‘You just leave feeling a lot better’: Smash room proposed
Tasmania’s first smash room is hoped to be up and running soon where people can let out their frustrations. Find out what a smash room is and how it works.
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Complaint cricket league’s rules discriminated due to gender dismissed
A northern Tasmanian female team was disqualified from a prelim over player selection rules, which one player claims is due to a different set of rules to the men’s side.
Man stabbed twice in buttock in ‘vigilante-style’ attack
A man was stabbed twice in the buttocks during what a Supreme Court judge called ‘a vigilante-style attack’. What went down during the stabbing.
No more monkey business: Macaques to be sterilised
They are beloved by Launcestonians and a tourism drawcard, but by 2050, no monkeys will likely be left in City Park. Why the animals will be disappearing.
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Richardson’s Harley-Davidson owner loses licence after drink drive
The owner of a renown Launceston business has lost his driver’s licence after being busted drink driving on his Harley-Davidson. What the court heard.
Patients ‘parked’ in hospital corridors triggers union alert
Patients at the LGH are being parked in corridors, the state’s nursing union says, as it declares an unofficial code yellow for the busy hospital.
SENTENCED: Treasurer of not-for-profit who gambled funds learns fate
A man with a gambling addiction will have to pay back more than $24,000 he took during his time as the treasurer of a not-for-profit organisation. Here’s how he was found out.
Striking nurses claim action has forced a code yellow at LGH
The ongoing dispute between the ANMF and the health department has resulted in nurses taking industrial action they say would result in a code yellow.
Waverley woman charged over fatal crash at Ravenswood
A 37-year-old woman has been charged following a fatal crash which killed a 36-year-old father-of-three in Launceston late last year. The latest >>
Tennis, TAB, Tom Cruise: Pentland opens up during inaugural speech
Member for Bass Rebekah Pentland unveiled a set of guiding “personal policies” and revealed her encounter with a Hollywood superstar during an inaugural speech to parliament on Tuesday.
Meth addict condemned for posing ‘a grave risk’ to road users
Police had to resort to using spikes on what a judge described as ‘the state’s busiest road’ to put an end to a high speed chase. Here’s what the man behind the wheel was sentenced to.
Nancy Grunwaldt’s sister speaks out three decades after disappearance
It’s been 30 years since Nancy Grunwaldt vanished in Tasmania. With the launch of National Missing Persons Week, police and Nancy’s family are making a fresh appeal for information.
Original lavender farm could get heritage recognition
It’s where it all began for one of Tasmania’s most iconic attractions, and soon the original Bridestowe Lavender Farm could be recognised for how special it is.
Tassie cyclist Georgia Baker’s secret weapon for Olympic success
Tassie cyclist Georgia Baker hopes a custom pair of shoes, painted by a Tasmanian artist, will provide a special connection to her late father and be her secret weapon for clinching Olympic gold.
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