A new fleet of Starlink internet satellites have once again dazzled Tasmanians driving home from work this evening, with hundreds of people from Hobart to Devonport taking to social media to find out ‘what the lights were’ shortly after 6 PM. The small satellites orbit together when they are first launched, before being deployed for […]
Mon Jul 10, 2023 - 6:33pmThe BOM are warning of severe and damaging winds for those in Tasmania’s south tonight. Gusts “in excess of 100 km/h” are possible for people in the New Norfolk, Bushy Park, Hobart, Geeveston, Dover and Huonville areas. Western Hobart will also be impacted by strong winds from the early hours of Tuesday morning until just after […]
Mon Jul 10, 2023 - 6:10pmThe Hobart City Council Planning Committee has given the green light to a development application set to bring huge improvements to an elite Hobart private boys school. The approved project includes partial demolition, construction of a new building, signage, front fencing, landscaping and associated works at The Hutchins School in Sandy Bay. The development includes […]
Mon Jul 10, 2023 - 5:49pmA Tasmanian Police officer on holiday with her family in the Northern Territory has helped save a man who was attacked by a crocodile today. North-West Detective Taneka Starr said she was swimming with about 80 other people at Wangi Falls an hour south of Darwin when the “pretty terrifying experience” unfolded. “My family and children […]
Mon Jul 10, 2023 - 5:38pmTasmania Police have “formally suspended” the significant search for missing tourist Celine Cremer, who was last seen in the Waratah area on Tasmania’s West Coast. SES ground crews, specialist swift water rescue personnel, ATVs, drones and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter had all joined in the search for the 31-year-old Belgium tourist, who vanished in the Philosophers Falls […]
Mon Jul 10, 2023 - 3:08pmDetectives have launched an investigation after a recent substantial burglary at a commercial site in Bell Bay. Around $170,000 worth of property, including multiple large alloy contact clamps and a truck, were taken from the Liberty Bell Bay premises between 30 June and 1 July 2023. Police say the clamps were not light and weighed around […]
Mon Jul 10, 2023 - 2:35pmA Hobart restaurant owner is feeling the impact of the collapse of the Karen’s Diner restaurant chain, which she says has left her $6,000 out of pocket. Megan Ma, owner of Tasty Korea Chicken in North Hobart, said she was approached by Karen’s Diner to host a “Karen’s on Tour” event at her restaurant earlier this […]
Mon Jul 10, 2023 - 2:00pmAn ‘out of order’ X-ray machine – reportedly damaged by an ‘exploding’ drink – is causing lengthy delays for school holiday travellers at Hobart Airport this afternoon. Travellers tell Pulse the check-in area of the terminal is currently ‘full of people’, with ‘extensive delays’ to be expected at the security screening point. It is understood […]
Mon Jul 10, 2023 - 1:26pmA partly-blind Tasmanian farm dog from Fingal is up for the title of Australasia’s hardest working dog. Earl, a 3-year-old Keplie, has ‘finely tuned herding instincts’ and runs for ‘miles and miles’ everyday. Owner and farmer Alex Johns says Earl is one-of-a-kind. “He’s mentally strong and works with intensity and agility,” Johns said. “I can’t […]
Mon Jul 10, 2023 - 12:03pmBeloved wildlife conservationist Bindi Irwin has embarked on a memorable snow day adventure with her family in Tassie, taking her millions of social media followers along for the ride. Bindi, along with her daughter Grace, mum Terri Irwin and husband Chandler Powell shared their adventures at Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain in an Instagram reel on Saturday. […]
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