Force cops blue surge

TASMANIA Police has been swamped by an unprecedented surge of people wanting to join the force, with 800 applications for about 20 positions announced just three weeks ago. More than 1000 expressions of interest are expected in the coming weeks - more...

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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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Fire danger not over yet

WE may have had a brief taste of winter, but the weather bureau is warning of high fire dangers tomorrow. The Bureau of Meteorology says the weather pattern currently crossing the state will dramatically increase the fire danger in the upper Derwent...

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Girlfriend 'laid down the law'

A DRUG-ABUSING robber was cured of his wayward habits when his disgusted girlfriend placed him under "house arrest", a court has heard. Andrew Richard Denny, 26, of Clarendon Vale, pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court in Hobart today to robbery. Crown...

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Stolen cash paid for groceries

A MAN who held up a KFC outlet by pretending he had a gun in his pocket used the money he stole to buy bread and milk on the way home, the Supreme Court in Hobart has heard. Glenn Sturley Meyer, 39, of Claremont, today pleaded guilty to the incident...

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Boom time for suburbs

Battery Point is the leading Tasmanian suburb for house price growth over the past five years. UP-MARKET suburb Battery Point leads the state in average annual growth in house prices over the past five years, but it is some of the lesser known suburbs...

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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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Footballer dodges jail term

A FORMER Tassie Devils footballer has avoided a jail term for breaching a suspended sentence. Sean Patrick Salter, 30, appeared in the Supreme Court in Hobart today. Crown Prosecutor Heather Mannering said Salter had been sentenced to a nine-month...

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Man killed in work accident

A MAN has died as a result of an industrial accident at Bell Bay, in the state's north. Police said Workplace Standards was investigating and police would prepare a report for the Tasmanian Coroner. It is understood the man was trapped under steel...

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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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Units to ease outside transition

The new O'Hara Cottages at Risdon Prison aim to ease prisoner's transition back into life on the outside. Pictures: RICHARD JUPE NEW open security units the Risdon Prison Complex are designed to help inmates transition to life on the outside. Corrections...

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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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Abuser's Strait appeal fails

A MAN who sexually abused a child on the Spirit of Tasmania has lost an appeal against his conviction, despite claiming the vessel was in Tasmanian rather than Victorian waters. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was convicted in the County...

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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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Happy is place to hang, chat

A SENSE of community is growing at the Campbell St site of the Common Ground housing project. Two Hobart sites with 97 units in total are home to 80 tenants, including 32 formerly homeless. A Goulburn St site opened last June and Campbell St in December....

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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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