A family was forced to leave their car on the summit of Hobart’s kunanyi/Mt Wellington on Saturday afternoon and catch the snow bus down due to icy conditions. The family were reportedly seen hiking up on Sunday morning to collect their vehicle. Pictures from Jeon Landscapes show how the car looked on Sunday morning – […]
Mon Jul 10, 2023 - 7:00amDisability advocates in Tasmania have welcomed changes by the state government to increase the availability of wheelchair taxis. Under the new regulations, operators are required to complete a minimum of 30 wheelchair trips per month, and must prioritize bookings from wheelchair-accessible patrons. The move has been seen as a positive step towards improving accessibility for […]
Mon Jul 10, 2023 - 5:30amA Hobart taxi driver has been left with a broken windscreen after a ‘terrifying’ incident that saw a young man jump on the front of their car overnight. The Taxi Drivers Association say the ‘dangerous incident’ happened early on Sunday morning and ask anyone who may have information to contact Police.
Sun Jul 9, 2023 - 3:43pmSnow has blanketed kunanyi / Mt Wellington this morning, sending tourists and locals into a Sunday morning frenzy. The gates on Pinnacle Road have been closed at The Springs, while council work to clear a safe path to the summit. According to the City of Hobart, snow-chasers will need to walk for ‘around 3km’ to […]
Sun Jul 9, 2023 - 11:45amA drunk man who crashed his car after allegedly fleeing from Police, who had pulled him over on the Midland Highway this afternoon, has been charged. Senior Sergeant John Parker said a concerted motorist alerted Police to the man around 3:15pm on Saturday, with officer intercepting him in Oatlands shortly after. “Whilst officers were obtaining […]
Sat Jul 8, 2023 - 7:49pmLocals and tourists are being urged to take precautions and prepare for ‘unpredictable weather conditions’ before hiking up Hobart’s kunanyi/Mount Wellington this winter. The warning comes after a surge in rescue operations, with a shuttle bus service assisting over 90 clueless walkers in the past month alone. Jonathon Gregory, the managing director of the bus […]
Sat Jul 8, 2023 - 11:30amSATURDAY 11AM: Fallen trees have caused several power outages across Northern Tasmania this morning. Power remains off for many around the Bellingham and Weymouth areas and will stay that way until Saturday afternoon, TasNetworks say. Near Devonport, The Latrobe Council have reduced Moorland Beach road to a single lane due to a tree of ‘significant size’ […]
Sat Jul 8, 2023 - 11:29amA breathtaking property in Primrose Sands has been sold – within just one week of hitting the market and for an impressive amount of cash. The 24-hectare lot at 1 Falcon Street fetched a staggering $1.45 million, over half a million more than its last transaction price. Listing agent Nick Cowley from Harrison Agents told […]
Sat Jul 8, 2023 - 9:00amTasmanians have been left reeling after losing a staggering amount of money to scammers. In the first five months of 2023 alone, scammers managed to swindle over $3.5 million from unsuspecting Tasmanians. These alarming figures were reported by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Scamwatch data. Across Australia as a whole, scammers took a whopping […]
Sat Jul 8, 2023 - 8:06amResearchers from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) have made a groundbreaking discovery off Tasmania’s coast, recently capturing two of oldest Striped Trumpeter ever recorded. These findings, ranking among the top five oldest ‘Stripeys’ in IMAS’s database since 1990, shed light on the remarkable longevity of these iconic fish. Using the IMAS Tassie […]
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