You could soon be able to legally drop your jocks and swim at one beach in Tasmania’s north, with the local council officially designating it as the state’s newest nude beach. West Tamar Councillors approved the transformation of the secluded First Little Beach at Boobyalla Bay, located within Narawntapu National Park, into a ‘clothing-optional’ beach […]
Wed Dec 20, 2023 - 5:00amThe Tasmania Fire Service has launched its 15-strong aircraft fleet ahead of the upcoming bushfire season, which is expected to be ‘more difficult and extreme’ than years gone by. The fleet, increased from 12 last year, includes specialist planes and helicopters that are capable of carrying up to 3,000 litres of water. “Our fleet includes a mix […]
Tue Dec 19, 2023 - 8:00pmCherry season is well underway across the state, with around four to five tonnes being picked every day in the lead up to Christmas. Cherries Tasmania in Old Beach is one of the state’s largest cherry orchards and has around 80 hectares of fruit under nets and over 100,000 trees – much of which will […]
Tue Dec 19, 2023 - 5:00amTasmanian food and beverage companies have struck gold at a recent International Import Expo in Shanghai, with several securing multi-million-dollar deals with Chinese buyers. Agreements totalling $86 million were signed by four Tasmanian producers, who jetted off to the expo with local products including seafood, fresh fruits, whisky, wines and non-alcoholic beverages. Premier and Minister […]
Tue Dec 19, 2023 - 4:00amTasmanian football players Brooke Barwick and Georgia Clark have experienced their “dream come true” moment tonight after both were selected as the states newest AFLW draftees. The Tasmania Devils pair, who have been teammates since their junior days at the Glenorchy Football Club, had been widely expected to be chosen in this year’s draft. Barwick was […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 10:00pmOur very own Neil the Seal has become an online sensation, with his latest visit to a small Tasmanian town racking up millions of views and earning him thousands of new followers. The 600kg elephant seal, known affectionately as Neil, has been a regular to the state’s beaches in recent years, but has just recently become achieved […]
Sun Dec 17, 2023 - 9:30pmThe search for a driver who fled the scene of a fatal crash in north-west Tasmania on Friday that left a Malaysian tourist dead and two others injured is continuing. The tourist, who was in Tasmania to take part in a motorcycle tour of the state, was killed around 9:25am near Yolla on the Murchison […]
Sun Dec 17, 2023 - 7:00pmWith just 10 days to go, are you wondering how the weather will be across Tasmania on Christmas Day? If the AccuWeather long-range forecast is anything to go by, then much of the state will be gifted a mostly sunny, perfectly fine day. In Hobart, the temperature is expected to reach a pleasant 21°C with […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 7:30pmThe health department are working to track down the close contacts of a a young Tasmanian woman who is currently in hospital in a critical condition with the “invasive meningococcal disease”. Director of Public Health Dr Mark Veitch said the woman is the fifth reported case of the “rare but serious” disease, which is a caused by […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 5:25pmThe boss of Ambulance Tasmania has again banned staff from wearing Santa hats or decorating ambulances this Christmas, just as paramedics threaten to take industrial action. That means baubles, tinsel and reindeer antlers won’t be seen on the state’s ambulances after paramedics were told the ‘age-old tradition’ is no longer allowed. Chief Executive Jordan Emery told […]
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