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Elderly man hit by car, killed in northern Hobart suburb of Lenah Valley

An elderly man has been struck by a car and killed in the northern Hobart suburb of Lenah Valley. Emergency services are at the scene of the accident, which took place on Girrabong Road between Baldwin Place and Gurney Court. The driver escaped with ... >> view original

'Petrol containers found at site of suspicious house fire' in Hobart

Crews were called to the fire in the Hobart suburb of Claremont at about 11:30am and it was brought under control just after midday. Police said the three-bedroom dwelling in Canberra Road was totally destroyed. Tasmania Fire Service's Mike Netherton ... >> view original

Winter laneway festivals continue to warm spirits across Hobart CBD

The reinvention of Hobart laneways is continuing thanks to mini-festivals, and this Saturday Bidencopes Lane will light up with street art and music for one night. The One Night Winter Festival, celebrating mid-winter, will see the under-utilised alley ... >> view original

New lead in Tas disappearance, 46 years on

The enduring mystery of Lucille Butterworth's 1969 disappearance has taken a new twist, with Tasmania Police to excavate a site northwest of Hobart in a bid to find her remains. Detective Inspector David Plumpton says new information involving one of ... >> view original

Infrastructure Tasmania boss Allan Garcia considers new bridge and light rail ...

The stalled Bridgewater Bridge project and a plan for light rail through Hobart and Glenorchy are among a handful of projects being considered by Tasmania's new independent infrastructure boss. Inaugural Infrastructure Tasmania CEO Allan Garcia, a ... >> view original

Nearby black hole wakes up after 26 years

A NASA satellite has detected a brief, super-bright, high-energy flare, an X-ray nova, erupting from a star system 8,000 light-years away from Earth named V404 Cygni. By: ANI | July 1, 2015 3:46 pm ... >> view original

Scientists warn: ocean near tipping point

Increased levels of CO2 in the ocean could alter the rate at which calcium carbonate dissolves in mussels, shell fish and other creatures. 3 July 2015. International ocean scientists have issued a blunt warning to world leaders ahead of the November ... >> view original

Dragon lizard embryos change sex when temperature rises

Hotter temperatures are messing with the gender of bearded dragon lizards, a new study finds. Dragons that are genetically male hatch as females and give birth to other lizards. And the way the lizards' gender is determined is getting changed so much ... >> view original

Mysterious sea monster has scientists baffled

When the carcass of a mysterious sea creature washed up on a beach in Siberia, the public was so baffled as to what it was, it prompted a wave of theories and speculation. Now the mystery may never be solved after the unidentified animal was washed ... >> view original

Discovery expands range of feathered dino family

A new dinosaur discovered in south China suggests oviraptorosaurs, a range of feathered creatures, were more widely spread across Asia than previously believed. Huanansaurus ganzhouensis was unearthed at the construction site of a new railway station ... >> view original