A pet cat has undergone surgery after a shocking incident of alleged animal cruelty in Burnie earlier this month. The cat, Noah, was found with “significant injuries” after being shot with an arrow in Downlands about 5:30pm on Sunday 2 July. Police say officers are investigating the incident, which left Noah in need of life-saving […]
Mon Jul 31, 2023 - 1:05pmA pet cat has undergone surgery after a shocking incident of alleged animal cruelty in Burnie earlier this month. The cat, Noah, was found with “significant injuries” after being shot with an arrow in Downlands about 5:30pm on Sunday 2 July. Police say officers are investigating the incident, which left Noah in need of life-saving […]
Mon Jul 31, 2023 - 1:05pmTooting trains are taking a toll on residents in Tasmania’s north, with the ‘constant blaring’ of train horns in the early hours of the morning leaving some frustrated and angry. Two Burnie locals living near the rail yard have taken to the local newspaper with concerns over 12am train horns and the blocking of road crossings […]
Tue Jul 25, 2023 - 5:00amPolice are investigating after a motorist became trapped in his following a crash on the Bass Highway this morning. The 63-year-old Latrobe man is believed to have crashed into the rear of a truck that was stopped on the highway and was waiting to turn around 7am on Thursday. Authorities extracted the man from his […]
Thu Jul 20, 2023 - 12:28pmTasmania Police are on the hunt for the driver of a car towing a trailer who dangerously swerved into oncoming traffic on the Bass Highway. The heart-stopping incident occurred at around 4pm on Monday July 10 in Somerset. Police say the white Subaru overtook on double white lines near Cape View Nursery and “narrowly avoided” a head-on crash with […]
Wed Jul 19, 2023 - 11:28amConcerns have been raised over a missing North West man who has not been seen for more than a month. Police say 32-year-old Damien Keogh was last seen in Burnie on June 13 and believe that he may be in the East Devonport area. He is described as 183cm tall, with olive skin, green eyes […]
Tue Jul 18, 2023 - 9:00amThe Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has uncovered ‘hundreds of tonnes’ of hazardous materials, allegedly illegally dumped in Tasmania’s North-West and North regions. The waste is suspected to be a by-product of scrap metal shredding, containing shredded plastics, foam, rubber, fabrics, wood fibres, soil, metals, hydrocarbons and other chemicals. The EPA says the waste is believed to […]
Mon Jul 17, 2023 - 3:48pmOne of the North-West Coast’s most loved fishing spots is on the brink of being lost forever. Frombergs Dam, located on private land at Ulverstone, has long been a hotspot for trout fishers, especially for young members of the Coastal Junior Anglers Club. However, plans to redevelop the site into a residential subdivision may soon […]
Sun Jul 16, 2023 - 12:27pmTrouble continues to plague Tasmania’s Ashley Youth Detention Centre, with staff shortages leading to numerous lockdowns in the past month, an inquiry has been told. Lucas Digney, the assistant state secretary of the Health and Community Services Union, expressed concerns about the lack of skilled workers at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre. “In the last […]
Fri Jul 14, 2023 - 5:00amOn the ten-year anniversary of the tragic murder of Simon Crisp, Tasmania Police are making a renewed plea for information in the hopes of finally solving the case. 44-year-old Crisp was fatally shot behind the Marrawah Tavern on July 13 2013 and his unsolved murder has haunted investigators and loved ones ever since. Crisp was […]
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