The new Bridgewater Bridge over the River Derwent. Photo: RockliffTeamMedia/Twitter (X) Come June 2, Tasmania’s largest transport construction project, Hobart’s new $786 million Bridgewater Bridge, will open to traffic. To celebrate, there will be a free 1km bridge walk on Sunday, June 1, as the state government makes a family fun day of it. Infrastructure…
Air NZ says Vancouver passengers are heading to Hobart on its gateway service. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Hobart Airport is already talking about a year-round NZ service after Air New Zealand wrapped up a successful summer service. The Hobart-Auckland flights will resume this October and have proven hugely popular, the state government says. The Kiwi carrier…
Photo: stock Private hospital operator Healthscope will extend maternity services in Darwin to June 6 while Canberra gave Tasmania $6m to cope with the company’s Hobart service closure in August. Health Minister Steve Edgington said 45 of 114 expectant families affected by the original closing date of April 17 can now have their birth at…
Photo: stock Private hospital operator Healthscope is to close maternity services at its Darwin and Hobart hospitals. Darwin Private Hospital is to lose its services from April 17 while Hobart Private is expected to lose its services on August 20. NORTHERN TERRITORY NT Health Minister Steve Edgington says the decision is “deeply disappointing”. “All expectant…
An artistic impression of what Hobart Airport’s upgrade, and larger, terminal will look like. Photo: www.hobartairport.com.au The Tasmanian government has launched a $5 million Aviation Attraction Fund to boost domestic and international flights to the island state. Other state governments, like NSW and Queensland, have established such funds to attract international airlines back to Australia…
The Antipodes sails into Hobart. Photo: Salty Dingo 2024 Celebrations for 2024 Sydney-Hobart yacht race line winners LawConnect were muted after two deaths during the race’s first night on Boxing Day. South Australian Nick Smith, 65, and 55-year-old West Australian Roy Quaden were killed in separate incidents as their vessels sailed down the NSW South…
Photo: stock A cutter built nearly 130 years ago and lovingly restored will be at the heart of the 2025 Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Tasmania. The state’s Events Minister, Nick Duigan says the festival at Hobart’s waterfront will run from February 7-10 with the theme already decided. “The 2025 festival theme is ‘The Pacific’…
Scientists researching in Antarctic to learn more about ice sheet retreat. Photo: Nick Morgan/ #AusAntarctic Nearly 500 polar experts from around the country are in Hobart for a national emergency summit on Antarctica. The Australian Antarctic Research Conference is being held at the University of Tasmania and runs from today to Friday. Conference steering committee chairman…
WORK has begun on a $130m strengthening and widening of Hobart Airport to accommodate larger aircraft for international flights. Federal Infrastructure and Transport Minister Catherine King says the upgrade will enable long-haul aircraft (like the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350) to fly directly to Asia and the Pacific. The airport’s taxiways, ground lighting, electrical systems…