Dozens 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 […]
Thu Oct 26, 2023 - 4:00amTorn-off roofs and blown-in windows were among the 46 calls for assistance that State Emergency Service crews responded to overnight as severe wind gusts swept across the state. SES Assistant Director Leon Smith said the average damaging winds, clocking in at 98 km/h, included “pockets of destructive winds” that prompted volunteers to respond to various […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 1:25pmSnow is falling across Tasmania’s west coast today as a cold front moves across the state. The Bureau of Meteorology say snow as low as 600 metres is expected during the day, making Cradle Mountain and kunanyi/Mount Wellington look like a winter wonderland. A cold southwesterly airstream will develop over Tasmania this morning, then ease during […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 12:50pmDozens of fallen trees and damaged power lines have come down during an intense windstorm that hit much of Tasmania overnight. Police are warning drivers and pedestrians to take care on the roads and to watch for hazards, mainly in the Kingborough and Huon Valley areas. Huon Road at Fern Tree is one of many […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 8:56amA group dedicated to protecting platypuses in the Hobart Rivulet is devastated after a severe storm on Saturday night sent a ‘significant amount’ of rubbish from a nearby tip into the waterway. Pete Walsh from the Hobart Rivulet Platypus group has said while no injured platypuses have been reported, previous incidents have harmed these animals. He says […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 5:00amAfter more than 16 years, Hobart’s Observatory Bar have announced they will be ‘bidding farewell’ to partygoers next month. The ‘Obar’ nightclub moved to its current Franklin Wharf location, previously occupied by IsoBar, in 2019 after 12 years at nearby Murray Street Pier. It is understood owners Pub Banc, who also operate Salamanca’s Cargo Bar […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 3:00amA severe wind event is affecting areas of Tasmania tonight, keeping thousands of people awake to the noise of wind blowing a gale. As of 2am, the BOM say a peak gust of 132km/h was recorded on the summit of Hobart’s kunanyi / Mt Wellington at 1:56am, while 98km/h gusts were recorded in the Hobart […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 2:19amThe Bureau of Meteorology has recorded a 120km/h wind gust in Tasmania’s southwest tonight as they increase a severe weather warning for damaging winds. Swansea, Strahan, New Norfolk, Hobart, Geeveston and Dover are now expected to be hit with ‘locally damaging gusts’ of up to 120km/h on Wednesday morning as a deepening low pressure system passes […]
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