A 47-year-old man from Penguin has been charged with serious drug and firearm offences following a police search at a property earlier this week. According to Tasmania Police, officers executed a search warrant at the property on Tuesday, where they discovered a quantity of cannabis and illegal firearms. Both the drugs and firearms were seized […]
Thu Apr 6, 2023 - 8:42amA fire has destroyed parts of the iconic Don River Railway in Tasmania’s north this morning. The blaze ripped through the heritage tourism icon near Devonport shortly after 4am, destroying a carpenters workshop that is understood to have contained ‘multiple carriages and wood working equipment’. The Don River railway confirmed the damage in a statement, […]
Tue Apr 4, 2023 - 8:07amA 26-year-old man from Smithton in Northern Tasmania has been charged with attempted murder following an altercation on Lialeeta Crescent last night. Police say officers were called to the scene at around 10:30pm on Tuesday after a man sustained significant injuries during the altercation that allegedly involved a knife. “Police allege the men are known to […]
Wed Mar 29, 2023 - 2:10pmAn investigation has been launched after a train collided with a vehicle in Railton south of Devonport in the early hours of this morning. Police say the train hit the vehicle, which is thought to have been abandoned after it became stuck on the track, at around 3:20am at Youngmans Road. Fortunately, no one was […]
Mon Mar 27, 2023 - 2:14pmPolice have intercepted a vehicle at the Spirit of Tasmania terminal in East Devonport with a significant amount of cannabis concealed overnight. The silver Toyota utility was stopped by police as it arrived at the TT-Line terminal around 10.30pm, attempting to board the Spirit of Tasmania which was scheduled to depart last night. Upon searching […]
Sun Mar 26, 2023 - 1:27pmPolice and emergency services have rushed to the scene of a crash between a truck and a vehicle on the Bass Highway in Wivenhoe this morning. The highway is currently blocked and motorists are being urged to avoid the area and seek alternative routes until further notice. So far, there have been no reports of […]
Fri Mar 24, 2023 - 11:23amFive teenagers, including one 19-year-old, have been charged over the alleged assault of a man and a teenager outside McDonalds in Ulverstone earlier this month. The incident, which occurred on Sunday March 12, gained widespread attention after video footage of the assault was circulated on social media. Sergeant Alex Bonde has confirmed that eight people […]
Thu Mar 23, 2023 - 9:38amPower outages have hit several towns in Tasmania’s North-West region, leaving over 1000 customers without electricity this afternoon. The affected areas include Ambleside, Devonport, East Devonport, Latrobe, Miandetta, Quoiba, Spreyton and Wesley Vale. According to TasNetworks, the cause of the outage is still under investigation and the estimated restoration time is yet to be confirmed. […]
Wed Mar 22, 2023 - 4:29pmA 49-year-old man from Tasmania’s northwest has been charged with drink driving after he was caught five times over the legal limit yesterday. Police intercepted the man’s vehicle in Wynyard on Monday after it swerved and hit a kerb shortly after 1pm. According to Senior Sergeant Darren Woolley, the driver was breath tested and returned […]
Tue Mar 21, 2023 - 8:00pmA 47-year-old man from Tasmania’s north-west has been charged with drink driving after being caught five times over the legal limit. The incident occurred in Burnie’s CBD at around 8pm yesterday when the man attempted to drive off in his vehicle, despite members of the public trying to prevent him from doing so. Police were […]
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