Tasmania may be facing a potentially challenging fire season this year, the Director of Community Fire Safety at the Tasmanian Fire Service has warned. Speaking on ABC Radio, Chris Collins raised concerns about drier-than-normal conditions. “The eastern half of the state is now looking much drier, particularly for this time of year,” Collins said. “We’re […]
Wed Aug 9, 2023 - 6:00amThe cost of the Marinus Link Bass Strait power cable project is expected to rise even further, according to a letter sent by the government to the federal government last month. The project, originally estimated to cost between $3.1 billion and $3.8 billion, has experienced a ‘material increase’ in price, although the exact figures were […]
Wed Aug 9, 2023 - 5:00amThe Tasmanian state parliament is likely to gain the final say over projects like the Macquarie Point stadium after Labor said it will back changes to existing laws in the lower house. The State Policies and Projects Amendment Bill will let both parliament houses approve projects, following an assessment by the Tasmanian Planning Commission. In […]
Wed Aug 9, 2023 - 4:00amA large burning object, believed to be a meteor, has been spotted by people all over Tasmania last night. The slow-moving ‘ball of fire’ crossed the sky just before midnight and lasted 30-40 seconds. Many took to social media with videos of their sightings, which ended with a ‘huge thunderous boom’. Astronomer and Swinburne University […]
Tue Aug 8, 2023 - 8:11amA Tasmanian man says he is lucky to be alive after experiencing a life-changing stroke that forced him to relearn how to walk. Then 49-year-old Eddie Jager from Blackman’s Bay led an active lifestyle and felt in top shape in 2020 when the stroke unexpectedly struck while he was cleaning up. “I went to stand […]
Tue Aug 8, 2023 - 6:00amThe Tasmanian brown trout fishing season opened with a bang on Saturday, with anglers celebrating the new season by heading out to waters around the state. Many anglers at Four Spring Lake had successful catches, reaching their bag limit of fish, including brown and rainbow trout. According to the Inland Fisheries Service, fishers using orange colour lures […]
Tue Aug 8, 2023 - 5:00amHobart-born Princess Mary of Denmark has revealed she was supporting Denmark in their crucial Women’s World Cup match against the Matildas last night. Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik announced on Instagram that they would be cheering for Denmark in a post that featured a picture of Mary and her dog Grace with Denmark flags […]
Tue Aug 8, 2023 - 4:00amAmbulance ramping has “spiralled out control under” and is “now occurring five times more frequently than it did just seven years ago,” according to the Tasmanian Greens. Greens Leader Rosalie Woodruff has announced that the party will initiate a parliamentary inquiry into ambulance ramping, focusing on its causes, effects, and potential solutions, as parliament resumes […]
Mon Aug 7, 2023 - 6:00pmTasRail is concerned by the number of people risking their lives by trespassing on railway corridors throughout Tasmania. In the last year, the state rail operator saw a 5% increase in trespass incidents involving individuals of all ages ‘using railway tracks as footpaths’. READ MORE: Trespasser hit by freight train, killed in Tasmania’s north TasRail Risk and […]
Mon Aug 7, 2023 - 12:00pmA Tasmanian man who was killed in a motorcycle accident in his driveway in 2021 was unlicensed and impaired, a Coroner has found. Andrew Quentin Turner, 45, died as a result of multiple blunt traumatic injuries he sustained after colliding with a parked Nissan Patrol in his Rocherlea driveway on 14 August 2021. In his […]
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