Giant tea cup to take Hobart by storm for the Cancer Council of Tasmania and other top stories

Giant tea cup to take Hobart by storm for the Cancer Council of Tasmania

A giant tea cup has been placed on the lawns of Hobart's Government House to raise funds for the Cancer Council of Tasmania. While Australia's Biggest Morning Tea (ABMT) is not until May 28, the large blue tea cup – visible to drivers heading west ... >> view original

Australian Masterworks exhibition in Hobart first of its kind in Tasmania

An art exhibition in Hobart showing 33 masterpiece paintings from famous Australian artists will be the first of its kind in Tasmania. The Australian Masterworks exhibition brings together major works from Archibald Prize-winners, William Robinson and ... >> view original

Police disrupt alleged ice, cocaine trafficking operation in southern Tasmania

Justin Richard Maynard and Luke Waddell-Smith, both of Rokeby, appeared in the Magistrates Court in Hobart charged with trafficking in ice and cocaine. Detective Inspector Jason Elmer said the arrests were part of a long-running police operation. >> view original

Tasmanian weather: Power restored after high winds lash state

Power is being restored to houses in Tasmania after wind gusts cut services in a number of regions across the state following a day and night of wild weather. ... In the Hobart suburb of Moonah, the SES was called to a home that had its roof blown off. >> view original

Anzac Day 2015: Record crowds attend services around Tasmania

Tens of thousands of people have attended Anzac parades and services around Tasmania this morning. Crowds lined the streets as current and former servicemen and women, along with relatives marched through the Hobart and Launceston CBDs to the ... >> view original

Proposal to add 187-room hotel to Hobart's new Myer building

The developers of Hobart's Myer complex want permission to build two more floors on the Liverpool Street site. The current approval for the Icon Complex allows for six or seven levels of "visitor accommodation" to sit on top of the new four-storey Myer ... >> view original

Cold snap in Tasmania brings heavy snow and road warnings

"It's probably around about the 700-metre mark during the afternoon and will keep rising to about 1,000 metres during the evening. The general manager of the City of Hobart, Nick Heath, said snow was up to 30 centimetres thick on Pinnacle Road on the ... >> view original

Group claims IS message on Tas website

A group has claimed responsibility for hacking the Hobart International Airport website and posting a statement supporting the radical Islamist group ISIS, also known as Islamic State or IS. Tasmania Police say messages identical to the one that ... >> view original

Hobart set to celebrate first Punjabi New Year festival in Tasmania

A vibrant and colourful festival in Punjab, India will be celebrated in Sandy Bay this weekend for the first time in Tasmania. The Punjabi Cultural and Sports Society of Tasmania will be celebrating the Punjab New Year with the festival, Vaiskahi Dhol ... >> view original

Festival of Voices reveals sweet line-up

The program for this year's Festival of Voices has been revealed at an event launch in Hobart featuring Grammy award winning group Sweet Honey in the Rock. It will be the 11th time the festival has been held in the state, and the first time Launceston ... >> view original