A Kia Carnival car advertisement, filmed on a winding Tasmanian road near a cliff-face, has come under scrutiny by the advertising regulator. The nation’s Ad Standards Community Panel easier this year received a brief complaint that said the ad undermined road safety by “encouraging fast driving in unsafe conditions … speed kills”. Kia argued that […]
Thu Dec 7, 2023 - 5:00amA house and vital communication infrastructure have been saved from destruction by a large vegetation fire in Strahan on Tasmania’s West Coast overnight. The blaze on Ocean Beach Road began around 12am on Monday, just 1km away from Strahan’s main township. Firefighters from across the coast, including Zeehan and Queenstown, were called in to assist […]
Mon Nov 27, 2023 - 7:30amThe current 60km/h speed limit through the West Coast town of Zeehan will be slashed by 10km/h in the coming weeks. This decision, which has been approved by the Commissioner for Transport, will apply to a 2.62-kilometre section of the Zeehan Highway that passes through the town centre, stretching from the south of Trial Harbour […]
Fri Nov 24, 2023 - 12:05pmThe West Coast mayor says a “terrible incident” that claimed the life of a young council worker has left the entire community “in shock”. The man, in his 30s, tragically passed away after emergency services found him trapped beneath a mower at Frank Long Park in Zeehan shortly before 5pm on Monday. Mayor Shane Pitt […]
Tue Nov 21, 2023 - 11:35amAnother lightning storm is sweeping across Tasmania’s Midlands and West Coast regions this afternoon, less than 24 hours after the previous storm battered the state. On Wednesday afternoon, approximately 10,000 lightning strikes were recorded across Tasmania, with more expected today. According to BOM lightning tracking data, the storm is currently centred east of Ross and […]
Thu Nov 9, 2023 - 4:30pmStuck boaties stranded off the west coast of Tasmania have been successfully rescued after they reportedly ran out of fuel. Emergency services were alerted to the distressed vessel through an EPIRB activation early on Monday afternoon. A rescue helicopter from Hobart and a search and rescue aircraft from Melbourne were dispatched to monitor the vessel, […]
Mon Nov 6, 2023 - 9:00pmA West Coast man, allegedly responsible for a ‘reckless’ fireworks display over Zeehan homes during the weekend, has been charged. The 41-year-old Zeehan local was arrested and charged on Sunday night after fireworks were set off over residential houses in the small town, police say. He was again arrested and charged on Monday after further fireworks […]
Mon Nov 6, 2023 - 3:10pmIt’s full steam ahead for the West Coast Wilderness Railway, with some services on track to resume in just a few weeks. This iconic tourism attraction was shut down in March for significant maintenance work, just weeks after a diesel locomotive derailed on its way to Strahan. On November 21, several months after the incident, […]
Fri Nov 3, 2023 - 4:00am“Gusty thunderstorms” are expected to smash Tasmania’s west coast and southwest tonight as a “fast-moving cold front” sweeps across the state. The warning, issued by the BOM shortly after 6pm, is forecasting severe thunderstorms likely to produce damaging winds over the next several hours. Strahan, Queenstown, Strathgordon, Zeehan and Rosebery may be affected. 8pm, Saturday […]
Sat Oct 28, 2023 - 6:17pmSnow is falling across Tasmania’s west coast today as a cold front moves across the state. The Bureau of Meteorology say snow as low as 600 metres is expected during the day, making Cradle Mountain and kunanyi/Mount Wellington look like a winter wonderland. A cold southwesterly airstream will develop over Tasmania this morning, then ease during […]
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