Burst water main
TasWater is attending a burst water main at Launceston's Riverside in Pitt Avenue.
A fountain has been streaming around 20 metres high into the air, but at this stage no customers are believed to have lost...
Same-sex marriage celebrates paper anniversary
Tasmania LGBTI rights pioneer, Rodney Croome, stands proudly at Cascade Hotel today, celebrating the inaugural anniversary of the day Australia voted 'Yes' to same sex marriage.
The postal vote, which asked Australia to divide itself into...
Safety concerns at Hobart smelter
Workers at Hobart's Nyrstar zinc smelter are at risk of electrocution, acid burns and exposure to dangerous fumes, according to the Australian Workers Union.
AWU organiser Kevin Midson says the union has called for an urgent,...
Laundry fire probe
A Tasmania Fire Service investigator is looking into the cause of a fire at a commercial laundry in Hobart's north this morning.
Crews were called to the Chapel Street address around 7.30, finding a large amount...
GST share locked in
GST revenue distribution changes have passed Federal Parliament, prompting Andrew Wilkie to label Tasmanian Senators as hanging the state out to dry.
The Federal Independent does not like the deal because a guarantee the state won't...
Another Tassie nursing home sanctioned
A visit by the government-run Aged Care Quality Agency have resulted in a Tasmanian retirement home having sanctions, including the intake of new patients, imposed.
Yaraandoo, owned by Southern Cross Care Tasmania (SCCT) in the states...
Missing man's body discovered
The body of missing man Elson Kiddle has been located in bushland approximately 2.5km from Lumeah Avenue.
The Tasmania Police have released a statement regarding the discovery, and have thanked the family, friends and volunteers involved in...
Brats busted over Woolies fire
Three teenagers will face the Children's Court over a fire at a Greater Hobart supermarket.
Firefighters and police responded to a fire in the toilets of Woolworths Moonah around 4.30 pm on Tuesday.
While there was no...
Extra rehab beds
Extra alcohol and drug rehabilitation capacity is to be managed by City Mission in the North and North West and the Salvation Army in the South.
The charities have been named the successful bidders in the...
Yates takes a BigWalk to fight cancer
Sixteen-year-old Tasmanian Danny Yates will have sore legs when he rests tonight, after walking over 200 kilometres in five days.
But, the pain will be worth it, after raising over five and a half thousand dollars for...