5+ hour, 16+ min ago  (360+ words) Hobart accountant and alderman Louise Bloomfield will run for lord mayor at the October local government elections. She launched her campaign this week under the slogan: "Let's create a city with opportunities." Bloomfield is pitching herself as a steady hand,…...

11+ hour, 46+ min ago  (134+ words) A person has died after suffering a medical episode inside a Coles supermarket in Devonport this morning. Police and paramedics were called to the store on Best Street after the person collapsed. Ambulance Tasmania crews attended the scene, with police…...

8+ hour, 36+ min ago  (347+ words) Kingborough Council has deferred a plan to relocate the Southern Obedience Club to a reserve at Bonnet Hill after residents objected to the proposal and the consultation behind it. Councillors voted at their June 1 meeting to defer the dog management…...

12+ hour, 41+ min ago  (280+ words) A Gold Coast wildlife theme park has reopened after closing its gates to search for a missing Tasmanian devil named Mary, but the young marsupial is still nowhere to be found. Mary is one of two Tasmanian devils that recently…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago  (402+ words) A Tasmanian fuel company has pitched a plan to refuel Australia's Antarctic icebreaker in Hobart using road tankers, potentially saving hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. Tas Petroleum general manager Nathan Thurlow said the RSV Nuyina can not access…...

23+ hour, 8+ min ago  (723+ words) Tasmania is set to get its first new undersea fibre optic cable to the mainland in more than 20 years, through a new deal between local tech company Firmus and cable builder SUBCO. The cable, named Bernacchi-1 after Tasmanian-raised Antarctic explorer…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago  (375+ words) The search is on for an operator to take over the cafe and thermal pool at one of Tasmania's most popular natural attractions, as the state government looks to revitalise the Hastings Thermal Springs precinct. Expressions of interest are now…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (280+ words) A Tasmanian coroner has been unable to pinpoint whether a loose dog, torrential rain or speeding sent a motorcyclist crashing through a fence in a crash that later claimed his life. Coroner Olivia Mc Taggart investigated the death of Damian…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (359+ words) Hobart's waterfront and city streets turned into an impromptu dance floor last weekend as a local tour operator trialled what's believed to be the city's first silent disco walking tour. Off The Leash Tours owner Alicia Johns said she took…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (424+ words) A new Launceston coffee shop is bringing "click and collect" to Tasmania's cafe scene, letting customers order ahead and have their drink brought straight to their car. Subsip Coffee Co. owner Mitchell Cordell built an app that lets customers pre-order…...