The total number of Covid cases in Tasmania has increased to over 302,600, according to the latest data from the Department of Health. In the past week, the 7-day statewide average of new cases has dipped to 29, with 202 new infections reported. The North West region has reported the lowest average with 5 new […]
Sat Aug 5, 2023 - 4:00amThe cost of Tasmania’s Marinus Link undersea power cable project has blown out, according to Premier Jeremy Rockliff. The project was originally estimated to cost between $3.1 billion and $3.8 billion, with the loan scheme financing 80% of the cost and the rest split between Tasmania, Victoria and the Commonwealth. Rockliff has warned that the […]
Fri Aug 4, 2023 - 2:28pmA suspected drug dealer from Southern Tasmania saw his illicit operation foiled after a recent targeted police raid. The 34-year-old man was arrested and charged with trafficking in controlled substance following a tip-off from a member of the public and specific lines of inquiry. During the operation, the Southern Drugs and Firearms Squad intercepted a vehicle […]
Fri Aug 4, 2023 - 9:53amA young Tasmanian man who befriended a stranger on a Saturday night out in Launceston before robbing and stabbing him has been sentenced to home detention. 20-year-old Austin Cornish will spend the next 10 months at home for committing aggravated armed robbery and wounding in June 2022. Cornish had pled guilty to the charges at […]
Fri Aug 4, 2023 - 5:00amTasmania’s popular Party in the Paddock music festival will be returning in 2024 for a bumper four-day extravaganza. The festival will take place at Quercus Park in Carrick, 17km west of Launceston, from the 8th to the 11th of February next year. Organisers say the festival has come a long way in its eleven years, […]
Fri Aug 4, 2023 - 4:00amAnimal rights activists are calling for a proper investigation into the alleged animal mistreatment and neglect at a property owned by a leading Tasmanian greyhound trainer. Drone footage released by Animal Liberation Tasmania – labelled as “deeply disturbing” by Greens Leader Rosalie Woodruff – shows “greyhounds living in appalling conditions” at a property owned by […]
Thu Aug 3, 2023 - 5:00pmA woman and a toddler have been pulled from their ‘sinking car’ after crashing into the Tamar River this morning. The car entered the water near the Tailrace Centre in Riverside at around 10:30am, with the woman calling 000 for help shortly after. Inspector Craig Fox said emergency services were quick to the scene, rescuing the […]
Thu Aug 3, 2023 - 2:39pmAfter over 10 years of hard work, a mainland Tasmanian devil breeding program has welcomed the birth of its 500th joey. Aussie Ark’s Barrington Wildlife Sanctuary in New South Wales found the Milestone devil during a recent regular pouch inspection. The parks managing director Liz Gabriel said “each individual baby is so precious, so to reach […]
Thu Aug 3, 2023 - 1:00pmA Tasmanian woman has been left shocked after cracking open nine double-yolked eggs – a ‘one in one octillion’ occurrence. Elise Cleary said she made the extraordinary find in Valley Brook Free Range Tasmanian eggs that she bought from the supermarket. After cracking three double-yolked eggs for breakfast on Friday and again yesterday morning, Cleary […]
Thu Aug 3, 2023 - 7:00amA serial drug driver has been sentenced to jail for repeatedly driving while under the influence. Codan James Viney pleaded guilty to five counts of driving while disqualified and six counts of driving while under the influence of an illicit drug. The Launceston Magistrates Court heard on Monday how Viney committed the offences between March and […]
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