Thousands of Australians are leaving a light on tonight for 14-year-old Tasmanian girl Shyanne-Lee Tatnell. The movement was started by social media users this weekend, after the tragic recent developments. Shyanne was missing for 87 days before what police believe to be her remains were located in Tasmanian bushland on Thursday. On Friday, a 36-year-old […]
Sat Jul 29, 2023 - 8:24pmA fire on Tolosa Street has knocked power out to more than 2000 homes in Hobart’s Northern Suburbs this afternoon. Some Glenorchy, Lenah Valley and Moonah residents are currently disconnected, with power not expected to be restored until after 6PM.
Sat Jul 29, 2023 - 5:01pmA fire on Tolosa Street has knocked power out to more than 2000 homes in Hobart’s Northern Suburbs this afternoon. Some Glenorchy, Lenah Valley and Moonah residents are currently disconnected, with power not expected to be restored until after 6PM.
Sat Jul 29, 2023 - 5:01pmThis July is about to be crowned Tasmania’s warmest on record, according to a climatologist at the Bureau of Meteorology. Dr Simon Grainger told AAP temperatures across eastern Australia have been “very much above average” throughout the month. “Even though the month has still got a few days to run, it’s virtually certain that it will be […]
Sat Jul 29, 2023 - 2:32pmThis July is about to be crowned Tasmania’s warmest on record, according to a climatologist at the Bureau of Meteorology. Dr Simon Grainger told AAP temperatures across eastern Australia have been “very much above average” throughout the month. “Even though the month has still got a few days to run, it’s virtually certain that it will be […]
Sat Jul 29, 2023 - 2:32pmA ‘reckless’ drunk West Coast woman has slammed through a fence and into the front yard of a Queenstown home tonight. Senior Constable Brad Coulson said the 35-year-old lost control of her ute, drove through two pedestrian crossing barriers, onto the wrong side of the road and into the fence on Friday. Coulson said it […]
Fri Jul 28, 2023 - 9:32pmAfter six months of intensive care and rehabilitation, a Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle has been released back into the wild. The eagle was found with its foot trapped in the fork of a tree by a farmer. The farmer inadvertently broke the branch, causing the injured eagle to plummet to the ground where it remained for […]
Fri Jul 28, 2023 - 7:05pmAn investigation has been launched after a “suspicious” fire was lit at a Gagebrook home overnight. Firefighters were called to extinguish the blaze, which involved a car and a carport, at a property on Boronia Place around 3am on Friday. A 35-year-old woman who was inside the home at time was able to escape unharmed. The fire […]
Fri Jul 28, 2023 - 9:30amRepairs of the Glenorchy Memorial Pool are becoming ‘increasingly unlikely’, with a council report revealing that it would take two years and a significant financial investment to fix the facility. The pool was closed earlier this month after it was found to be unsafe, with a number of problems from a fault in the pool shell, to grandstand […]
Fri Jul 28, 2023 - 9:15amA health warning advising people against the consumption of wild shellfish caught in certain areas of Tasmania has been lifted, just in time for the one last weekend of fishing. The warning, issued by the Department of Health in June, was triggered by elevated levels of biotoxins in shellfish in waters near Orford and Triabunna, as well as […]
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