A Victorian tourist has been rescued after she injured her ankle while walking in heavy snow and ‘challenging conditions’ on a Tasmanian walking track yesterday afternoon. The 28-year-old woman was retrieved from the Overland Track in the early hours of Monday morning after she activated her personal locator beacon around 5:30pm on Sunday. Rescue crews reached her on […]
Mon Jun 19, 2023 - 3:52pmOne person is believed to be in a critical condition and several others injured after their car rolled on a rural Tasmanian road this morning. Emergency services were called to the crash on Illawarra Road at Longford around 4:45am on Sunday. Police say crash investigation services will remain at the scene for several hours as […]
Sun Jun 18, 2023 - 9:06amUPDATED: Part of the historic St Andrews Church in Evandale has been destroyed after a fire tore through a building tonight. The Tasmania Fire Service say firefighters found a hall at the rear of the property completely engulfed by fire when they arrived. The hall was completely destroyed, with the total damage cost unknown. At […]
Sat Jun 17, 2023 - 8:11pmNine people have been charged and around 20 firearms removed from the Tasmanian community in recent weeks following a crackdown on illegal, unregistered and stolen guns. Yesterday, police conducted multiple searches across the state, leading to the discovery of seven illegal guns. Following these searches, a 52-year-old man from Punchbowl was charged with firearms and […]
Fri Jun 16, 2023 - 1:35pmThe CEO of Football Tasmania, Matt Bulkeley, has announced his resignation today after five years at the helm of the Soccer’s governing body in the state. Mr Bulkeley will finish in mid-September – after the end of the current football season – to assist the organisation with the transition to a new CEO. Football Tasmania […]
Wed Jun 14, 2023 - 12:56pmTasmanian Public Health Services have launched an investigation after it was discovered vaccines administered by a medical clinic in Hobart’s East over the last 20 years were incorrectly stored. Patients who received vaccinations between July 2003 and 22 March 2023 at Dodges Ferry Medical Clinic are advised to seek advice ‘due to the lack of […]
Wed Jun 14, 2023 - 10:25amA young Tasmanian athlete is being remembered after he passed away in the tragic Hunter Valley bus crash on Sunday night. Kane Symons, aged 22, was one of 35 passengers aboard the bus that crashed at Greta in New South Wales while on their way back from a wedding. 10 people were killed in the […]
Tue Jun 13, 2023 - 9:46amThirteen Tasmanians have received the Member of the Order (AM) in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours, while 22 others have been honored with a Medal of the Order (OAM). Premier Jeremy Rockliff congratulated the Tasmanian recipients and thanked them for their service to the state. “This is one of the highest acknowledgments of community service […]
Sun Jun 11, 2023 - 10:48pmA Tasmanian alpaca owner has been left distraught after waking up to a gruesome scene on Friday morning in the state’s north-west. Vicki Kelly discovered her three beloved animals, Georgie, Dulcie, and Rosie, had been mauled to death in what she believes was a dog attack. The alpacas had been living peacefully in a paddock […]
Sun Jun 11, 2023 - 4:19pmPolice have revealed the young divers who went missing off Tasmania’s East Coast today are ‘lucky to be alive’ after they drifted 3.6km out to sea before being found four hours later. Inspector Colin Riley praised the divers, aged 24 and 25, for their strength and resilience – saying they managed to remain calm and […]
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