The father of a boy with Down syndrome has slammed Metro Tasmania for lack of engagement with the disability sector following bus service cuts in the city. Leon Chick says his son 29-year-old Aiden has been left stranded due to the bus cuts and has had instances where the bus didn’t arrive or Aiden didn’t […]
Thu Aug 31, 2023 - 4:30amListening to police scanners is now a thing of the past as Tasmania Police sign off from the old radio network for the very last time. From today, Tasmania Police are changing their radio communications to prevent them being snooped on by criminals, hoons and anyone else with a scanner. Police and all government agencies, […]
Wed Aug 30, 2023 - 11:00amA hypothermic man has been rescued after he fell out of his kayak in Launceston this afternoon. The rescued man, who was not wearing a lifejacket, is believed to have been in the water at Tailrace for around 40 minutes – as seen in footage from 7 Tasmania. Police say the kayaker was found holding […]
Tue Aug 29, 2023 - 6:50pmA Cleveland couple behind a Tasmanian company accused of allegedly overbreeding their female dogs have pled not guilty in the Launceston Magistrates Court. 67-year-old Elizabeth Anne Bartlett and 65-year-old Paul Alan Bartlett are facing 70 counts of breeding dogs without ensuring they had less than two litters in any 18-month period. The charges, brought against the […]
Tue Aug 29, 2023 - 6:00pmThousands of Tasmanian households are expected to be contacted by TasNetworks in the coming days after a fault was found in a batch of electrical products. The fault was been detected in the shear bolts of fuse holders (of 100 ampere current) manufactured by Michaud by a TasNetworks electrician whose spanner became electrified while tightening […]
Tue Aug 29, 2023 - 4:00amIconic Tasmanian brands Betta Milk and Meander Valley Dairy will be sold to NSW-based Bega Cheese, TasFoods have confirmed. The $11 million deal is part of TasFoods strategic review to shed unprofitable businesses and reach profitability. The sale price is lower than what TasFoods paid for the businesses in previous acquisitions – $11.5m for Betta […]
Mon Aug 28, 2023 - 11:21amThe West Coast is leading the way in Tassie’s tourism revival, with double the visitation compared to 2019 according to Tourism Tasmania. Visitor spend across Tasmania in the 12 months to June 2023 reached $3.8 billion. The Tasmanian government, West Coast Council, and key stakeholders inked a deal on Friday, aiming to revitalise the West […]
Sun Aug 27, 2023 - 12:27pmA Gold Coast woman has been sentenced to up to 15 years in a Tasmanian jail for her involvement in the state’s most extensive drug trafficking operation. Jacqueline Pauline Fiala pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking in 26kg of methylamphetamine worth up to $26 million from Queensland. Between November 2019 and May 2021, Fiala also […]
Sat Aug 26, 2023 - 5:00amA fire has broken out at Northern Tasmania’s Ashley Youth Detention Centre this evening. Tasmania Fire Service tell Pulse a crew is en-route to the centre as a precaution, but they believe the ‘minor fire’ has already been extinguished. In June, a deliberately lit fire caused $20,000 damage to a unit at the Meander Valley […]
Fri Aug 25, 2023 - 7:26pmA Tasmanian restaurant empire has collapsed after the owner ‘bit off more than he could chew’. Four venues, including three Firestorm Tacos & Bar restaurants and The Caledonian Wine Vaults, shut down without warning this week – with once venue’s eviction notice circulated widely on social media. Owner Paul Fielding said the failure of The Caledonian to […]
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