Pedestrian hit by bus in Hobart
A pedestrian has died in a bus collision in central Hobart in rainy peak-hour conditions.Police cordoned off central Macquarie Street on Friday afternoon after the pedestrian was seriously injured.The road was closed to all traffic and likely to remain blocked for several hours.Police were expected to release more details in the coming hours.>> view originalTasmanian youth detention centre staff injured in standoffs
Tasmanian youth detention centre staff injured in standoffs By Edith Bevin Updated July 22, 2016 16:22:09 Shards of glass were brandished and detention officers were injured in two recent standoffs at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre in Tasmania's north-west.Authorities have not commented on a newspaper report that the killer of a pregnant woman in a car crash may have been involved in the standoffs, in which three staff were injured.A now 16-year-old boy held in..>> view originalTasmania Fire Service: Hundreds compete for traineeships
Tasmania Fire Service: Hundreds compete for traineeships Updated July 22, 2016 14:40:21 The latest round of recruiting for the Tasmania Fire Service attracted more applications than the number of full-time firefighters employed in the entire force.Of 363 applications, just nine new recruits have been put through their paces in the first week of an intensive 15-week training course. The TFS employs 289 professional firefighters, and has just over 4,000 volunteers. Develo..>> view originalTasmania's health boss Dr David Alcorn offers to retrain senior ...
Tasmania's health boss Dr David Alcorn offers to retrain senior Royal staff after leaked email Updated July 22, 2016 10:25:48 The head of Tasmania's new streamlined health service has offered to retrain senior managers at the Royal Hobart Hospital in response to an email leaked to the ABC.The email asks clinical staff to speed up the discharge process at Tasmania's biggest public hospital to free up beds, as the Emergency Department is at capacity and the situation is "..>> view originalPath to pinnacle to be paved in snow
ASPIRING snow bunnies keen to frolic on Mt Wellington’s summit tomorrow will have to make the final ascent on foot.Hobart City Council general manager Nick Heath has announced the closure of Pinnacle Rd from this afternoon through into Saturday, with snow possible above 150m.Tasmania Police have also urged motorists to exercise caution, with the temperature set to plummet overnight and the Bureau of Meterology issuing a flurry of weather warnings.FOR THE LATEST WEATHER WARNINGS, CLICK HERE“While..>> view originalCareer dealer came clean to cops, court told
A HUON man who supported himself solely through dealing cannabis and ecstasy to a loyal customer base has avoided being sent to prison. Jarrod Fletcher, 40, pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court in Hobart to multiple drug charges including selling and possessing a controlled plant, and selling a controlled drug, after police pulled over his white Toyota utility on March 3 this year.When offers asked about the origin of a $750 roll of banknotes they discovered in his vehicle, Fletcher replied: “I t..>> view originalCoffins, shoes, replica World Cups: John Zito can make anything out ...
Coffins, shoes, replica World Cups: John Zito can make anything out of chocolate Posted July 22, 2016 11:47:24 John Zito will make anything out of chocolate.Soccer balls, high heel shoes and even watches are among the items he has crafted at his shop."Whatever the client is after," Mr Zito told Ryk Goddard on 936 ABC Hobart."I made one recently for a client of mine which was a scale model of a coffin. "That was designed and made by myself."Mr Zito said he used the fi..>> view originalSnow predicted to fall across Tasmania
Snow is expected to close roads across Tasmania as temperatures take a dive on Saturday. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a road weather alert taking in most parts of the state with snow due to fall down to 200 metres above sea level. Southern centres including Hobart are due to reach a maximum of just 8C with strong westerly winds also forecast.>> view originalChanges afoot for Tas hospitals: premier
Changes afoot for Tas hospitals: premier AAP on July 22, 2016, 7:02 pm Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman says reform is under way to try and prevent future instances of patients outnumbering hospital emergency department beds.The state's nursing union has called on the government for more staff funding to open more beds after the Royal Hobart Hospital on Thursday struggled to cope with the number of people turning up in need of care.Mr Hodgman didn't back away from the problem a..>> view originalTas criminals rack up huge phone bills
Criminals have hacked into the phone systems of two Hobart businesses and placed hundreds of overseas calls, leaving a combined bill of more than $14,000.Both times the offenders accessed network exchanges overnight or at the weekend, in the first case making 673 calls to destinations including Nauru, Monaco and Eritrea on July 8 and 9, racking up a bill of more than $9,000."The cyber criminals target the phone system and usually gain access through an insecure or weak password ... then use the ..>> view original
Friday, July 22, 2016
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