Updated 11:20am, Tuesday January 2: A teenage pedestrian who died in a crash involving a vehicle on the Tasman Highway near Sorell overnight was “lying on the road surface”, police have confirmed. The 16-year-old boy from Berriedale was hit by a car on the highway at Orielton just before midnight on Monday. Police say multiple triple-zero […]
Tue Jan 2, 2024 - 1:11am34 people lost their lives on Tasmania’s roads last year and while that number might be down on 2022’s “horrendous” numbers, it is no cause for celebration. In 2023, there were 17 fewer deaths reported compared to 2022, a figure that the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Michael Ferguson says he finds “obviously pleasing”. The […]
Mon Jan 1, 2024 - 3:10pmA unique LED drone light show illuminated the skies of Burnie to ring in the New Year overnight, replacing the city’s traditional fireworks display. The north-west Burnie City Council, in partnership with the local radio station Sea FM, launched the “environmentally conscious” drone show on New Year’s Eve as the “first of its kind” for […]
Mon Jan 1, 2024 - 11:00amCrown Princess Mary of Denmark, who was born in Hobart, is set to become the world’s first Australian-born queen. It comes after Queen Margrethe II of Denmark made the shock announcement that that she would abdicate during her New Year’s Eve address. Queen Margrethe cited her age and health issues as reasons for her abdication, […]
Mon Jan 1, 2024 - 9:03amA motorcyclist has sustained “serious injuries” in a severe crash on Hobart’s Southern Outlet this afternoon. Police say while the highway remains open, the southbound exit to The Lea is currently closed. The man riding the motorcycle has sustained serious injuries and will be transported to hospital by Ambulance. Motorists heading towards Kingston are urged […]
Sun Dec 31, 2023 - 4:02pmFirefighters have been called to extinguish a blaze at a home in West Hobart this afternoon. The Tasmania Fire Service say crews from Hobart and Glenorchy “arrived to find the kitchen on fire” just before 3pm on Saturday and are currently working to contain the fire. The cause of the fire and the extent of the […]
Sat Dec 30, 2023 - 3:10pmTasmanian yacht ‘Alive’ has claimed overall honours in this year’s Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The yacht crossed the finish line on Thursday and was this morning declared the winner of the Tattersall Cup. LawConnect claimed line honours on Thursday morning by just 51 seconds in the second closest finish in Sydney to Hobart […]
Sat Dec 30, 2023 - 10:37amA pig found roaming on the side of a remote section of the Murchison Highway has been given a free ride to the local police station. Tasmania Police say the pig was found in the Rosebery/Ring River area near Renison Bell on Thursday night. It was then taken to the Zeehan Police Station, with a […]
Fri Dec 29, 2023 - 11:45amThousands of Tasmanians rocked up to the new Haydays festival at Hobart’s Cornelian Bay over the last 2 days, watching the likes of Luude, Pnau and Genesis Owusu perform. SEE OUR FREE 70+ PHOTO MEGA GALLERY FROM WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY:
Fri Dec 29, 2023 - 6:50amThere was a close call at the Bay of Fires on Tasmania’s East Coast this morning when a boat carrying three fisherman was swamped by waves and capsized. The men, who were out retrieving rock lobster pots near The Gardens in their 14-foot runabout, encountered a set of waves approximately 200 meters from the boat […]
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