A ‘reckless’ drunk West Coast woman has slammed through a fence and into the front yard of a Queenstown home tonight. Senior Constable Brad Coulson said the 35-year-old lost control of her ute, drove through two pedestrian crossing barriers, onto the wrong side of the road and into the fence on Friday. Coulson said it […]
Fri Jul 28, 2023 - 9:32pmAn underwater search of a Tasmanian waterfall has failed to return any leads in the search for a missing Belgian tourist. Inspector Anthea Maingay said swift water searching at Philosopher Falls had not uncovered any signs of Celine Cremer. “Celine’s car has been in the Philosopher Falls car park since at least Tuesday, 20 June and […]
Tue Jul 4, 2023 - 4:11pmA Belgian tourist remains missing in remote Tasmanian bush, six days after authorities were notified of her disappearance. Search and rescue teams are continuing to comb the area around Philosopher Falls near Waratah in the north-west of the state for Celine Cremer, who was reported missing on Monday 26 June. On Thursday, Tasmania Police said they had received […]
Sun Jul 2, 2023 - 10:42amPolice and search personnel are facing treacherous weather conditions as they continue to search for a missing Belgian tourist who was last seen 10 days ago. Celine Cremer hasn’t been seen since June 17 in Waratah, with the search currently focussed on the Philosopher Falls track area in the nearby remote North West national park. Her car, […]
Wed Jun 28, 2023 - 12:31pmTwo walkers who ventured out into the Cradle Mountain area have been rescued after they began experiencing medical issues overnight. Western Search and Rescue OIC Inspector Steve Jones said rescuers battled rain, hail, wind and snow to reach the men, who were only prepared for a day trip and not to camp overnight, in the […]
Fri Jun 23, 2023 - 1:05pmTasmanian tourism leaders have called on the state and federal governments to revive the Cradle Mountain cableway project. The proposed cableway remains in doubt after $30m of federal funding was withdrawn because the project had not progressed to the contract stage. The cableway would link the Cradle Mountain visitor centre to Dove Lake, offering a […]
Thu Jun 22, 2023 - 2:00pmExtra funding of $1.57 million is coming to help fix up roads and walking tracks damaged during the 2018-19 bushfires in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, with both the federal and state government chipping in through the disaster recovery funds. Federal Minister for Emergency Management Murray Watt said the extra cash comes on top […]
Mon Jun 19, 2023 - 1:09pmBen Lomond National Park has transformed into a magical winter wonderland, with over 10cm of snow falling overnight Saturday. The resort shared early on Monday morning that they will be opening today, asking skiers to ‘standby for a lift status’. Yesterday the resort wrote that the Bass and Summit lifts may be opened on Monday […]
Mon Jun 19, 2023 - 6:30amThe Cradle Mountain Cable Car project is now effectively ‘dead’, after federal funding was withdrawn this week. Construction costs for the project have soured to $190m, since the initial estimate of $60 million to be jointly pledged by the state and federal governments. Greens Senator Nick McKim, a vocal opponent of the cable car development, […]
Tue May 23, 2023 - 7:00amA month-long ban on bushwalking has been imposed in Tasmania’s Walls of Jerusalem National Park while sharpshooters take to the skies to cull the fallow deer population from helicopters. Parks and Wildlife Tasmania say fallow deer are causing extensive damage to the sensitive soils and waterways in the area. “Deer erode and damage soils and […]
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