Boil water alert for Mole Creek
A BOIL Water Alert has been put in place in Mole Creek. TasWater is working to resolve water quality issues detected during routine sampling of the water supply.
’It’s a dream come true for all of us’
HE’S had three different boats in the past three years but after winning this year’s Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race on handicap, Matt Allen says he will finally stick with this one.
‘It’s pretty insane having won the Sydney-Hobart’
TEENAGER James Cooney says his dad won’t need any convincing to come back and race the Sydney-Hobart again next year — holding the Illingworth Trophy was reason enough.
Driver falls out of car, blows 0.176
UPDATED: A MOTORIST who was so drunk she fell out of her car when pulled over by Tasmania Police has been slapped with a 12-month driving ban.
Seasoned skipper saved Comanche
UPDATED: COMANCHE’S owner Jim Cooney shudders to think what might have happened had America’s Cup star Jimmy Spithill not been at the wheel of his supermaxi when it narrowly missed crashing into Wild Oats XI.
Mr Fix-it downs tools after 50 years on the job
AFTER more than 50 years of service to the St Vincent de Paul Society, maintenance man Tony Downey has downed tools for the last time.
Sky’s the limit for Hobart home values
SOME say 8 per cent while others say 13 per cent, in either case the experts agree that 2018 will be another bumper year for Hobart house price growth.
Driver ‘lucky he didn’t kill or injure himself’
TASMANIA remains fatality free so far this holiday season despite two close calls — one involving a drink driver and the other a motorist falling asleep at the wheel with two children in the back.
What’s the weather like for NYE?
HOBART is set to experience almost four seasons today, with rain, sun and wind heading our way.
Falls revellers on notice to exercise respect
POLICE will be out in force managing traffic, conducting breath tests and keeping a watchful eye over patrons at the Falls Festival.
It’s time to turn on People power
KANE YOUNG: Things have taken a decidedly positive turn for American band Foster the People, as frontman Mark Foster says ahead of the Falls Festival at Marion Bay.
Protest upheld: ‘It’s going to hurt, big time’
UPDATED: Wild Oats XI has sensationally been stripped of its line honours win in the Sydney-Hobart after an international jury penalised the supermaxi an hour for its infringement against Comanche. SEE THE GALLERY, WATCH THE VIDEO
Wild Oats, Comanche in colossal tussle
UPDATED: SUPERMAXIS Wild Oats XI and Comanche are locked in a cracking duel for line honours in the Sydney-Hobart as they cross Storm Bay. SEE THE PICTURES IN STORM BAY
Don’t be a fool and buy a dodgy tool
BEEN offered a deal on a power tool that seems too good to be true? It probably is.
Big issues for Tasmania: have your say
AS Tasmania heads into a state election that will set the state’s course for the next four years, we ask readers what are the issues that matter most to them.
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