Police are on the hunt for a schoolyard squatter who was reportedly found living in an abandoned building at a Tasmanian primary school. The individual, believed to be homeless, had turned an empty Geeveston Primary School building into their hideout, which local parents discovered – alongside equipment allegedly used to administer drugs. In a statement, Geeveston […]
Thu Aug 3, 2023 - 9:35amA Tasmanian woman has been left shocked after cracking open nine double-yolked eggs – a ‘one in one octillion’ occurrence. Elise Cleary said she made the extraordinary find in Valley Brook Free Range Tasmanian eggs that she bought from the supermarket. After cracking three double-yolked eggs for breakfast on Friday and again yesterday morning, Cleary […]
Thu Aug 3, 2023 - 7:00amBattery Point has achieved a median house price above $2 million for the first time. Tasmania’s most prestigious suburb, the latest PropTrack Market Trends report shows 17 house sales in Battery Point in July, with a median price of $2.4 million. The suburb has been steadily increasing in price, jumping from $1.451 million in April to […]
Thu Aug 3, 2023 - 5:00amNew Tasmania Police vehicles will hit highways across the state today in a bid to curb road safety offences. Two BMW530d highway patrols cars, made up of a sedan and wagon, will be trialled on major roads as part of a continued focus on road safety and traffic law enforcement. Assistant Commissioner Adrian Bodnar said following the […]
Thu Aug 3, 2023 - 4:00amA stuck Metro bus shut the Channel Highway at Taroona this afternoon. Traffic was blocked for nearly 40 minutes, while Police diverted small cars through a de-tour. Several trucks and buses who were unable to fit through the detour were forced to sit and wait while Metro officials attempted to move the bus. It is […]
Wed Aug 2, 2023 - 3:17pmA drunk Hobart driver has ‘narrowly avoided’ crashing head-on into a truck at Runnymede this morning. The Dodges Ferry man was more than 2.70x the legal breath alcohol limit when he “veered to the wrong side of the road” and into the path of a truck, Police say. The driver of the oncoming truck was “forced […]
Wed Aug 2, 2023 - 3:00pmA physical altercation between two passengers disembarking a Jetstar flight at Hobart Airport last night reportedly resulted in one being ‘knocked unconscious’. Police said ‘multiple calls’ were received from members of the public and airport staff about the disturbance, which is believed to have involved passengers not known to each other, around 10pm. Witnesses onboard flight […]
Wed Aug 2, 2023 - 1:32pmHalf of a new Claremont subdivision has already been snapped up, just weeks after hitting the market. Toffolis Green is offering 50 lots from 403m2 to 998m2, with prices starting at $219,000 and going up to around $290,000. LJ Hooker Pinnacle Property sales consultant Ben Ayers told realestate.com.au demand for the sections had been strong. […]
Wed Aug 2, 2023 - 9:50amThe State Government has set the wheels in motion on four new cycleway and shared pathway projects across Greater Hobart, handing out $2 million in grants as part of an $8.8 million program. As part of the Better Active Transport funding scheme, the Kingborough Council will build a $750,000 underpass under Summerleas Road along the […]
Wed Aug 2, 2023 - 6:00amThe median dwelling price in Hobart has decreased by $33,000 in the past six months, according to the PropTrack July Home Price Index. In February, the median value was $713,000, but it has now dropped to $680,000 – more expensive than Darwin, Perth and Adelaide. Hobart’s median dwelling value has decreased by 4.89% over the past […]
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