A BUSHFIRE is burning at Bonnet Bay on the shores of Lake Pedder in the South-West National Park. TasAlert advises that the fire started on January 6 as a result of lightning strikes. Parks and Wildlife Service crews are currently on-site, working to contain and bring the fire under control.
A WIDE range of school holiday activities is available this summer, including free activities at the New Norfolk Library and Mt Field National Park, and a full program hosted by Kids in the Valley. KIDS IN THE VALLEY PROGRAM: The following school holiday activities are free and available for children
TASMANIA Police have charged a man with murder as part of the ongoing investigation into a firearms incident in Granton yesterday (Tuesday). The 20-year-old man from Granton remains in custody and will appear before the Hobart Magistrates Court at a later time. The police investigation is ongoing into the incident
LAKE Meadowbank will soon be lowered two metres below its usual level to allow work to start on the replacement of nearly 60-year-old spillway gates on top of the Meadowbank Dam. Hydro Tasmania says this important maintenance work will ensure Meadowbank can continue to generate renewable energy, protect surrounding communities
CONGRATULATIONS to all the award recipients and donors at the Glenora District School presentation assembly held in the last week of the school year. See more Derwent Valley and Central Highlands news
A NEW Norfolk resident is ready to launch into 2023 and realise some long-held dreams after scoring a $731,000 TattsLotto win before Christmas. The unidentified woman held one of the seven Division 1 wins in TattsLotto draw 4321, which was drawn on December 17. Each scored $731,407.21. Speaking to a TattsLotto
POLICE are investigating the circumstances of a firearms incident at Granton early this morning (Tuesday) which resulted in the death of a 26-year-old man and a younger man being injured. “Around 10.50pm last night, Tasmania Police were notified by the Tasmanian Prison Service that a man who was under a
THE signficiant contributions of two doctors to healthcare in the Derwent Valley have been honoured by the Derwent Valley Medical Centre. The main sections of the Burnett St building are now named the Dr Ralph Peters Wing and the Dr Annette Douglas Wing. Speaking at a ceremony to unveil the
MONDAY UPDATE: The Bureau of Meteorology has cancelled its severe thunderstorm warning for today. Showers and a possible thunderstorm remain forecast this afternoon and evening for New Norfolk and Ouse. EARLIER: TASMANIANS have been urged to prepare for the possibility of severe thunderstorm activity across the state tomorrow (Monday). “Advice
POLICE divers this morning located the body of a man they believe had been missing since a boating incident near Liawenee yesterday, December 29. While the body has not yet been formally identified, police believe it is the 50-year-old Sheffield man reported missing yesterday. A bystander alerted authorities at about 12.40pm
POLICE have scaled back their search for a man who has been missing from Boundary Bay, near Liawenee, since early this afternoon. The search will resume at first light tomorrow (Friday) morning but police fear that the man has drowned in the Great Lake. A Tasmania Police spokesperson said it
A TOURIST has died and another person has been flown to hospital in two separate incidents on the Lyell Highway today. The incidents occurred on a day of high winds throughout much of the state which resulted in trees falling on a number of roads. Tasmania Police advise that a
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