A Tassie man woke up to a pretty large surprise this week after he found a HUGE tiger snake curled up next to his toilet! 🐍🚽 The snake, which was found at the man’s house in Circular Head, is thought to be between 106cm to 120cm long. The snake was caught by professional snake catchers, […]
Wed Nov 9, 2022 - 6:00pmTassie schools are set to CLOSE later today as teachers and thousands of public sector workers gear up for their biggest strike in four years. 🪧🗯 State Primary and High schools will close at 12:15pm this afternoon, while Colleges, King Island District High School, and Scottsdale High School will stay open for exams only. The […]
Wed Nov 9, 2022 - 7:00amDid you catch tonight’s incredible blood-red moon!? 😍 While cloud cover made sightings of the total lunar eclipse difficult around Hobart, the spectacle was seen vividly across Northern Tasmania and around Australia. 🌕 @ruslihashim__ captured this image from the Mersey Bluff Lighthouse near Devonport this evening.
Tue Nov 8, 2022 - 11:32pmA rare blood-red moon is set to put on a spectacular show across Tassie tonight! 🌕🔴 Experts say the blood moon will be visible with the naked eye above Tasmania from around 7:54pm tonight, with the ‘maximum penumbral eclipse’ at 9:59pm. The blood moon, which won’t be seen again until 2025, will last for close […]
Tue Nov 8, 2022 - 2:47pmBenee, Gang of Youths, The Presets, Peach PRC, Vera Blue and Hockey Dad are just some of the massive acts set to hit Tassie in February, with Party In The Paddock dropping their 2023 lineup this morning. A ‘secret headliner’ is also yet to be announced, with festival fans ‘over the moon’ with the lineup.
Tue Nov 8, 2022 - 9:34amA since-deleted video of two Tassie teenager’s forcing a cigarette into a Wallabie’s mouth has been shared to social media, leading to calls for her to surrender the animal. The snapchat video, filmed in Launceston, shows a teenage girl holding her ‘child’ while a teenage boy puts a cigarette into the joey’s mouth. Outraged wildlife […]
Mon Nov 7, 2022 - 5:05pmAn inspiring Tassie teenage para-athlete has smashed an Australian record! 🏆🙌 Competing in the Athletics South’s Interclub competition this weekend, Hobart College student Izzy King ran a record breaking time in the 200m frame-runner RR2 para-athlete classification! Congratulations Izzy!
Sun Nov 6, 2022 - 1:00pmA new Melbourne-based ‘Tasmanian’ drinks company has upset Premier Rockliff and local Tassie manufacturers, with the mainland company adamant they are not out to “deceive anyone”. New mainland drinks brand Sodasmith are marketing themselves as Tasmanian, selling their Melbourne made ‘Tasmanian’ Tonic Water’ at Coles and bottle stores across the country. Premier Jermey Rockliff is […]
Sat Nov 5, 2022 - 11:32amThe new Tasmanian Australian of the Year award recipients have been announced this afternoon! 👏 The overall Tasmanian Australian of the Year winner was 38-year-old Humanitarian and refugee advocate John Kamara, who has been recognised for his work with new Tassie migrants and refugees. 23-year-old Meriem Daoui was announced as Tasmania’s Young Australian of the […]
Fri Nov 4, 2022 - 4:26pmWould you like to see mask mandates to return in Tasmania? 🤔 Greens MP Rosalie Woodruff says modelling is pointing to a potential spike in new cases, and is calling on the State Government to bring back mandatory mask wearing indoors. “Despite the expected increase in cases – and associated hospitalisations and deaths – the […]
Thu Nov 3, 2022 - 3:00pm
