The Latest. NSW firefighting aircraft sent to protect West Coast wilderness. Two large air tankers from NSW have arrived in Tasmania. Rockliff is sticking by the project, today saying it will "transform" Tasmania.
Road Incidents. Drunk man drives through fence to leave Party In The Paddock. Police responded to a number of incidents at the annual Carrick music festival over the weekend. West Coast bushfires: 30, hectares burnt, warnings in place. Study finds second Cam River Bridge not viable without full bypass. The government will explore a bypass that links Cooee and Doctors Rocks.
Local Council. Novelty of Hobart e-scooters wears off as ridership drops. Bureau warns of mids heatwave for Tasmania. Person flown to hospital with serious injuries in crash. The crash closed Auburn Road at Beaconsfield on Monday. Six West Coast bushfires contained as four key blazes burn.
Firefighters expect high fire dangers to return across the state next week. Four-year-old critically injured after being hit by car. The four-year-old was rushed to the Launceston General Hospital overnight. Teenagers arrested after flipping stolen car in bridge crash.
The pair, both aged 15, failed to pull over for police on the Midland Highway. Hobart man Alex Hunt missed out on the title last year by a mere three minutes. Woman caught driving drunk arrested again hours later. The year-old from Nubeena was first stopped on Friday night. Free ferry to shuttle festival-goers across the Derwent. Six trips between Hobart and Bellerive have been scheduled for Sunday only.
