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Hobart waterfront venues Post Street and Obar to reopen this weekend
6+ hour, 56+ min ago (363+ words) Two Hobart waterfront venues that went into voluntary administration earlier this month will reopen this weekend as administrators try to keep the businesses alive long enough to find a buyer. Post Street will open on Friday and Saturday evenings, while…...
Motorist clocked at 87km/h on busy Launceston city street
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (142+ words) A 21-year-old man will be fined after allegedly driving 37km/h over the speed limit through central Launceston during peak hour traffic. Police intercepted the blue Subaru WRX around 8am today on Bathurst Street. Police allege the car accelerated to 87km/h in…...
Hobart musicians still reeling after Pub Banc Group collapse closes seven venues
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (424+ words) Hobart musicians and hospitality workers are still reeling days after seven popular venues shut when the Pub Banc Group collapsed into voluntary administration on Monday. Labor Shadow Hospitality Minister Luke Edmunds said the closures hit workers, performers, security staff and…...
Hobart venues offer help to workers hit by hospitality group collapse
1+ week, 2+ day ago (288+ words) Several Hobart hospitality businesses have offered support to more than 80 workers stood down when seven city venues closed suddenly on Monday. Cargo Bar, Jack Greene, Post Street Social, Observatory Bar, Republic Bar, Franklin Wharf Restaurant and Bar and Franklin Wharf…...
Seven iconic Hobart venues to shut immediately as hospitality group collapses
1+ week, 3+ day ago (353+ words) Seven of Hobart’s best-known bars and restaurants will shut immediately after the hospitality group behind them collapsed into voluntary administration, Pulse can reveal. The Pub Banc Group operates Cargo Bar, Jack Greene, Post Street Social, Observatory Bar, Republic Bar, Franklin…...
TasPorts board keeps Captain Allan Gray as chief executive
3+ week, 6+ day ago (288+ words) TasPorts has extended the appointment of Captain Allan Gray as chief executive officer after the board decided he was the strongest candidate following a full recruitment process. TasPorts chair Greg McCann said the board was pleased to keep a leader…...
‘Vastly excessive’ speed and wheel stand behind fatal Launceston motorcycle crash
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (354+ words) A Launceston chef who died after crashing his motorbike was riding at more than twice the speed limit and doing a wheel stand, a coroner has found. Jim Colin Handley, 31, died in hospital on December 2, 2023, after his motorcycle collided with…...
In Absence: Mona opens timber tower overlooking Berriedale Bay
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (291+ words) The Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Hobart has opened a new permanent installation overlooking Berriedale Bay. ‘In Absence’, a nine-metre-high timber tower created by artist Yhonnie Scarce and Melbourne architects Aaron Roberts and Kim Bridgland, opened to…...
Hospitality heavyweights slam Hobart council pop-up live music plan
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (656+ words) Hobart’s hospitality industry has lashed the City of Hobart’s plan to use pop-up live music venues as the centrepiece of its nightlife revival, saying the council should be backing operators who are already struggling to keep their doors open. The…...
Person seriously injured in Arthur Highway crash on Tasman Peninsula
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (84+ words) A serious crash has closed the Arthur Highway on the Tasman Peninsula, with one person believed to have sustained serious injuries. Police said the crash occurred shortly before 11:45am on Thursday near the intersection of Nubeena Road at Taranna. “The road…...