A Tasmanian judge has been placed on leave over a “significant matter”, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Guy Barnett has confirmed. In a brief 3-line statement, Barnett said: “Today I met with the Chief Justice (The Honourable Justice Alan Blow) of the Supreme Court in relation to a significant matter involving a Judge.” “The Chief Justice […]
Fri Nov 3, 2023 - 2:40pmTassie kids who take the bus or use the River Derwent ferry are set to be slapped with a fare increase next year. From the 1st of January, student fares will rise to $2 per single trip ticket, a $0.10 increase, while smart card or multi-trip tickets will go up by $0.8 to $1.60 per […]
Fri Nov 3, 2023 - 2:20pmEXCLUSIVE Air New Zealand are set to stop their direct flights between Hobart and Auckland next year due to ‘scheduling issues’ arising from an ongoing “engine maintenance problem”. The airline has revealed that a review of future schedules, necessary to accommodate grounded aircraft undergoing engine maintenance, has forced them to make the “difficult decision” to […]
Fri Nov 3, 2023 - 12:19pmBurnie City Council has made disabled parking free across the city for the foreseeable future. The change took effect after the council’s October meeting and will only apply to designated disability zones. The council say time limits will still apply in time-controlled parking spaces and disability permit holders will still need to pay for parking if […]
Fri Nov 3, 2023 - 11:10amThe cost of living crisis is affecting more Hobartians than ever before, with Hobart City Mission now distributing almost twice the number of food packs compared to the beginning of the year. Last month, the organisation distributed 824 food packs, up from an average of around 535 over the previous 8 months. Hobart City Mission […]
Fri Nov 3, 2023 - 9:15amPlans for a floating “unique Tasmanian tourism experience” that will offer people the chance to stay both “perched over the River Derwent and submerged within it” have been submitted to the Hobart City Council. Built in place of the current Waimea Jetty in Sandy Bay, which the developer says is in a “very poor state […]
Fri Nov 3, 2023 - 5:00amIt’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 - 4:00amA $2.1 million funding boost to ensure the long-term survival of Tasmania’s Maugean Skate has been announced by the state government. The Maugean skate, a species of ray, has evolved to live only in Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania’s west coast and it is believed that fewer than 1,000 of them remain. Premier Jeremy Rockliff said […]
Thu Nov 2, 2023 - 4:15pmTasmanian-born Christian Benson, known as Luude, has been added to the lineup for Hobart’s Haydays festival in December. The EDM producer will be joining the likes of PNAU, The Jungle Giants, Genesis Owusu and more at Haydays, which is scheduled to take place at Cornelian Bay in Hobart next month. Luude burst onto the music […]
Thu Nov 2, 2023 - 3:00pmTasmania’s Mt Lyell copper mine is set to be fully acquired by a South African group after almost a decade of lying dormant. Sibanye-Stillwater will exercise its option to purchase the mine from the current owner, the Indian group Vedanta Resources. Located near Queenstown on the state’s West Coast, the Mount Lyell mine was established […]
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