Burnie

Three people are accused of importing cannabis oil-infused gummy bears into Tasmania via post. The illegal packages were seized from a mail centre in Burnie

BURNIE’S traditional beachside New Year’s Eve event may have been cancelled but a local music venue has stepped up to fill the void so North West Coasters can bid farewell to a year many may like to forget.

THEY might be the Baboons, but it was strictly business for Burnie at the 51st Surf Safari on the Derwent on Saturday as it powered to a thrilling win in the open men’s surfboat.

A YOUNG farmhand who died after rolling a forklift in Burnie in 2014 was speeding and swerving over the gravel road, a coroner has found.

The upcoming state budget will allocate $16.8 million to a homelessness program launched last year. The Safe Space program operates in Burnie, Launceston and Hobart and allows people who are homeless to get shelter 24 hours a day,

THE state government has committed $16.8 million in the budget to continue the Safe Space program as a 24/7 homelessness service in Burnie, Launceston and Hobart.

MAINLAND tourists are returning to the Beach Hotel in Burnie but frustration is growing as Tasmania remains the only COVID-19 safe jurisdiction where vertical drinking is banned.

YOUNG people in Tasmania’s North West have better access to mental health services with the opening of a new Headspace centre in Devonport.

AMBULANCE Tasmania’s promised new $6 million Burnie station is still on the drawing board with no site yet selected despite the facility earmarked to be completed next year.

THE company that runs Tasmania’s biggest aged care home says reviews are conducted regularly to ensure it provided quality care and more staff had been hired to deal with workload concerns. OneCare CEO Peter Williams said Umina Park, in Burnie, was …