Metro mechanics are concerned that they may have to work on new battery-electric buses with minimal training, raising serious worries about worker safety. Metro is scheduled to receive the first of four Custom Denning battery-electric buses this week as part of a $6 million electric bus trial in Launceston, followed by three hydrogen fuel cell […]
Sun Dec 10, 2023 - 5:00amTasmanian-born Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is back in Australia ahead of the festive season. The royal, who hails from Hobart, was spotted along with her youngest children, 12-year-old twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, boarding a flight to Tasmania from Sydney this morning. She will soon be joined by her husband Crown Prince Frederik […]
Sat Dec 9, 2023 - 4:15pm5 security guards at Hobart clubs & pubs have been issued with cautions overnight, after Police hit the streets to conduct compliance checks at local licensed venues. 25 venues and 57 security guards were checked across Hobart, North Hobart and Sandy Bay. Police say most establishments and staff were found to be in compliance, except […]
Sat Dec 9, 2023 - 1:06pmTwo lead-footed drivers have lost their licences after they were caught speeding at 170km/h on the Bass Highway. Both drivers, including a P-plater driving a black Ford Falcon, were caught by highway patrol officers travelling at 60km/h over the 110km/h limit near Westbury around 4:30pm on Friday. The P-plater was snapped speeding first, “closely followed” […]
Sat Dec 9, 2023 - 9:30amIt’s the end of an era for Hobart’s McCann’s Music Centre as their Elizabeth Street shopfront gets cleared out for good after an impressive 88-year stint. The iconic instrument dealer has called the corner of Elizabeth and Melville Streets home since 1935, with its roots dating back to 1881 when it was initially established and […]
Sat Dec 9, 2023 - 5:00amA corner has determined that a cyclist found dead on a path in Upper Burnie last year “lost control of his bicycle” in the moments before the fatal crash. Roy William Rogers, 60, had just left his sister-in-laws house when he attempted to ride down a steep path 350 metres away between Federal Street and Brooklyn Road […]
Sat Dec 9, 2023 - 4:30amA strong cold front sweeping across southeastern Australia is bringing rain, thunderstorms and strong winds to Tasmania this afternoon. Thunderstorms are currently forming in the Central Highlands region, with dozens of lightning strikes already recorded on Friday afternoon. The storms are expected to intensify into the evening and are likely to produce moderate to heavy rainfall, along […]
Fri Dec 8, 2023 - 2:35pmTasmanian Quality Meats (TQM) could lose their export licence, potentially resulting in the loss of hundreds of jobs, after damming footage allegedly caught staff at their Cressy plant breaching animal welfare regulations. The meat processing plant have been served with a draft notice from the Federal Government to suspend their export licence, which they say […]
Fri Dec 8, 2023 - 11:30amThe 10-month wait for Tasmanian-grown cherries is finally over as these sour-sweet treats start to arrive in stores across the state, just in time for Christmas. Following a string of recent long and sunny days that have provided “great growing conditions” for cherries, Fruit Growers of Tasmania CEO Peter Cornish believes this season’s crop could […]
Fri Dec 8, 2023 - 8:30amThe only manned petrol station in the West Coast town of Strahan is set get back up and running in early 2024. The town has been without a manned petrol station since April when BP shut up shop for redevelopment, leaving just a single pump at the airport as only option for fuel. Lowes Petroleum […]
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