Tasmanian aged care workers who were among those underpaid more than $2.1 million over a two-year period due to a “payroll error” have now been fully paid back – including interest and superannuation. The Fair Work Ombudsman said both current and former staff working for the aged care services provider Japara Administration Pty Ltd, now Calvary […]
Mon Oct 23, 2023 - 12:00pmA total of 10.5 km of the east coast’s Tasman Highway will have its speed limit reduced by 20km/h in the coming days in an effort to ‘make the road safer.’ Tasmania’s Commissioner for Transport recently approved two reductions from 100km/h to 80km/h on the road, both to the north and south of Swansea. A […]
Mon Oct 23, 2023 - 10:45amMore than 84,000 households in Tasmania struggled to put a meal on the table last year, according to new data from Foodbank. The latest Foodbank Hunger Report, released today, reveals that the number of Tasmanians experiencing food insecurity has jumped by around 18,000 since 2022. The charity says the main reason 87% of households are […]
Mon Oct 23, 2023 - 5:00amNew toilets worth half a million dollars are set to be installed in Freycinet National Park in the coming months. The new loos will be built in the South Wineglass Bay and Cooks Beach campgrounds on the Peninsula Circuit to help “improve the visitor experience”. Minister for Parks Nick Duigan says walker access to “existing amenities […]
Mon Oct 23, 2023 - 4:00amInvestigators have revealed the fire which engulfed parts of Hobart’s Zero Davey hotel & apartment overnight started in the ground floor kitchen of the building. The fire broke out around midnight on Saturday morning, with seven TFS crews racing to the scene on what was already an ‘extremely busy’ night of callouts. TFS Deputy Regional […]
Sun Oct 22, 2023 - 3:03pmAround 43,000 lightning strikes hit both inland and offshore Tasmania overnight as the Bureau of Meteorology issued severe thunderstorm warnings for much of the state. According to the BOM, Hobart was drenched by 20mm of rain in a single hour overnight – recording a total of 40mm in the 24 hours until 9am on Sunday. Mount […]
Sun Oct 22, 2023 - 10:10amA teenage driver who recklessly fled from police at 75km/h over the speed limit in the early hours of Saturday morning is set to face court. The 17-year-old was allegedly caught speeding at a staggering 185km/h in a 110km/h zone on the Midlands Highway shortly after midnight on Saturday. When officers attempted to pull the […]
Sun Oct 22, 2023 - 9:00amA wild storm, complete with thunder and lightning, that rumbled across Tasmania overnight has been called the ‘best in ages’ by weather enthusiasts. Much of the state experienced dozens of ‘huge booms’ and ‘bright flashes’ during the Saturday night severe weather event, with three larger ‘house-shaking bangs’ reported around 11:53pm. Shortly after, Firefighters were called to […]
Sun Oct 22, 2023 - 5:00amUPDATE – 2 PM: MORE DETAILS REVEALED. CLICK HERE FOR MORE. EARLIER: Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire on the roof of the Zero Davey building after it was reportedly struck by lightning. The Tasmania Fire Service tell Pulse a structure on the roof ‘has been impacted’ and crews from Hobart, Glenorchy and Clarence are […]
Sun Oct 22, 2023 - 12:15amAround 1,200 households have been left without power across Tasmania tonight as wild weather lashes the state. Close to 900 customers in the North near Deloraine are currently without power, along with 131 in the Gardners Bay area and 26 near Bothwell. Other outages are also affecting homes and business in Lemont, Golden Valley and […]
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