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Tasmania's West Coast Council has blamed an "administrative error" for a week-long lapse in the registration for its ent...
11/10/2025

Tasmania's West Coast Council has blamed an "administrative error" for a week-long lapse in the registration for its entire fleet of vehicles, compromising insurance.

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Tasmania's West Coast Council has blamed an "administrative error" for a week-long lapse in the registration for its entire fleet of vehicles, compromising insurance.

A power supply agreement between Australia's only producer of newsprint, which is used in newspapers, and Tasmania's sta...
11/10/2025

A power supply agreement between Australia's only producer of newsprint, which is used in newspapers, and Tasmania's state-owned energy retailer is reached.

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A power supply agreement between Australia's only producer of newsprint, which is used in newspapers, and Tasmania's state-owned energy retailer is reached.

Australia's only manganese smelter is at the centre of a dispute, after failing to restart a troubled smelter in Tasmani...
10/10/2025

Australia's only manganese smelter is at the centre of a dispute, after failing to restart a troubled smelter in Tasmania's north despite being given a $20 million loan from the Tasmanian government.

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Australia's only manganese smelter is at the centre of a dispute, after failing to restart a troubled smelter in Tasmania's north despite being given a $20 million loan from the Tasmanian government.

10/10/2025

This Tasmanian is (arguably) Australia’s most successful sportsman πŸ’ͺ

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10/10/2025

Two people have died on a rural property in Tasmania's north-west amid severe winds and wet weather, police say.

Acting Commander Brenda Orr said limited details were available as next of kin needed to be notified.

  Police say two people have died after a tree fell on them on private property in Tasmania as wild weather batters the ...
10/10/2025

Police say two people have died after a tree fell on them on private property in Tasmania as wild weather batters the state.

Police say two people have died after a tree fell on them on private property in Tasmania as wild weather batters the state.

Italian tourist Victoria Cafasso had been in Tasmania for less than a week when she was brutally murdered in broad dayli...
10/10/2025

Italian tourist Victoria Cafasso had been in Tasmania for less than a week when she was brutally murdered in broad daylight on an east coast beach 30 years ago.

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Italian tourist Victoria Cafasso had been in Tasmania for less than a week when she was brutally murdered in broad daylight on an east coast beach 30 years ago.

10/10/2025

Thousands of properties are without power and fallen trees blocking multiple roads across Tasmania as destructive winds hit the state.

πŸŽ₯: Sandy Powell via ABC News Tasmania

πŸ‘‰ Severe Weather Warning β›ˆοΈ DAMAGING WINDS⏰ 7.15am, Saturday 11 Octoberβ€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹βš¬  cold front crossed the state on Friday ...
09/10/2025

πŸ‘‰ Severe Weather Warning β›ˆοΈ DAMAGING WINDS
⏰ 7.15am, Saturday 11 October
β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹βš¬ cold front crossed the state on Friday with conditions generally easing
⚬ still a risk of damaging winds for northeastern Tasmania Sat am
⚬ there will be no further updates to this post

ℹ️ More Information πŸ‘‡
β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹βš¬ ABC Emergency: https://ab.co/ABC_TAS
β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹βš¬ Bureau of Meteorology: https://ab.co/BOMTAS
β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹βš¬ SES: http://www.ses.tas.gov.au/
β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹βš¬ Power Outages: https://www.tasnetworks.com.au/

πŸ“»οΈ Listen to ABC Northern Tasmania 91.7FM, or via the ABC listen app: ab.co/NorthernTas

Tasmanians are being asked to avoid the Mersey Hospital emergency department in the state's north, after it was damaged ...
09/10/2025

Tasmanians are being asked to avoid the Mersey Hospital emergency department in the state's north, after it was damaged by water early Friday morning.

The state health department says ambulances have been asked to bypass the hospital and instead take patients to the Launceston General Hospital or the North West Regional Hospital for at least the next few hours.

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The Health Department's Dale Webster told ABC Radio Mornings that contractors are currently on site to repair the damage, but says it may not be fixed until the weekend.

"It has affected our capacity in our emergency department, with water getting in there, so we're asking that if at all possible, if it's not an emergency, that you avoid the Mersey today."

Wind gusts of more than 100kph are recorded in multiple towns as a "vigorous cold front" sweeps across Tasmania.Check wa...
09/10/2025

Wind gusts of more than 100kph are recorded in multiple towns as a "vigorous cold front" sweeps across Tasmania.

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Wind gusts of more than 100kph are recorded in multiple towns as a "vigorous cold front" sweeps across Tasmania.

Rural residents in Tasmania's north hope a recent council decision will spell the end for a developer wanting to build a...
09/10/2025

Rural residents in Tasmania's north hope a recent council decision will spell the end for a developer wanting to build almost 300 homes.

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Rural residents in Tasmania's north hope a recent council decision will spell the end for a developer wanting to build almost 300 homes.

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