A serious two car crash closed both lanes of the Bass Highway at Port Latta earlier this afternoon. Police say the Anzac Day crash occurred shortly before 2pm and initially blocked both lanes of the highway, before later being cleared to one lane. “The road is currently blocked for both lanes approx 3km on the […]
Tue Apr 25, 2023 - 3:19pmA Tasmanian driver has survived a ‘very close call’ after a piece of wood from a passing log truck crashed through their windscreen in the state’s north yesterday afternoon. Police say the incident occurred at around 2:30pm on Bridport Road near the Pipers River shop as the driver of the white SUV was travelling eastbound. […]
Thu Apr 20, 2023 - 12:37pmThe Tasmanian potato industry has been dealt another blow as the Potato Virus Y tuber necrosis strain (PVYNTN) has been found on multiple properties across the state. The virus can cause significant damage to potato yields, reducing them by up to 80%. Although the virus does not pose a danger to humans, it is known […]
Wed Apr 12, 2023 - 10:06amA youth is in custody after ‘seriously wounding’ a medical professional at a Tasmanian hospital today. Police say officers were called to the North West Regional Hospital in Cooee around 4.30pm, with the victim being flown to the Royal Hobart Hospital in a critical condition. The youth has been arrested and officers remain at the […]
Sun Apr 9, 2023 - 7:55pmA young woman from Wynyard in Northern Tasmania is fighting for her life after a car crash two weeks ago that has left her in an induced coma in a Hobart hospital since the accident. Macy Edwards was on her way home from a tour guide training course in Launceston when the accident occurred, leaving […]
Fri Apr 7, 2023 - 4:37pmTasmania Police have charged a 53-year-old woman from the Sheffield area in relation to the alleged unlawful lighting of multiple fires in the state’s north-west. The woman has been accused of lighting a number of fires in the Beulah and Kimberly areas between February and March this year. According to Inspector John King, a joint […]
Fri Apr 7, 2023 - 7:08amA 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 […]
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