TFS warns against complacency amid four-day fire ban
Tasmania bushfires: TFS warns against complacency amid four-day fire ban Updated January 23, 2016 10:51:59 The Tasmania Fire Service has warned easing weather conditions do not reflect an easing fire front, amid a four-day statewide total fire ban. Key points: Total fire ban across state until midnight TuesdayMore than 41,000 hectares burnt out140 firefighters coming from interstateWeather conditions easing but TFS warns against complacency Dozens of fires began with ..>> view originalState of the Nation | Saturday, January 23, 2016
Morning headlines from around regional Australia and beyond. A whip around Australia and the world for your morning catchup on the latest news.STATE OF THE NATION► BENDIGO: “Shock, disbelief ... it was sickening. I honestly felt like throwing up. You just feel numb.” This was mother Skye Whiteman’s reaction when she was told her daughter, Brydee, had a rare form of leukaemia. Brydee was just five and a half months old when she was diagnosed with the aggressive cancer. “The leukaem..>> view originalHang on, help is on its way
TAS: Interstate firies and equipment are coming to the rescue Calder fires, 2016. Picture: Grant WellsIN OUR time of need, interstate help is on its way to Tasmania.The NSW Rural Fire Service is in the process of deploying 132 personnel, 30 vehicles and two BK117 winch helicopters to assist the Tasmania Fire Service in the battle against the state's blazes.NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said 100 of the personnel were remote-area firefighting specialists, tra..>> view originalTasmania: Why it's the place to go in Australia
This little Aussie state is packing a massive tourism punch. Tasmania: Why it's the place to go in Australia exitTasmania has won. In a year when Conde Nast Traveler decreed Australia the world's hottest destination, there's no doubt Tasmania is the hottest of the hot.Visitors to Hobart this month will find there's hardly a hotel room left in the city. Occupancy year-round is about 85 per cent, the highest of all the capital cities, but over summer the city..>> view originalTragedies on our roads
Flowers left near the site of a fatal car crash in the Hobart CBD yesterday. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNETHE early morning death of a young mother in a car crash in the Hobart CBD is so tragic it is difficult to comprehend. How could this happen? How could life be so cruel?The woman died in a high-speed collision with a stolen car about 1am.Her two-year-old son, who was in the rear seat, survived with minor injuries. Remarkably, the woman’s unborn baby was delivered after her death.The 32-week-term ba..>> view originalWater usage tightened
Low water levels inn Lake Pieman at Reece Dam on the state’s West Coast. Picture: CHRIS KIDDTASWATER is closely monitoring another 13 towns across the state for potential water restrictions.Yesterday, the water corporation moved Bridport, Currie, Whitemark, Colebrook and Swansea from stage one to stage two restrictions.Launceston, Campbell Town, Triabunna and Orford were also put on to stage one.Stage one restrictions are designed to reduce non-essential water use by 20 per cent, while stage two..>> view originalJasika wants more after 'best week of life'
FAST-RISING Melbourne phenom Omar Jasika is plotting a Nick Kyrgios-like rankings surge to return to next year’s Australian Open on his terms without a wildcard.Jasika, 18, scored his first grand slam main draw victory on Monday — beating world No.76 Illya Marchenko in four sets — after slashing more than 500 spots off his ranking since late 2014.His post-Open ATP ranking will be in the 270s and he hopes to be in double digits in 12 months time.Kyrgios was 19 when he won his first Australian Ope..>> view originalTas man charged with starting fire
A Tasmanian man has been charged with starting a fire after firefighters put out a scrub fire in eastern Launceston.The 45-year-old local man was charged on Friday with unlawfully setting fire to vegetation, after firefighters put out a scrub fire in suburban Ravenswood earlier in January.He has been bailed to appear before the Launceston Magistrates Court on February 3.>> view originalBack up on the way for firefighters
ABOUT 100 interstate firefighters, along with much-needed fire equipment will be sent to Tasmania on Saturday to assist in the state's bushfire battle. Firefighters assess a blaze in the Great Western Tiers on Thursday. Picture PAUL SCAMBLER.ABOUT 100 interstate firefighters, along with much-needed fire equipment will be sent to Tasmania on Saturday to assist in the state's bushfire battle.Equipment, including a firefighting helicopter from New South Wales, is already on its way.V..>> view originalMan accused of spitting blood, saliva at police
A MAN has been refused bail after he was charged with spitting blood, saliva and OC spray into a policeman's face. A MAN has been refused bail after he was charged with spitting blood, saliva and OC spray into a policeman's face.Ty Scott Hammond, 35, of no fixed address, faced the Launceston Magistrates Court on Friday accused of a series of charges of violence.He represented himself and applied for bail.Chief Magistrate Michael Brett refused Mr Hammond bail and further remanded h..>> view original
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