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Tassie’s Wolfe Brothers star on national television

Tassie country-rock duo The Wolfe Brothers graced screens across Australia on Channel 10’s Studio 10 show this morning. Tom and Nick Wolfe, the talented siblings who make up the band, joined the morning show hosts to talk about their latest achievements. The duo’s sixth studio album has recently hit the shelves, and they are eager […]

Mon May 29, 2023 - 1:49pm
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Tasmanian man shot in neck while hunting

A Tasmanian man has been injured after he was shot in the neck while hunting at a Tea Tree property this morning. Police say investigations into the circumstances that led to the 59-year-old man from Sandford being shot are ongoing. The man is understood to be in a stable condition and the injury, which was […]

Sun May 28, 2023 - 12:58pm
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Luke Martin named CEO of Salmon Tasmania

Salmon Tasmania, the prominent industry organization representing the salmon farming sector, has announced the appointment of Luke Martin as its new CEO. Luke Martin, who announced his resignation as CEO of the Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania on May 24, brings a ‘wealth of industry experience and leadership skills’ to his new role. Chair of […]

Sat May 27, 2023 - 10:36am
Road Incidents

Tasmanian man killed after serious crash on East Derwent Highway

A serious crash on the East Derwent Highway has claimed the life of a young man after two vehicles collided late Thursday evening. Emergency services responded to the crash at around 9:40pm last night, which involved a silver Holden Barina and a white Toyota van. The driver of the Holden Barina, a 26-year-old man from […]

Fri May 26, 2023 - 7:30am
Politics

Tasmania’s budget reveals surplus delay, debt rise and stadium concerns

Tasmania’s Treasurer, Michael Ferguson, has presented the state’s budget for 2023/24, which reveals a postponed surplus, rising debt and potential cost increases for the Macquarie Point stadium project. The projected surplus of $19 million has been replaced by a deficit of $298 million and it is expected to reach $148 million in 2024/25 before a […]

Thu May 25, 2023 - 5:32pm
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Strong winds bring down trees, cut power for hundreds in Tasmania

Strong, damaging winds have brought down a tree at Seven Mile Beach this morning. According to TasNetworks, the fallen tree has cut power to around 825 homes and is blocking Seven Mile Beach road in both directions. An estimated power restoration time has not yet been provided by the company. Multiple other areas are also […]

Thu May 25, 2023 - 6:52am
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Wild and ‘damaging’ winds to smash Tasmania tonight

Batten down the hatches Tassie! Wind gusts of up to 110km/h an hour are expected to smash the ‘entire state’ of Tasmania tonight, with the BOM issuing a ‘rare’ statewide severe weather warning. Damaging winds averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts in excess of 100 km/h are expected to develop about the western […]

Wed May 24, 2023 - 6:03pm
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Tasmanian firefighters deployed to tackle Canada’s wildfires

A team of 21 Tasmanian firefighters and emergency response personnel are being sent overseas this week to assist in battling the devastating wildfires that have engulfed western Canada. The Northern Alberta region is currently grappling with over 200 wildfires, spanning an area of more than 1.8 million hectares. Highly trained individuals from Tasmania Fire Service, […]

Wed May 24, 2023 - 4:00pm
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Tasmanian ambulance helicopter makes emergency landing

A report has been filed with Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority after an Ambulance Tasmania aero-medical retrieval helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing at Hobart Airport overnight. The helicopter, which is operated by private aviation company Rotorlift, landed safely on the airport runway around 8 PM on Tuesday night after experiencing a ‘mechanical […]

Wed May 24, 2023 - 1:59pm
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Luke Martin to step down from top Tasmanian tourism job

Luke Martin, the CEO of the Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania, has announced he will be stepping down after 12 years in the top job. The Tasmanian tourism advocate and passionate supporter of a new stadium at Macquarie Point said the decision to ‘move on’ was very difficult but it was ‘time to look for new […]

Wed May 24, 2023 - 1:34pm