Tasmania’s potato shortage has gotten worse, with ‘potato thieves’ taking to local farms to get their hands on the produce! 🥔 The family behind the Huon Valley’s Rocky Ridge Farm are pleading for answers after 50 kilos of Dutch Cream and Pink Eye potatoes were taken from their Geeveston property on Boxing Day. Farmer Steven […]
Mon Jan 2, 2023 - 10:30amTasmanians are being urged to prepare for a ‘significant’ change in the weather, with severe thunderstorms and ‘giant hail’ forecast across the state tomorrow. The Bureau of Meteorology predict that ‘large to giant hail’ around 5cm in diameter will fall alongside heavy rain and strong wind gusts of more than 90 km/hr. Hot conditions are […]
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Sat Dec 31, 2022 - 6:30pmThe Government are urging Tasmanians to take extra precautions to stay safe in the face of high temperatures set to sweep the state as the clock ticks down towards the new year! 🚨 Forecasters are predicting temperatures to soar above 30°C in Hobart, Launceston, and inland areas, with the heat set to peak over the […]
Sat Dec 31, 2022 - 3:32pmThe search for missing 49-year-old kayaker Andrew John Donohue of Chudleigh, who was believed to have left Perkins Island in a kayak, is continuing. Resources including marine police, ground search and rescue crews, the rescue helicopter, local police, members of Surf Life Saving Tasmania and SES remain deployed to the area following Mr Donohue’s disappearance […]
Sat Dec 31, 2022 - 10:13amA 17-year-old driver from Wynyard is facing serious consequences after being caught speeding at a ‘reckless’ 126km/h in a 60km/h zone on the Old Bass Highway. Police detected the young driver on Wednesday 21 December, and upon further investigation, the vehicle was clamped for a period of 28 days and the driver was slapped with […]
Fri Dec 30, 2022 - 2:30pmTayla Winter, a nurse from Hobart, is set to appear on the upcoming tenth season of Married At First Sight! The 27-year-old Tasmanian was recently spotted filming scenes with her ‘future husband’ in Sydney. While little is known about Winter, friends describe her as a “very lovely and caring soul.” According to the DailyMail, she […]
Fri Dec 30, 2022 - 7:00amA man is presumed to have drowned after a boating incident in Tasmania’s Central Highlands this afternoon. Police believe the 50-year-old Sheffield man was taking a break ashore while on a solo fishing expedition, when his boat floated away and appears to have swum out to the vessel in an attempt to retrieve it. The […]
Thu Dec 29, 2022 - 10:56pmA Tassie P-Plater has been caught speeding not once, but twice in just one day. The 19-year-old female from Newstead was pulled over by George Town police after being caught driving at 117km/h in a 100km/h zone in Hillwood at around 11:30am on Saturday. Later that same afternoon, she was caught speeding at 72km/h in […]
Thu Dec 29, 2022 - 4:00pmA search is underway for a person missing from a boat in a Tasmanian lake this afternoon. Police and the Westpac Rescue helicopter are responding to the incident at Boundary Bay near Liawenee in Tasmania’s Central Highlands after a bystander saw a person falling from the aluminium boat just after 12:30pm. Police say the boat […]
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