Tasmanian 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 […]
Sun Sep 24, 2023 - 5:15pmResidents in parts of Tasmania’s Southern Midlands are being urged to check their bushfire plans as firefighters tackle a blaze in the Stonehenge area. Tasmania Fire Services crews are currently working to extinguish a blaze east of Whitefoord, which they say is travelling towards Tin Pot Marsh Road, Stonehenge. The TFS say while there is […]
Sun Sep 24, 2023 - 5:04pmApproximately 10% of paramedic shifts in Tasmania are going unfilled, according to new figures released by Health Minister Guy Barnett. Between November 2022 and March 2023, 2,181 shifts out of a total of 19,710 went unfilled, according to numbers released in response to a question on notice in the Legislative Council by Sarah Lovell MLC. […]
Sun Sep 24, 2023 - 6:00amA Tasmanian learner driver was not negligent in a fatal crash that killed two of her family members, but ‘inexperienced,’ a new report has found. Brittany Wright lost control of her car on a wet West Tamar Highway at Lanena and crashed into an oncoming van in August 2021. Judy and Donald Riley, Wright’s great […]
Sun Sep 24, 2023 - 5:30amA Launceston man has been charged with high-range drink driving after a crashing on Saturday. The 54-year-old crashed into another vehicle Frederick Street around lunchtime and was taken into custody at the scene. Police say after testing the man for alcohol consumption, he was found to have a reading of 0.349 – almost 7 times the legal […]
Sun Sep 24, 2023 - 4:00amA Tasmanian mother and her daughter have had their cars seized after they were caught racing each other at 158km/h on the Midland Highway this morning. The 49-year-old woman and ‘terrible role model’ was driving north alongside the 17-year-old P-plater when they were stopped at Conara around 9:45am Saturday. Police say the 17-year-old girl behind […]
Sat Sep 23, 2023 - 4:45pmIllegal rubbish dumping continues to be a ‘big problem’ in the Huon Valley, according to the local council. The Huon Valley Council and the Environment Protection Authority have begun a crackdown on illegal dumpers who ‘continue to dump waste where they see fit’. Mayor Sally Doyle said a majority of the rubbish found at dump sites […]
Sat Sep 23, 2023 - 7:00amAn additional 1200 hectares of national park and 700 hectares of private land will be deliberately burned this weekend in a bid to contain a bushfire near Coles Bay. The east coast blaze, which started on Tuesday afternoon, prompted the evacuation of residents in Friendly Beaches and burned an estimated 750 hectares land. TFS Deputy Chief […]
Sat Sep 23, 2023 - 6:00amThe Launceston General Hospital has again imposed visitation restrictions to two wards due to gastroenteritis-like symptoms among patients and staff. The Department of Health say access will be restricted to Ward 4D and the Northern Cardiac Care Unit “until further notice”. “An outbreak management team is meeting daily to manage the situation,” the Department say. […]
Sat Sep 23, 2023 - 5:00amA Motorcyclist who sustained serious injuries after a crash with a car in Tasmania’s north this afternoon has been flown to hospital. The man is believed to be in a serious but stable condition. Police say Stony Rise Road at Quoiba has reopened following the incident.
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