Successful hard waste collection service returns
Collecting over 40T of unwanted items annually, this successful hard waste scheme is returning to northern Tas for 2025. All for the small price of $10, residents can get rid of their bulky items.
Launceston
Final day of Festivale filled to capacity
The team behind Festivale believe the event’s success comes down to its ability to evolve as City Park in Launceston is filled to capacity for this year’s iteration. Full wrap of the final day.
A foggy brain blamed for car tagging frenzy
‘Too high’. Ravenswood man claims he couldn’t remember causing thousands of dollars in damage in tagging cars.
Drug addiction spirals out of control for 32-year-old man
A “significant” addiction to meth brought on a three-month long crime spree in an effort to fund the habit, a Launceston magistrate heard. Here’s what the court heard.
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Closing remarks in trial of alleged murder of ex-partner’s boyfriend
‘He was unhappy and was making threats,’ the court heard as the final pitch to the 12-person jury was made in a case alleging the murder of the accused ex-partner’s boyfriend.
Woman desperate for pain relief stopped eating, inquest hears
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Man allegedly used social media to solicit child abuse material
An international investigation led to the discovery of child abuse images and videos, as well as messages with minors, on a Launceston man’s mobile phone. What the court heard.
Tassie tour: Lee Kernaghan excited to return to ‘God’s country’
It’s been two years since country music legend Lee Kernaghan last toured. However, he has been busy during the interim. Find out what he has been up to.
‘I was so scared I was shaking’: Son tells murder trial of alleged stabbing
The trial continued for accused murderer Kerry Lee Whiting as the jury heard how Mr Whiting’s son allegedly witnessed the brutal stabbing and tried to intervene. What the court heard.
Teacher pleads not guilty to alleged child sexual abuse
A Northern Tasmanian teacher accused of child sexual abuse has pleaded not guilty at the Launceston Magistrates Court on Wednesday. What the court heard.
‘Jealous’ man allegedly broke into home to murder ex’s new partner
A jury will determine whether a jealous ex is guilty of stabbing his former partner and killing her new lover while they lay in bed. What the court heard.
Will the show go on? Hope found amid ‘broken’ model
After this year’s Royal Launceston Show was cancelled, agricultural society presidents from around the state are worried about the future of similar events. Why there’s hope.
Volunteer-run golf club’s outrage over thefts
Bridport Golf Club has been left feeling “demoralised” after thousands of dollars of fuel was stolen from club reserves in two recent incidents. Watch the footage capturing thieves in the act.
Coroner rules missing man’s death caused by wife’s jilted lover
A Tasmanian coroner has declared a missing Bridport man dead more than 55 years after his disappearance, likely at the hand of his wife’s jilted lover.
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