Bus mechanics working for Metro Tasmania are planning to walk off the job after voting to take industrial action over concerns about pay rates, staff shortages and underfunding at the state-owned company. Stop-work meetings will be held in Hobart and Launceston this week for employees to vote on various work bans after the action was supported by over […]
Thu Sep 21, 2023 - 6:00amLaunceston Airport has just experienced its busiest August on record, with over a whopping 99,000 passengers passing through. The number has surpassed the previous high of 95,194 passengers recorded in August 2019 and marks the first time the airport has exceeded pre-pandemic levels. Airport CEO Shane O’Hare said the increase in passenger numbers can be […]
Thu Sep 21, 2023 - 5:00amThe first cruise ship of the 2023-24 season has docked in Hobart today, with many more scheduled to stop in the city in the coming months. P&O’s Pacific Adventure ship and its thousands of passengers arrived in Hobart early on Wednesday morning to a wet and cloudy day. After spending the day in the city […]
Wed Sep 20, 2023 - 7:00pmAfter several hours, Coles Bay Road has again reopened to all traffic following an uncontrolled bushfire. The blaze left residents and tourists stranded, with some unable to access their homes and accommodation on the peninsula and other unable to leave. EARLIER: Trapped Coles Bay residents who are unable to escape from the nearby bushfire are […]
Wed Sep 20, 2023 - 2:00pmTwo firearm-wielding men have been charged over an alleged road rage incident on the Bass Highway overnight. The incident began near the Mount Hicks Road intersection at Wynyard around 5:30pm on Tuesday night, Police say. A 32-year-old man, who was in possession of a gel blaster at the time, have been charged with aggravated assault […]
Wed Sep 20, 2023 - 12:35pmHuonville residents are being warned to expect some flooding this afternoon, with the BOM issuing a minor flood warning for the Huon river. The Bureau of Meteorology say rainfall from Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning has caused river levels to rise from Harrisons Opening to Huonville. “Locations likely to be impacted are low lying areas along […]
Wed Sep 20, 2023 - 11:00amPeople who have been trapped in Coles Bay overnight after a bushfire closed the only road in and out of the town are starting to be escorted out, the Tasmania Fire Service say. TFS District Officer Claudio Muench said some rain fell in the area overnight, ‘significantly improving’ fire conditions. “We had six crews overnight doing […]
Wed Sep 20, 2023 - 8:08amJust hours after an emergency level bushfire threatened parts of the state, snow has now fallen in parts of Tasmania. Webcam images from the top of kunanyi/Mt Wellington a short time ago shows a solid dusting of snow on the mountain. A wind gust of 119km/h was recorded on kunanyi at 6 AM. The Bureau […]
Wed Sep 20, 2023 - 6:42amAs many as 30 people are believed to have spent the night in a makeshift evacuation centre in the Coles Bay hall, with the only road in and out of the East Coast town remaining closed due to a large bushfire. Géographe Restaurant in Coles Bay say they will open early this morning with free […]
Wed Sep 20, 2023 - 5:45amThe Esk Highway has been closed from St Marys to Scamander as a bushfire in the Falmouth area continues to burn this morning. Police say the highway has been shut from the bottom of St Marys Pass to the Tasman Highway at Upper Scamander Road and will remain closed to all traffic until mid-morning at this […]
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