Tasmania’s critically endangered Swift parrot has been named the 2023 Australian bird of the year. After weeks of voting, the Swift parrot won over the tawny frogmouth in the Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll. Climbing from around 10th place in the early days of voting, the Swift gained popularity thanks to a grassroots campaign raising awareness about […]
Sat Oct 7, 2023 - 7:00amAfter the shock closure of Bridgewater’s only medical centre was announced last month, a federal Tasmanian MP says a solution ‘has been found’. Greenpoint Medical Centre is scheduled to shut in December after current operators IPN deemed the northern suburbs service “unsustainable”. Federal Member for Lyons Brian Mitchell, who knew about the impending closure for more […]
Sat Oct 7, 2023 - 5:00amA Tasmanian paramedic is set to dive into a charity swim in Hobart this morning in support of people living with Multiple sclerosis (MS). Anna Chernov will swim a total of 6km in 12 hours at the Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre from 10am as part of the 2023 Hobart MS Mega swim. “I am grateful […]
Sat Oct 7, 2023 - 4:30amThe Tasmania JackJumpers have started their first home game of the season with a smash, breaking the backboard during the warm up. Site crews rushed to fix the board ahead of the 7:30 tip off. The Jackie’s are playing the Sydney Kings at MyState Bank Arena tonight. Clint Steindl says he believes the team can […]
Fri Oct 6, 2023 - 7:42pmThe state government is facing harsh criticism for withdrawing the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Trust’s license to fundraise. After raising an estimated $10 million through various community and corporate sponsorship packages since it was established in 2000, the trust believe the decision will hurt their back pocket. Labor’s Luke Edmunds has called for the government to reverse its decision, […]
Fri Oct 6, 2023 - 3:30pmWork to demolish three homes next to Hobart’s southern outlet for a new ‘bus improvement lane’ is set to begin this summer. The demolition is part of a three-year Southern Projects program that aims to ‘improve bus services and traffic flow’ on Macquarie and Davey Streets. Construction is expected on initial preparation works for the […]
Fri Oct 6, 2023 - 10:42am3 – 4 “brave men” are being hailed as heroes after saving a man from his burning 4WD in a serious crash on Algona Road in Kingston on Thursday afternoon. Police say a Toyota Hilux driven by a 34 year old man heading south collided with a Toyota Prado driven by a 54 year old […]
Fri Oct 6, 2023 - 7:00amA Hobart driver has left people baffled after being spotted driving the wrong way on not one, but two busy one-way city streets. Dashcam footage of the ‘dangerous incident’ uploaded to social media shows the driver, behind the wheel of a red RAV4, initially make an incorrect right turn from Davey Street onto Barrack Street […]
Fri Oct 6, 2023 - 4:30amThree major Australian, UK and Dutch superannuation and pension funds have each acquired a 33% stake each in Tasmania’s largest private forestry company, Forico. UniSuper, UK’s Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and Dutch pension provider APG purchased the plantation from New Forests, who will continue to manage it moving forward. Forico run a 170,000-hectare Tasmanian plantation […]
Fri Oct 6, 2023 - 3:00amTrees on the side of a busy Kingston road have gone up in flames after a serious crash this afternoon. Algona Road is currently closed between the ‘form in the road’ Roundabout and Redwood Road while emergency services work to extinguish the blaze. Police ask motorists to avoid the area until the scene is cleared. […]
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