A site in Hobart’s Northern Suburbs will become home to a new youth detention centre, Premier Jeremy Rockliff has announced. During the handing down of the Commission of Inquiry into child sexual abuse, the Premier said the new centre in Pontville, bordering the Midland Highway, will replace the notorious Ashley Youth Detention Centre with a completely […]
Tue Sep 26, 2023 - 12:14pmThis time of year is usually reserved for excitement as the countdown to October and the opening of the Glenorchy War Memorial pool nears. Instead, this year, locals have been locked out of their local 60-year-old pool after it was closed due to safety concerns stemming from dozens of structural problems. A group of around […]
Tue Sep 26, 2023 - 7:00amThe Hobart City Council has voted to grant a partial rates remission to owners of vacant residential land after their rates were doubled earlier this year. The council had hoped the rate increase would encourage owners to develop their land for housing and influence the rental market. The partial remission will be available to property […]
Tue Sep 26, 2023 - 6:00amThe Tasmanian turbo chook, a flightless bird known for its distinctive sprinting gait and raucous call, is in the running to be crowned Australian bird of the year. The competition by Bird Life Australia features 50 birds, with the five birds with the least votes each weekday to be eliminated. Supporters hope the Tasmanian native […]
Tue Sep 26, 2023 - 5:00amThe Tasmania Fire Service and State Emergency Service will officially make the move to the highly encrypted Tasmanian Government Radio Network (TasGRN) today. Both organisations will join Tasmania Police on the network, which will significantly increase radio communication reach across the state, providing coverage in areas that were previously inaccessible. The upgrade will give firefighters and […]
Tue Sep 26, 2023 - 4:00amA group of Battery Point residents angry at large tourist buses passing through their streets are calling for them to be banned from the suburb. The Battery Point Community Association say the diesel fumes coming from the large tourist buses is ‘impacting on the health of residents and visitors’ – as well as the ‘historic […]
Mon Sep 25, 2023 - 5:47pmTasmania’s Metro transit security officers will be given ‘tougher powers to deal with troublemakers’ under a new $8.1 million support package for bus drivers across the state. After months of cancellations due to driver shortages and an increase in anti-social behavior on board Metro buses, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Michael Ferguson announced the multi-million […]
Mon Sep 25, 2023 - 12:00pmTime is running out for the Hobart City Council’s proposed hydrotherapy pool and wellness centre project, with a $7 million hole recently uncovered and millions in funding set to dry up by the end of the year. A report prepared for tonight’s Council meeting shows that the addition to the Doone Kennedy Aquatic Centre is […]
Mon Sep 25, 2023 - 5:00amAround 2,700 hectares of both national park and private land has now been burnt following a bushfire on Tasmania’s east coast. The Coles Bay blaze, which has been active in the area since Tuesday, prompted multiple backburning operations by the Tasmania Fire Service over the weekend to control the fire’s spread. Favourable weather conditions on […]
Mon Sep 25, 2023 - 4:30amTasmanian Country Rock duo The Wolfe Brothers have been nominated for a 2023 ARIA Award for their album ‘Livin’ the Dream’. It’s the duo’s sixth studio album and has been nominated for Best Country Album at Australia’s premier music industry awards. The Wolfe Brothers have previously been nominated for Best Country Album three times but […]
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