Doomed nightclub’s $8m redevelopment revealed
One of Tasmania’s most prolific developers has revealed more details of a CBD project to house a sports retailer, as it awaits confirmation its planned luxury hotel precinct can go ahead.
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Tasmanians ditching shacks for life on wheels
A growing number of Tassie families are discovering the joy of caravanning, with caravan sales soaring post-Covid as many turn away from shack ownership in favour of a luxury holiday on wheels. THEIR STORIES >>
‘Multiple skull fractures, in coma’: Battle after horror speedway crash
A Tasmanian Formula 500-driving father-of-three has undergone two surgeries after a horror crash at Hobart Speedway on the weekend. LATEST >>
Bashings, control: Allegations against ex-MP beauty queen listed
An ex-Tasmanian state politician and Miss Australia winner is alleged by her husband to have assaulted him repeatedly, accused him of infidelity, and stopped him from seeing his parents. DETAILS >>
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Tassie beekeeper stung by recent logging at the Tarkine forest
A Tasmanian leatherwood honey producer says it is time to protect the trees that provide his bees with nectar following recent bulldozing bodering his hive lease at the Tarkine forest. LATEST >>
Reconciliation Tasmania responds to barrage of racist posts
A Tasmanian Aboriginal organisation has responded to a barrage of offensive, “racist and bigoted” comments on its Facebook page. LATEST >>
Orphaned kids get helping hand after fatal crash
A campaign to help the orphaned children of two pastors killed in a car crash is under way as the teens start life again without their beloved parents. HOW YOU CAN HELP >>
Almost half of Tassie is ‘functionally illiterate’
Only 52.8 per cent of Tasmanian men and 46.9 per cent of Tasmanian women read at a functional level. Why is this the case?
Guide Dogs Tasmania desperately seeking carers for four pups
Guide Dogs Tasmania has put a call out to dog lovers to help raise four Labrador puppies due to arrive in the state in August. HOW YOU CAN HELP >>
Cheaper to pay mortgage than rent in Tasmania
It is cheaper to pay mortgage repayments then pay rent for over 70 per cent of properties in regional Tasmania and 50 per cent of those in the capital. FIGURES >>
Tassie business offers $100 bonus for vaxxed staff
A Tasmanian resort is offering $100 vouchers for staff who get vaccinated against Covid-19, as calls ramp up nationally for the jab rollout to save businesses from collapse. HAVE YOUR SAY >>
Tassie holiday turns to heartbreak for family
Tributes are flowing for two much-loved pastors as their three children recover in hospital from the car crash that killed both their parents in Tasmania’s north. SEE THE TRIBUTES >>
Dozens come forward over abuse allegations at Tasmanian schools
Dozens of Tasmanians have come forward to talk about allegations of abuse in schools as a high-profile law firm probes a number of educational institutions across the state. INVESTIGATION >>
Teenagers recovering after parents killed in car crash
Three siblings involved in the weekend’s tragic double fatality are continuing to recover in hospital, as health authorities provide an update of the woman and four-week-old baby also involved in the crash. LATEST >>
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