Researchers 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 […]
Sat Jul 8, 2023 - 5:00amA fleet of new ‘mini’ mobile speed cameras have hit Tasmania’s streets, as the State Government continues its crackdown on speeding and mobile phone use. The new cameras are significantly smaller than the existing cameras introduced last year, with some social media users comparing them to ‘WALL-E’ from the 2008 namesake movie. Mobile ‘Over is […]
Fri Jul 7, 2023 - 6:51pmBMX riders from around Hobart will soon be riding on a new track, with the construction of a new park scheduled to get underway at Pembroke Park on Monday. The Sorell Council say site fencing will soon be installed and access to the area will be restricted for the duration of the construction. The new track will […]
Fri Jul 7, 2023 - 3:00pmConstruction on a new, state-of-the-art Glenorchy ambulance superstation is about to begin, 5 years after first being announced in 2018. Hansen Yuncken have been awarded the $12.66 million contract to build the station on a greenfield site in Timsbury Road following a request for tender that went out in December. Designs for the new station show a […]
Fri Jul 7, 2023 - 1:00pmAn early morning fire at a New Norfolk home has left the property damaged today. Firefighters from New Norfolk and Magra responded to the blaze at Graham Court around 4:30am on Friday. The property was engulfed when they arrived. The sole female occupant received treatment for smoke inhalation at the scene. Firefighters successfully extinguished the […]
Fri Jul 7, 2023 - 9:24amA two-vehicle crash on Tasmania’s Bass Highway has closed the right hand lane of the highway, near the Lovett Street overpass. Police are on scene, and are requesting motorists take an alternative route until the scene is cleared.
Fri Jul 7, 2023 - 8:21amTwo Tasmanian men were so intoxicated that they don’t remember a fellow patron being assaulted at a nightclub before drowning on Hobart’s waterfront, and inquest has heard. Jarrod Davies, who was in Tasmania from Gippsland to undertake diving training, had been drinking at Obar on Hobart’s waterfront in February 2020 when he was headbutted and […]
Fri Jul 7, 2023 - 6:45amA boat anchored off-shore on Tasmania’s Tamar River has gone up in flames overnight. Emergency services, including the Tamar Sea Rescue, rushed to the scene around 6:20 PM on Wednesday night. Investigations are underway to work out why the unattended boat caught fire.
Thu Jul 6, 2023 - 6:33pmTassie hoons who ride around with DIY petrol-powered bicycles are set to face punishment, with the State Government officially outlawing the ‘dangerous’ bikes. The new law, which will come into effect in 6 months, will ban unregistered petrol-powered bicycles being used in any public area – including bush tracks, footpaths and bicycle paths. “These bicycles […]
Thu Jul 6, 2023 - 2:26pmA Hobart business has been robbed of 20 brand new chainsaws after thieves broke in on Friday night. Police say the windows of the McDougalls Power Equipment building on Brisbane Street were left smashed following the incident, which saw the thieves get away with around 20 chainsaws. “Police are following a specific line of inquiry […]
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