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 new-look Jetstar aircraft will take to Tasmanian skies across the coming months after it was given a colourful makeover in Qantas’ Melbourne hangar. The Airbus A320 ‘flying with pride’ plane was wrapped as a ‘message of solidarity with the LGBTQI+ community’ ahead of Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival next month. The airline say the 180-seat plane, registered as […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 9:00pm“She will be rebuilt”: That’s the message from the owners of the Nunamara Store after a devastating fire tore through the business today. The store on the Tasman Highway around 20 minutes from Launceston went up in flames at 12:40pm on Wednesday and ‘could not be saved’ by firefighters. The TFS tell Pulse the blaze […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 8:30pmA young Tasmanian dad has had one of his legs amputated after he was allegedly run down by a car driven by an 18-year-old woman last month. Brent Cruse, 23, was left seriously injured after he was hit while reportedly stepping out of his vehicle just before the crash in Cressy on November 16. His […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 6:15pmA “charred” but miraculously surviving small kitten rescued in the aftermath of the recent Dolphin Sands Bushfires is now living a happy life with the firefighter who saved her. Kym Manten from the Tasmania Fire Service was in the process of cleaning up the area after the devastating blaze that destroyed two homes and burnt […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 3:00pmA Tasmanian wine has been named the ‘best in the world’ at the annual Global Fine Wine Challenge, but indulging in it will come with a premium price-tag. Pirie Late Disgorged Sparkling 2011 was this week honoured with both ‘Wine of the Show’ and ‘Sparkling Wine of the Show’ titles at the world’s most exclusive […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 12:40pmPlans are in motion to create space for eight new businesses and a fast-food restaurant in Cambridge in the coming years, with an extension to the Homemaker Centre recently submitted to the Clarence City Council for approval. The eight new tenancies will range in size from 700m2 to 3,840m2 and along with the fast-food restaurant, […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 9:20amA $1.25 million dollar sculpture designed to resemble the wave of a hand (or, depending on who you ask, french fries) will be built at the entrance to Burnie. The winning design, dubbed “Welcome Gesture”, was created by David Hamilton and Geoff Farquhar-Still and was selected by about 80 voters from of a total of 152 […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 7:00amAnother fast-food outlet is in the works for the Bridgewater area, with Hungry Jack’s recently submitting their grand plans for a new restaurant to the Brighton Council. The proposed burger joint would be located at the Cove Hill Shopping Centre and if approved, would be built across the carpark from an existing KFC restaurant. “A […]
Tue Dec 5, 2023 - 3:10pmA ‘cruel’ Facebook post advertising the now-closed Glenorchy Pool has triggered the ‘please explain’ alarm bells among members of the local community. The post that went up on the pool’s official page on Monday morning proudly announced that ‘summer is here’ and invited people to visit the pool to check out ‘all the things to […]
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