Five tourists have been rescued from the summit of Tasmania’s Mount Roland after they ventured up “ill-prepared” yesterday. Western Search and Rescue boss Inspector Steve Jones said crews were called shortly after 7pm on Sunday night to save the group, who had “veered off-course losing the track on the way down.” “Unfortunately, the group were […]
Mon Jul 31, 2023 - 2:15pmA pet cat has undergone surgery after a shocking incident of alleged animal cruelty in Burnie earlier this month. The cat, Noah, was found with “significant injuries” after being shot with an arrow in Downlands about 5:30pm on Sunday 2 July. Police say officers are investigating the incident, which left Noah in need of life-saving […]
Mon Jul 31, 2023 - 1:05pmA pet cat has undergone surgery after a shocking incident of alleged animal cruelty in Burnie earlier this month. The cat, Noah, was found with “significant injuries” after being shot with an arrow in Downlands about 5:30pm on Sunday 2 July. Police say officers are investigating the incident, which left Noah in need of life-saving […]
Mon Jul 31, 2023 - 1:05pmThe latest search for a Belgian tourist who went missing in remote Tasmanian bush has been called off. Despite the use of a highly-trained NSW Police cadaver dog in the ‘intensive 3-day search’, 31-year-old Celine Cremer was not located. Police said “new information in relation to Celine’s mobile phone activity” provided an additional area of […]
Mon Jul 31, 2023 - 11:56amThousands of households are without power after wild wind gusts of up to 178km/h brought down numerous trees and powerlines across Tasmania overnight. TasNetworks spokesperson Danielle Duffin said it was hard to say how many customers have been affected, but estimated ‘around 7000 or 8000’ are without power this morning. “Most of the outages are […]
Mon Jul 31, 2023 - 9:06amThunderstorms and destructive winds are set to smash most of Tasmania tonight, as the Bureau of Meteorology and SES urge residents to prepare. The storm is predicted to bring powerful wind gusts of over 124km/h, along with showers and thunderstorms to the western and southern regions, especially along the coasts. Senior Meteorologist Brooke Oakley said […]
Sun Jul 30, 2023 - 3:30pmMore than $61,000 has been raised in the last 2 hours for much-loved Tasmanian musician Tyler Richardson and his wife Alix, after their 1 year old son was suddenly diagnosed with cancer. The family are now having to pack up and move to Melbourne immediately so that Harris can start treatment at the children’s hospital. […]
Sun Jul 30, 2023 - 2:29pmTwo Tasmanian drivers are on the verge of losing their licences after they were caught zooming down the Midlands Highway at over 40km/hr above the limit. The pair were travelling south together in a red Holden Commodore and dark blue Mazda 6 when they were clocked travelling at 152km/h in a 110km/h zone near Powranna, […]
Sun Jul 30, 2023 - 2:25pmA Tasmanian woman thought she was being scammed when she inherited a slice of $347,000 AUD from a ‘random man’. Anna Phillips, now an art teacher at an international school in Kyrgyzstan, was sceptical when she received a phone call advising her of her newfound share in a £180,000 fortune from a man she never […]
Sun Jul 30, 2023 - 7:00amThe first of three dozen piers that will one day support the new Bridgewater Bridge has been poured this week. Made up of 100m3 of concrete, each ‘massive’ pier weighs around 267 tonnes – and there’s 42 to be built. Each pier is constructed using a mould custom-built by BridgePro Engineering in Latrobe. The $786 million build […]
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