Dozens of drivers were caught behind the wheel while above the legal blood-alcohol limit during the busy Christmas and New Year period, figures from Tasmania Police reveal. Between December 22 and January 3, police carried out 16,920 random breath tests across the state and handed out over 1,000 traffic infringement notices to motorists. Of the notices, […]
Thu Jan 4, 2024 - 5:00amNew footage has surfaced showing what activists allege to be more instances of animal cruelty at a Tasmanian abattoir in the state’s north. Local Meat Co in Sheffield is the latest slaughterhouse to be targeted by the Farm Transparency Project (FTP) following the release of ‘horrifying’ videos reportedly captured at Tasmanian Quality Meats (TQM) late […]
Wed Jan 3, 2024 - 5:00amAn elderly man has tragically died at Greens Beach in Tasmania’s north tonight. Police say the 72-year-old was located in the water around 6pm on Tuesday. Investigations have since determined that there were “no suspicious circumstances” surrounding the incident. The sudden death will be referred to the coroner.
Tue Jan 2, 2024 - 9:05pmThe death of a man who drowned in Tasmania’s Great Lake just days before New Year’s Eve in 2022 while attempting to retrieve his drifting dinghy has been ruled as a result of misadventure by a coroner. Robert McEwen Dunlop, 50, drowned in the area of Boundary Bay at Great Lake on December 29, 2022, during […]
Tue Jan 2, 2024 - 2:00pm“You can’t come in… You’re too big.” Tasmania’s world-famous Neil the Seal has returned to the Tasman Peninsula town of Dunalley, with one local resident sharing a video of the 600kg elephant seal knocking on her front door. “I have told you… We can’t keep ya,” the woman could be heard telling Neil in the […]
Tue Jan 2, 2024 - 7:00amA teenage girl spent New Year’s Eve in the Launceston General Hospital after she was struck by a vehicle on a beach in northern Tasmania on Sunday. The 18-year-old was reportedly run down in the Sandy Point 4WD reserve between Bridport and Bellingham at around 8pm on December 31. Police have described the driver as […]
Mon Jan 1, 2024 - 10:51pm34 people lost their lives on Tasmania’s roads last year and while that number might be down on 2022’s “horrendous” numbers, it is no cause for celebration. In 2023, there were 17 fewer deaths reported compared to 2022, a figure that the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Michael Ferguson says he finds “obviously pleasing”. The […]
Mon Jan 1, 2024 - 3:10pmTasmania’s New Year’s Eve celebrations went off with mostly good cheer as thousands across the state rang in 2024 without major mayhem. Police reported around 200 incidents during the night, but described revellers overall as “generally well-behaved”. Acting Inspector Adrian Leary praised the behaviour of the crowd who gathered on Hobart’s waterfront to witness the midnight fireworks […]
Mon Jan 1, 2024 - 11:45amCrown Princess Mary of Denmark, who was born in Hobart, is set to become the world’s first Australian-born queen. It comes after Queen Margrethe II of Denmark made the shock announcement that that she would abdicate during her New Year’s Eve address. Queen Margrethe cited her age and health issues as reasons for her abdication, […]
Mon Jan 1, 2024 - 9:03amTasmanian yacht ‘Alive’ has claimed overall honours in this year’s Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The yacht crossed the finish line on Thursday and was this morning declared the winner of the Tattersall Cup. LawConnect claimed line honours on Thursday morning by just 51 seconds in the second closest finish in Sydney to Hobart […]
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