Tasmania Police and Ambulance Tasmania are at the scene, luckily the young child riding her bike has not been seriously injured, a witness said the girl was crossing the road when she collided with a car at low speed.

The Tasmania Police Westpac rescue helicopter has been activated to a very serious incident at Bruny Island. More to come. The helicopter was earlier activated to Wellington Park for a rescue of an injured rock climbing person but diverted. The person was rescued by ground crew.

Tasmania Police, Ambulance Tasmania and TFS attended a two car crash on the corner of Brooker Highway and Bathurst Street this afternoon. A subscriber witness said two people were taken to the RHH.

Elise Archer, Attorney-General and Minister for Corrections. – Further boosting our Correctional Officers As Attorney General and Minister for Corrections, I am pleased that our intensive recruitment campaign to alleviate some of the current challenges within our prison system is producing results with 24 new recruits currently in the final stage of their recruitment, ahead of commencing their training in

A driver has been immediately disqualified for 12 months after she exceeded the blood alcohol limit by more than 5 times earlier today. Just after 10am this morning, multiple witnesses observed a female driving along Mount Leslie Road at Prospect Vale where she was seen swerving across the roadway narrowly avoiding oncoming traffic. Witnesses phoned 000 where police attended minutes

Further to our exclusive live reports in the early hours of this morning as most people are home in bed, Tasmania Police this morning confirmed that two men are dead after the incident at William Str, Devonport. “Tasmania Police can confirm two men are deceased and a woman is in hospital, following a firearms incident in William Street, Devonport, overnight.

“Tasmania Police is responding to an incident in William Street, Devonport, involving a firearm. Police were called about 1am in response to reports of shots fired. Upon arrival police located one person deceased, and a further two people injured. The firearm has been recovered by police and there is no further concern for community safety” a Police spokesperson told us.

Tasmania Police has declared a large area in William Street, Devonport as a major crime scene. From what we are told from sources at the scene area and what we can piece together we understand a male was shot at close range in the face, that another male has been shot outside on lawn reportedly deceased and a female suffering

Sammy the snake had the tongue going today when discovered at a Bridgewater property this afternoon.

A 36 year old Devonport man has been charged with a series of crimes including discharging a firearm in relation to an alleged incident in Devonport on 23 October. The man, who was taken into custody at Elizabeth Town yesterday, was charged with: • Assault (Criminal Code) x 4 • Robbery x 2 • Recklessly Discharge a Firearm x 3

Tasmania has passed another significant milestone in the COVID-19 vaccination rollout. 90 per cent of the population 16 years and over have now had their first dose, setting us on course to meet our target of 90 per cent fully vaccinated by December 1. This is an important step on our path to safely reconnect Tasmania when our borders open

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has assisted regional partners in detecting and deterring illegal fishing activity in the Pacific during the latest iteration of Operation Solania. The Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Wollongong worked with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force’s (PNGDF) HMPNGS Rochus Lokinap to conduct maritime surveillance in the Exclusive Economic Zone of PNG during the two-week operation. ADF