Tasmania’s newest Bass Strait passenger, vehicle and freight ship has officially been named and launched at a ceremony held at the shipbuilders yard in Finland. Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) launched the Spirit of Tasmania IV on Friday night Tasmanian time, a moment Chairman Michael Grainger said he was “delighted to witness”. “Both Spirit of Tasmania […]
Sat Oct 28, 2023 - 1:00pmEnvironmentalists across Tasmania have been left ‘outraged’ after a centuries-old native tree was driven through Hobart as part of a series of large trees being removed from the state’s southern forests. The tree shown in the “horror image” was ‘nearly 3 metres in diameter’ and was seen on a Victorian-plated log haulage truck around the […]
Sat Oct 28, 2023 - 10:45amAn international visitor in Tasmania from the UK has been praised for helping an elderly neighbour escape her smoke-filled home in Launceston. Charlotte Fink was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation and a Launceston Fire Brigade commemorative medallion for pulling the sleeping 98-year-old resident from her Youngtown house by the Tasmania Fire Service. Fink noticed smoke […]
Sat Oct 28, 2023 - 4:00amThe International Space Station passed over Tasmania today, soaring at an altitude of more than 400 kilometres above the state. Arriving in the sky above the north-west around 4:07pm on Friday, the station moved over the Great Lake and Hobart within the space of 1 minute. While the ISS is often visible, today’s clear skies […]
Fri Oct 27, 2023 - 6:00pmSwansea’s heritage Morris General Store has received the stamp of approval for a significant new development. Glamorgan Spring Bay councillors voted in favour of the development, which will feature food services, six two-story dwellings, a hotel and a wine bar, on Tuesday. The project will see the current IGA supermarket building on the site demolished […]
Fri Oct 27, 2023 - 11:30amTasmanians who were impacted by the devastating floods of October 2022 are being encouraged to share their experiences in the aftermath, as a federal parliamentary inquiry into the insurance industry’s response gets underway. Exceptionally heavy rainfall affected both the north-west and north of the state during last year’s event, leading to severe flooding in some […]
Fri Oct 27, 2023 - 5:00amClose to 2,200 households have been plunged into darkness tonight due to a widespread power outage affecting parts of West and North Hobart. TasNetworks say around 2,142 customers in Mount Stuart, North Hobart, West Hobart and Lenah Valley are without power as of 10pm on Thursday. A spokesperson said crews are currently “conducting an immediate line patrol […]
Thu Oct 26, 2023 - 10:00pmDozens of ‘Bashers’ have arrived back in Hobart after tooting their way across the state for the 32nd Variety Federal Group TasBash. A total of 11 themed cars, accompanied by passionate fundraising teams, set off on the 1,200km round trip from Hobart’s Parliament Lawns on Saturday, with just 8 managing to complete the trip. One […]
Thu Oct 26, 2023 - 7:00pmThere’s now fewer physical banks and ATMs in Tasmania than there was five years ago, according to new data. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority say the state has lost 174 ATMs and 46 bank branches since June 2018 due to more people using electronic banking and having a lower reliance on cash. In the measured […]
Thu Oct 26, 2023 - 5:00amA platypus has been found entangled in plastic after rubbish from the council tip was discharged into the Hobart Rivulet over the weekend. Pete Walsh discovered the platypus while photographing other platypuses in the area on Tuesday. Walsh spent two and a half hours searching for the platypus, eventually finding her and removing the plastic […]
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