The City of Hobart has removed the iconic ‘big blue slide’ from Sandy Bay’s Parliament Street reserve. Council’s City Life Director Karen Abey says the removal follows an inspection last month where the slide was found to be unsafe. “The inspection found it had deteriorated to the point it could not be repaired and presented […]
Thu Nov 9, 2023 - 4:35pmAnother 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 - 4:30pmThe owners of Tasmanian surf shop Red Herring have announced they will be taking their iconic Hobart red kombi van down for good, as the store prepares to move from its current Liverpool Street location. Red Herring is moving to 104 Elizabeth Street and says the new location “was built in the 1840’s and is […]
Thu Nov 9, 2023 - 9:30amAn international student, in Tasmania to study, has been placed in a medically induced coma following an alleged attack in Salamanca on Sunday morning. The young man in his 20s was rushed to the Royal Hobart Hospital after the alleged assault, which occurred around 4:20am on Sunday morning, where he currently remains in a serious […]
Thu Nov 9, 2023 - 7:00amAfter the closure of the Horseshoe Inn in May, its new owners have unveiled their first plans for the iconic Cambridge landmark. Following the sale of the 200-year-old Inn by former owners Matt McAllister and Jo Mulcahy, the new Tasmanian owners, Young Group, have recently lodged plans with the Clarence City Council – revealing that […]
Thu Nov 9, 2023 - 5:00amA Glenorchy developer is aiming to build 36 apartments in Hobart’s north under a new proposal currently up for consultation. Malunna Glenorchy Pty Ltd hopes to merge two Brent Street lots, 14 and 24a, to create one new 36-unit housing development. The existing site currently houses a building, storage area and trees, all of which would […]
Thu Nov 9, 2023 - 4:00amPolice are expected to launch an investigation into a fire that has ‘completely destroyed’ a Huonville property tonight. Firefighters were called to the scene of the blaze on Sale Street in Huonville’s CBD shortly after 10pm on Wednesday. Upon arrival, crews found the house ‘fully engulfed’ in flames. Local residents say the property, wedged between […]
Wed Nov 8, 2023 - 11:35pmHobart’s controversial Macquarie Point stadium project has successfully overcome a significant hurdle after an order designating it as a project of state significance was approved by the upper house today. The order passed with a 9-4 majority, with the government, Labor and Independents Tania Rattray and Dean Harris all in favour, meaning its next step […]
Wed Nov 8, 2023 - 7:00pmAfter more than 8000 lightning strikes across the Greater Hobart area, this afternoon’s thunderstorm has now centered around the East Coast town of Orford. Alex Melitsis from the BOM says a resident’s personal gauge in Orford recorded 40mm of rain in a single hour earlier today. Mt Bobs, south-west of Hartz National Park, recorded 22mm […]
Wed Nov 8, 2023 - 6:25pmA huge hailstorm has lashed parts of Hobart this afternoon as thunderstorms and heavy rain sweep across much of Tasmania. The passing storm brought more than 8,000 lightning strikes to the sky over a 6-hour period on Wednesday, according to the BOM. Residents from Glenorchy to the Huon Valley reported hailstones of various sizes, with […]
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