THIRTY vehicle defect notices were issued during a law enforcement operation on the opening weekend of the brown trout fishing season. Tasmania Police along with the Transport Safety and Investigation Unit, Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania’s Investigation and Enforcement Services and the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service conducted
TASMANIA Police have issued a warning about icy roads throughout the state this morning and urged all motorists to drive with caution. Specific warnings include: Up-to-date statewide road closures can be found on the Community Alerts page on Tasmania Police website: www.police.tas.gov.au/alerts/statewide-road-closures-and-conditions/ See more Derwent Valley and Central Highlands news online and
By RICK SANTOS NAYTE Ackerley is young enough to ponder future basketball glory but for now the Derwent Valley boy can savour his gold medal at the World Dwarf Games. Nayte, 16, of Lachlan, accounted for four points in Australia’s 30-3 smashing of the never-beaten USA side in Saturday’s gold
POLICE are seeking witnesses to a crash involving an ATV (all-terrain vehicle) in the Ouse area earlier today (Sunday). They say a man suffered serious injuries and was flown to the Royal Hobart Hospital in the Westpac rescue helicopter. “About 12.47pm on Sunday, August 6, emergency services were notified of
11PM UPDATE: Police say the house in Charlotte St, New Norfolk, was extensively damaged in this afternoon’s structure fire. They say there was no one inside the house at the time but two people in the area were treated for smoke inhalation by paramedics. The cause of the blaze has
THE cause of a house fire at New Norfolk this morning will be investigated. Volunteer firefighters from the New Norfolk and Magra fire brigades responded at about 10am today (Sunday), finding smoke issuing from the building. Two people in Britten St house were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene.
THE 2023-24 trout season opens at midnight tonight (August 4) and there is much anticipation and thought the best places to fish might be. You have mostly likely already received your Tasmanian Angling Licence renewal pack in the mail. If not, go to www.ifs.tas.gov.au. This year’s licence has another great
A TEENAGE boy involved in a crash on the Lyell Hwy near Sorell Creek last month has died in hospital, Tasmania Police announced this afternoon. The youth, 16, was walking along the highway at night on July 23 when he was involved in a collision with a vehicle. “Sadly, the
EMERGENCY services are at the scene of what is believed to be another chimney fire at the Bush Inn Hotel in New Norfolk. The alarm was raised at about 5pm today (Monday) when smoke and flames could be seen issuing from one of the historic hotel’s chimneys. The nearly 200-year-old
DUE to the current severe weather across the state, a number of roads have been adversely affected. Locally, these include: Roads at elevations throughout the state may be subject to ice and snow overnight. Conditions may deteriorate rapidly. Up-to-date statewide road closures can be found on the Community Alerts page
THE Bureau of Meteorology has updated its severe weather warnings, including abnormally high tides in the River Derwent, extreme to destructive winds, and a sheep grazier’s warning. DESTRUCTIVE WINDS: During this (Monday) afternoon and evening, strong to damaging winds of 55 to 65km/h with peak gusts in excess of 100km/h
TASMANIANS have been urged to continue to prepare their properties with a third storm front with strong winds and rain expected to cross the state later today (Monday). Overnight, the Tasmanian State Emergency Service received 10 callouts after record-breaking winds up to 143km/h were reported in Strahan and up to
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