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Two More Tassie Teens Join The AFL

Two more young Tasmanian footy players have been selected to join the AFL ranks in this week’s drafts, with Seth Campbell and Cam Owen drafted to the Richmond and Sydney rookies! 🙌 🏉 It comes after 18 year old’s Lachie Cowan and Tom McCallum were drafted to Carlton and Port Adelaide respectively on Tuesday.

Thu Dec 1, 2022 - 7:00am
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Georgia Baker Named Tasmanian Athlete Of The Year

Tasmanian cyclist Georgia Baker has been crowned Tasmanian Athlete of the Year, a huge reward for her incredible achievements in 2022! Georgia recently won three gold medals at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 2022 World Road Championships, among others. Congrats Georgia!

Wed Nov 30, 2022 - 8:45pm
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Tassie Student Films Win Big At Awards

Hundreds of Tassie students have put their films up for judging in this year’s MyState Student Film Festival! 🎬🍿 With over $20,000 in prizes, almost 300 short films were entered in this year’s festival – the top spot going to Scott Lleonhart and his crew from the UTAS Media School for their film Animus. Meanwhile, […]

Wed Nov 30, 2022 - 7:20pm
Courts and Crime

Police Target Tassie Youth Criminals

‘Enough is enough’: Police are cracking down ‘big time’ on crime and anti-social behaviour following several recent scares in parts of Hobart. Police officers were out in numbers at Northgate, Eastlands and the Elizabeth Street Mall today, as well as surrounding areas including bus malls in Hobart, Glenorchy and Rosny, all in an effort to […]

Wed Nov 30, 2022 - 5:47pm
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Tasmanians Freak Out Over ‘Alien’ Hill

Have you seen this perfectly pointy ‘pyramid hill’ on Tasmania’s Midlands Highway before? 🤔🛸 People have taken to Reddit this month to demand answers as to why the hill is so perfectly shaped – with some jokingly comparing to to something from the ‘Illuminati’ or aliens. The hill, officially known as St Peter’s Dome, has […]

Wed Nov 30, 2022 - 10:00am
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Donations Flow For Hobart Teen After Accident

Over $23,000 has been raised for a badly injured Hobart teenager in the span of 4 hours last night after a GoFundMe was setup by his family friends. Grade 10 student Hamish Paynter suffered a serious spinal injury on Friday, and is currently receiving care at the Royal Hobart Hospital while waiting to be transferred […]

Wed Nov 30, 2022 - 7:00am
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Two Tassie Teens Drafted To The AFL

Two young Tassie footy guns have been given new homes in the AFL tonight after becoming the first two Tasmanians to be drafted this year! 🏉 17-year-old Lachie Cowan from Tasmania’s North West has been drafted to Carlton with pick 30 in tonight’s AFL draft, while 18-year-old Clarence player Tom McCallum was selected with pick […]

Tue Nov 29, 2022 - 10:15pm
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Speed Cameras To Double In Tasmania

The amount of mobile speed cameras is set to double in Tassie soon, with new automatic rego detection technology being rolled out to catch unregistered drivers. Tasmania’s State Government say 8 new cameras are expected to be rolled out soon, which all have the capability of automatically inspecting vehicles moving past, allowing authorities to quickly […]

Tue Nov 29, 2022 - 5:53pm
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Tassie Woman Tries To Ban Trans-Women, Men From Drag Shows

A Tassie woman who tried to BAN trans-women from her event to make it ‘easier to get a girlfriend’ has been told she can’t, with officials calling her request “a great disservice to transgender and transsexual communities”. Launceston event organiser Jessica Hoyle wanted “to be able to discriminate against biological men on the basis of […]

Tue Nov 29, 2022 - 2:20pm
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Tassie Cannabis Farm Sells For $3 Million

A Tasmanian weed farm licensed to produce 2.5 tonnes of medicinal cannabis a year has been sold to a Sydney-based investor. Rob Keldoulis paid $3 million for the 44.26 hectare Cressy cannabis farm, 30km south of Launceston.

Mon Nov 28, 2022 - 3:31pm