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Monday road closure details

UPDATED: Tasmania Police advise motorists of the following road weather alerts as of 11.21am on Monday, 26 July 2021. Roads closed to due to snow and ice include: ROADS CLOSED IN THE DERWENT VALLEY/CENTRAL HIGHLANDS Lyell Highway – Road closed between Wayatinah and Queenstown.  Snow clearing in progress at least until

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Snowy weather warnings updated for Sunday/Monday

THE Bureau of Meteorology has updated its road weather alerts and sheep graziers’ warnings effecting the Derwent Valley and several other Tasmanian forecast districts. Road Weather Alert for Upper Derwent Valley, North West Coast, Western, Central Plateau and South East forecast districts issued at 3.47pm on Sunday 25 July 2021.

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Local road closures and hazards due to snow

UPDATED: Tasmania Police advise motorists of the following road weather alerts as of 2pm on Sunday, 25 July 2021: Snow-covered roads with snowfalls down to 300 metres will make driving conditions dangerous during Sunday and Monday in the Upper Derwent Valley, North West Coast, Western and Central Plateau forecast districts.

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Police seek witnesses to town centre mugging

POLICE are investigating the aggravated robbery of a 66-year-old man in Charles St, New Norfolk, on Sunday evening. A police spokesperson said the New Norfolk man was walking in Charles St at about 7.10pm. “The male was walking on Charles St, New Norfolk, when he was approached by two male

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Four facing charges over Derwent Valley burglaries

POLICE say two men, a woman and a youth are facing charges following the recovery of a significant amount of stolen property linked to burglaries in the Derwent Valley last week. “Over the recent June long weekend, members from Tasmania Police have recovered a significant amount of stolen property from

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Police station demolition gets under way

DEMOLITION of the New Norfolk Police Station has begun in earnest this week. The Bathurst St site was vacated nearly a year ago when police and Service Tasmania staff relocated to temporary accommodation in the town’s former ANZ bank. Police minister Mark Shelton today said the current station was being

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Police seeking witnesses to Dromedary smash

POLICE are investigating a two-car crash on Boyer Rd at Dromedary earlier today that left both cars wrecked and saw three people taken to hospital. Police and other emergency services were called to the scene around noon today, following a collision between a black BMW sedan and a red Toyota

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Two injured in Lachlan crash

POLICE say two people were hospitalised after a car flipped over in a single-vehicle accident at Lachlan this afternoon. “Shortly after 3pm on Sunday, police attended a single vehicle car crash on Lachlan Rd at Lachlan, which resulted in a white Commodore station wagon flipping onto its roof, and the

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