Tasmania | 27 April 2012 Tasmanians are advised not to eat wild shellfish from a number of south eastern Tasmanian waters, due to a toxic algal bloom. The public health alert applies to Port Esperance, Hastings Bay (Southport) and the coastline between. The Acting Director of Public Health, Dr Kelly Shaw, said eating wild...
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Tasmania | Three people injured in truck rollover RTC in Wesley Vale
Port Sorell Road, Peirces Road, Wesley Vale | 21 April 2012 On Saturday 21 April 2012 at 1450hrs police attended a truck roll over on Port Sorell Road at the intersection of Peirces Road, Wesley Vale. A 39 year old man from Moriarty was driving the truck containing a full load of potatoes north...
Tasmania | Road Rescue Challenge 2012
Hobart | 24 April 2012 The Tasmanian Minister for Police and Emergency Management, Mr David O’Byrne, will be attending an event tomorrow to support and promote the Road Rescue Challenge Tasmania 2012. The Tasmania Fire Service Chief Officer, Mike Brown, representatives from the Australasian Road Rescue Organisation and our major sponsor, Holden, will also...
Tasmania | Quicker ambulance services for rural areas
Tasmania | 19 April 2012 Ambulance Tasmania has introduced four new emergency response vehicles to deliver a speedier service to rural Tasmanians living some distance from an ambulance station. The Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) vehicles are staffed by specially trained volunteer ambulance officers to attend medical emergencies and provide lifesaving medical care before...
Tasmania | Man critically injured in motorcyle RTC at Glenorchy
Grove Road | 16 April 2012 A 20 year old male from Rosetta is in the Royal Hobart Hospital in a critical condition after a motorcycle crash on Grove Road at Glenorchy at about 10.15pm on Sunday the 14th day of April 2012. The male was riding a blue Triumph motorcycle in a westerly...
Tasmania | Fire severely damages home
Lantana Road, Risdon Vale | 20120408 At approximately 10:30pm on the 7th April Tasmania Fire Service crews responded to a reported structure fire at 37 Lantana Road Risdon Vale. A neighbour was quick to contact the Tasmania Fire Service after being alerted to the fire by an activating smoke alarm. On arrival, crews from...
Tasmania | Protect yourself from flu this winter
Tasmania } 27 March 2012 Tasmanians are urged to protect themselves and their loved ones from flu by having a vaccination ahead of the winter influenza season. Director of Public Health Dr Roscoe Taylor said the seasonal flu vaccine is now available to help protect against three flu viruses expected to be the most...
Tasmania | New ED at Mersey Community Hospital official opened
Mersey | 9 March 2012 Patients at the Mersey Community Hospital are set to benefit from a new $5.3 million Emergency Department which was officially opened today. The new state-of-the-art unit – funded by the Tasmanian Government – was officially opened by Minister for Health, Michelle O’Byrne, and Federal Health Minister, Tanya Plibersek. “The...
Tasmania | Two people seriously injured in high-impact RTC with extrication at Old Beach
East Derwent Highway | 9 March 2012 At approximately 7.15pm on Thursday the 8th March 2012, a serious motor vehicle crash has occurred on the East Derwent Highway at Old Beach. The crash involved two vehicles – a white Toyota Camry station wagon and a red Mazda hatch. The Camry was travelling north on...
Tasmania | One person killed, another critically injured in high-impact fiery RTC at Mangalore
Midland Highway Mangalore | 9 March 2012 A 61 year old Penguin man died as a result of a three vehicle collision on the Midland Highway Mangalore, at approximately 12.57pm on Thursday the 8th of March 2012. At this time a 2000 Mitsubishi Magna sedan being driven by a 43 year old female from...
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