovered holes drilled into the base of the trees where poison has been poured in at Hiscutt Park and Johnson’s Beach. “These beautiful trees are a valuable community asset, and deliberate vandalism of them impacts on the […]
Fri Sep 1, 2023 - 4:00amA ‘planned search’ has landed a Penguin man in custody on several charges this afternoon. The 33-year-old was arrested after police uncovered a significant amount of methamphetamine at his home on Thursday. Alongside the drugs, cash, stolen property, a firearm and ammunition were also discovered. Police say the amount of methamphetamine seized would have put […]
Thu Aug 31, 2023 - 6:22pmA Devonport man who set fire to the Housing Tasmania unit he were living in has been sentenced to jail. Terrence Leigh Adams caused over $200,000 worth of damage to his property and a neighbouring unit in the early hours of the morning on 25 April 2020. In her remarks, Justice Tamara Jago dismissed Adams claim […]
Thu Aug 31, 2023 - 2:41pmAfter going on a rampage with a pickaxe-like-tool over an occupied toilet, a Burnie man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Justin Dean Jones pleaded guilty to three counts of assault, four counts of injuring property and three counts of destroying property in the Burnie Supreme Court on Thursday. The court heard how […]
Wed Aug 30, 2023 - 6:00amWell-known Circular Head footballer Damien Medwin has been remembered as ‘everyone’s mate’ after passing away in a car crash over the weekend. The 38-year-old had a decorated career, playing for eight clubs across seven competitions, including over 200 senior NWFL games. In a tribute, The Forest-Stanley Football Club said “words can’t describe the pain of the loss […]
Mon Aug 28, 2023 - 1:35pmA 38-year-old man has died after crashing into water near Forest in Circular Head overnight. Police were called to the scene at around 9:30am this morning where they found the vehicle had left Backline Road and crashed into a ‘body of water’. The circumstances surrounding the crash are not yet known. A report will be […]
Sun Aug 27, 2023 - 1:00pmTasmania Police has issued a concern for welfare for missing teenager last seen in the Burnie area. 13-year-old Imogen Cure hasn’t been seen since around 5:30pm on Saturday night. At the time, Police say she was wearing black and white high top converse shoes, black Nike shorts and a black Nike jumper with braided pigtails. Anyone […]
Sun Aug 27, 2023 - 12:27pmA Tasmanian man will be sentenced in the Supreme Court in Burnie this week for an alleged attack with a pickaxe-like tool that erupted over an occupied toilet. Justin Dean Jones pleaded guilty to three counts of assault and destroying property offences earlier this month after he attacked three people in a house he was staying in with […]
Tue Aug 22, 2023 - 5:00amThe West Ulverstone Child and Family Learning Centre has been repeatedly targeted by burglars in the past two months. The burglaries have resulted in the theft of approximately $11,000 worth of building materials, tools and CCTV cameras from the centre. Police are appealing for information regarding the crimes and are specifically asking for any dashcam […]
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