12+ hour, 58+ min ago   (364+ words) A coroner has been unable to determine what caused a house fire that killed a Swansea woman on Tasmania’s east coast. Merrell Down, 68, died at her two-storey home on February 28, 2024. Her remains were found in the debris three days later…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (80+ words) A car has gone over a barrier in a crash on the Southern Outlet at Mount Nelson, blocking a lane of traffic heading towards Kingston. Tasmania Police said emergency services were called to single vehicle crash just after 2:30pm on Thursday....

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (358+ words) A $12 million election promise for a new Launceston bus interchange has been returned to the state budget as a saving after the site it was tied to fell through. The money was committed at the 2024 state election for a new…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (567+ words) The owner of a Hobart CBD bar says takings have plunged 30% in three months as water main works outside his Elizabeth Street venue drag well past their original deadline. Ben Wells, who co-owns Grinners Dive Bar with Jordan Dunn, said…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (344+ words) Drivers have been stopped from turning left at a busy Hobart CBD intersection until at least next August as work ramps up on the Royal Hobart Hospital emergency department expansion. The restriction at the intersection of Argyle and Liverpool streets…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (318+ words) A Launceston man continued downloading child abuse material while on bail for similar offending, amassing thousands of images and videos across devices in his home, a court has heard. Lee Anthony Jenkins, 50, pleaded guilty to 11 counts of possessing or controlling…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (330+ words) A Singapore-based developer says a proposed 13-storey car park and short-stay apartment building in central Hobart would ease pressure on homes being converted into holiday rentals. Fragrance Group wants to demolish a three-storey office block at 171 Macquarie Street and build…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (422+ words) A wallaby found with an arrow through its body near Austins Ferry is one of at least five cases of wildlife being shot with arrows or darts across southern Tasmania in recent weeks. Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary director Greg Irons said…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (529+ words) A fire has torn through the Tungatinah Power Station in Tasmania’s Central Highlands, causing significant damage to a key part of the state’s hydro network. The blaze left the main building in the early stages of collapse, with crews still…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (110+ words) Brooker Highway closed in both directions at Goodwood after crash damages power pole pulsetasmania.com.au Brooker Highway closed in both directions at Goodwood after crash damages power pole The Brooker Highway is closed in both directions at Goodwood after…...