Help crack unsolved crimes

DARING robberies, a drive-by shooting, a jewellery heist ... help Tasmania Police crack our top 10 unsolved crimes. IN ONE of the most audacious armed robberies in Tasmania in recent times, two masked bandits waited in a stolen vehicle in the car park...

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Salamanca closed in high wind

Unhappy that Salamanca Market was cancelled, flower stallholder Lisa Kingston, of Woodbridge, decided to trade from the back of her van. Pictures: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES HIGH winds this morning forced the cancellation of Salamanca Market, disrupting...

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Diggers' sacrifice remembered

THOUSANDS of Tasmanians have attended Anzac Day Dawn Service commemorations this morning. The chilly weather failed to deter the crowds as they gathered to remember the sacrifices of those who served in the country's armed forces. Anzac Day 2013 Images...

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Govt trials document service

FORMER premier David Bartlett is keeping his old department close with the State Government being used as guinea pigs for a new IT initiative by his company. Asdeqlabs, the company Mr Bartlett joined as chairman in 2011 after stepping down as Premier,...

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Man killed in work accident

A MAN has died after becoming trapped under steel plating at an industrial site in Bell Bay Rd, Bell Bay. The Tasmania Fire Service referred the incident to Tasmania Police at 2.28pm. Workplace Standards are investigating. Police will prepare a report...

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Owner in 80s fights house fire

This Woodbridge home suffered extensive damage in a fire earlier today. Pictures: LUKE BOWDEN THE elderly owner of Woodbridge home gutted by fire this morning tried to fight the blaze before emergency crews arrived. Gerard Moon, aged in his 80s,...

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Turbines spinning at wind farm

The turbines have started turning at the Musselroe Wind Farm. Pictures: ROSS MARSDEN THE Musselroe Wind Farm has been officially switched on and is now generating power for the state's electricity grid. The $395 million project consists of 56 turbines,...

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Zinc works get heritage nod

HOBART'S Nyrstar zinc works has been recognised as an Engineering Heritage National Landmark. Nyrstar Hobart general manager Jeremy Kouw said the award was testament to the hard work, innovation and contribution of the site's employees over its almost...

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Aussie rock goddess dies at 53

Chrissy Amphlett's hits with the The Divinyls included I Touch Myself and All the Boys in Town. AUSTRALIAN rock singer Chrissy Amphlett has lost her battle with breast cancer. Amphlett, aged 53, passed away in her adopted home of New York with...

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Metro lets war vets travel free

VETERANS, war widows and other service personnel will again ride for free on Metro buses on Anzac Day. Sustainable Transport Minister Nick McKim said Metro Tasmania had supported April 25 commemorations for many years by providing free bus services....

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Bowls gender uproar

REGIONAL bowls organisations are likely to defy a Bowls Tasmania directive that gender-specific pennant competitions be abolished next season. The changes will allow men and women to play in any team at any level without being bound by present rules...

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A struggle for shelter

Common Ground in Campbell St, Hobart. TASMANIA'S homelessness services say they are still struggling to meet demand, despite more affordable accommodation being provided and extra effort being made to tackle the problem. Australian Bureau of Statistics...

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