A southern Tasmanian man had his car seized by police after a mobile speed camera detected his vehicle travelling at more than 70 km/h above the speed limit last week. The car was caught going 152 km/h in an 80 km/h zone along Boyer Road near Bridgewater on Tuesday – 72 km/h over the speed […]
Tue Feb 21, 2023 - 12:45pmPolice are searching for information after an incident at Kingston Beach that saw at least three people involved in an altercation over the weekend. The alleged assault took place on the footpath opposite Robbie Brown’s on Kingston Beach at around 6pm on Sunday. While Police have not provided any details about the identities of the […]
Tue Feb 21, 2023 - 11:30amThe body of 34-year-old Tasmanian man Jesse Youd, who was married with two children, is thought to have been recovered after he fell into the Murray River while celebrating a stag party on a houseboat over the weekend. The incident occurred on Saturday night while Youd and his friends were on the Murray River near […]
Tue Feb 21, 2023 - 11:13amHobart’s e-scooters won’t be going anywhere anytime soon after the City of Hobart voted to continue with the popular hire-and-ride services following a successful 1-year-plus long trial. Set to operate under a new license arrangement with ‘strict conditions’ for operators, the vote was passed with amendments that will see future e-scooter license fees invested into shared […]
Tue Feb 21, 2023 - 7:00amHobart City Council has rejected a motion put forward by Cr Louise Elliott that would have excluded trans and gender diverse people from Council-owned bathroom and toilet facilities appropriate to their gender. The motion, which was mainly aimed at the Hobart Aquatic Centre, would have forced trans and gender diverse individuals to use a separate, […]
Mon Feb 20, 2023 - 8:18pmAuthorities in New South Wales and Victoria are on a joint search for a missing man who disappeared after a boat capsized during a bucks weekend celebration on the Murray River in Mildura over the weekend. The 34-year-old Tasmanian was one of four men on the vessel when it overturned around 2:40am on Sunday. According […]
Mon Feb 20, 2023 - 9:15amA petition to rename Hobart’s Macquarie Street to “kunanyi Street” will be put forward to City of Hobart councillors at a meeting tonight, despite some council officials already dismissing the name-change idea. The petition, initiated by Nadia Booker on behalf of her daughter, sought to rename the street to an Aboriginal name to honour the […]
Mon Feb 20, 2023 - 8:35amPolice and emergency services are responding to a milk tanker crash on the Bass Highway in Burnie this morning. The accident is reported to have occurred in the eastbound lanes outside of Burnie Park. While no serious injuries have been reported, motorists traveling in the area should expect some delays as authorities work to clear […]
Mon Feb 20, 2023 - 7:45amA tiny Eastern Barred Bandicoot joey that survived a ‘tragic lawnmower accident’ that took the lives of her mother and siblings is being cared for at a Hobart wildlife centre this weekend. Named “Gidget” by the Bonorong Wildlife Centre rescue team, they say the Bandicoot managed to come out of the incident with only minor […]
Sun Feb 19, 2023 - 10:45pmHobart’s Bidencopes Lane project has won the Bronze award in the Best Street Art Laneway category at the Australian Street Art Awards this week. The City of Hobart say the laneway project has transformed a once dull and vandalised laneway into a constantly changing outdoor gallery and tourist destination. “Once a place that was regularly […]
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