10+ hour, 56+ min ago  (518+ words) A 22-year-old deputy Lord Mayor hopeful says his age is no disadvantage because Hobart City Council "can't get much more immature than it currently is. Jason Dale, who is completing a Bachelor of Laws from Charles Sturt University and a…...

11+ hour, 5+ min ago  (429+ words) Thousands of Tasmanians have shown some leg and turned out for the sixth annual Shorts Day, with the mental health campaign drawing strong crowds to a free community event on Friday morning in Hobart and beyond. Speak Up Stay Chat…...

11+ hour, 6+ min ago  (434+ words) Ten million containers have been returned through southern Tasmania's largest container deposit depot in just 12 months, with operators crediting strong community support for the milestone. The Goodwood Recycle Rewards Depot is run by Social Enterprise Employment and Diversity, a not-for-profit…...

17+ hour ago  (269+ words) A 26-year-old woman has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm by dangerous driving after she allegedly struck her partner with a car in the front yard of a Warrane home early this morning. The woman, also from Warrane, is…...

17+ hour, 12+ min ago  (262+ words) Two men showing signs of hypothermia have been rescued from Tasmania's south-west wilderness after getting into trouble while kayaking on the Huon River. The Queensland pair set off the alarm around 1: 20pm on Friday by activating their personal locator beacon (PLB)....

16+ hour, 59+ min ago  (145+ words) A 76-year-old motorcyclist is in a serious condition after crashing into the back of a truck on Hobart's Brooker Highway today. The crash happened around 10am on Friday near the new foreshore intersection at Montrose. Police say a black Honda motorcycle…...

19+ hour, 45+ min ago  (288+ words) Tas Ports has extended the appointment of Captain Allan Gray as chief executive officer after the board decided he was the strongest candidate following a full recruitment process. Tas Ports chair Greg Mc Cann said the board was pleased to…...

19+ hour, 42+ min ago  (422+ words) A suspected case of the H5 bird flu has been detected in a wild migratory bird in southern Western Australia, with Tasmanian based federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins saying the finding is "sobering but not unexpected." Collins held a press conference…...

19+ hour, 33+ min ago  (61+ words) Police are at the scene of a serious two-vehicle crash on the Batman Highway at Hillwood, near the Craigburn Road intersection. Serious injuries have been reported. The Batman Highway is closed between the Batman Bridge and East Tamar Highway. Craigburn…...

20+ hour, 10+ min ago  (275+ words) Kettering's Raptor Refuge is offering a $10, 000 reward for information leading to the prosecution of whoever cable-tied the legs of a white-bellied sea eagle found near Evandale. "One would assume it's been tethered," Webb told Pulse. "It's a despicable act." Raptor…...