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Sandy Bay beach upgrade on track: council

November 16, 2008 11:35:00

The $6 million Sandy Bay foreshore re-development has fallen behind schedule due to the discovery of the Spotted Handfish spawning in the area.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, sandy-bay-7005

Autistic teenager found

October 13, 2008 10:42:00

An autistic teenager who was missing in Hobart overnight has been found safe and well.[MORE]

Tags: missing-person, tas, sandy-bay-7005

Decision on controversial artwork postponed

October 7, 2008 05:43:00

A Hobart City Council committee has deferred making a decision on a controversial structure proposed for Blinking Billy Point at Lower Sandy Bay.[MORE]

Tags: sculpture, local-government, sandy-bay-7005

Body found in River Derwent

October 1, 2008 06:20:00

Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found floating in the River Derwent near a Hobart yacht club.[MORE]

Tags: death, police, sandy-bay-7005

New claims about Sandy Bay art work

July 21, 2008 19:11:00

There is continued concern about the suitability of a proposed public sculpture on the waterfront in the Hobart suburb of Sandy Bay.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, visual-art, sculpture, government-and-politics, local-government, tas, sandy-bay-7005

More concern over sculpture plans

July 15, 2008 21:48:00

Tasmania's Aboriginal community is angry that the Hobart City Council didn't seek its input into a proposed art work for the Sandy Bay foreshore.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, art-history, tas, sandy-bay-7005

Blazing row over Blinking Billy sculpture

July 15, 2008 13:24:00

A proposed artwork for the lower Sandy Bay foreshore in Hobart is causing a stir amongst residents.[MORE]

Tags: sculpture, urban-development-and-planning, tas, hobart-7000, sandy-bay-7005

Jailed for violent crime spree

June 24, 2008 09:00:00

A Hobart man will spend at least 21 months in jail for a violent robbery spree during which three people were injured. [MORE]

Tags: crime, courts-and-trials, prisons-and-punishment, assault, tas, claremont-7011, hobart-7000, lenah-valley-7008, sandy-bay-7005

Father denies sex abuse

June 20, 2008 16:31:00

A Tasmanian father accused of maintaining a sexual relationship with his daughter has denied the allegations.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, tas, hobart-7000, sandy-bay-7005

Incest trial begins

June 19, 2008 08:07:00

A Hobart father accused of maintaining a sexual relationship with his daughter has denied the allegations.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, tas, hobart-7000, sandy-bay-7005

Violent robber in court

June 16, 2008 16:00:00

A Tasmanian man who went on a violent robbery spree to get drug money will be sentenced in the Hobart Criminal Court next week.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, burglary, tas, claremont-7011, hobart-7000, lenah-valley-7008, sandy-bay-7005

House damaged in car crash

June 10, 2008 16:39:00

Tasmania Police say a car has crashed into a house in Hobart.[MORE]

Tags: home-accidents, road-accidents, sandy-bay-7005

Torpedo on truck stops Tas traffic

May 29, 2008 19:50:00

A World War II torpedo has been involved in a traffic incident in the Hobart suburb of Sandy Bay.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, road-accidents, human-interest, offbeat, sandy-bay-7005

Home-wrecking man jailed

May 2, 2008 14:42:00

A southern Tasmanian man who broke into and trashed a couple's Sandy Bay home has been jailed for a year and a half.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, tas, sandy-bay-7005

Bottle-bash trial jury considering verdict

May 1, 2008 12:23:00

A jury has retired to consider whether a Hobart teenager who smashed a beer bottle on another man's face is guilty of the crime of wounding.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, assault, tas, hobart-7000, sandy-bay-7005

Car theft hot spots revealed

April 29, 2008 13:16:00

New figures show people living in the Hobart suburb of New Town are the most likely of all Tasmanians to have their car stolen from home.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, tas, berriedale-7011, burnie-7320, devonport-7310, glenorchy-7010, invermay-7248, new-town-7008, sandy-bay-7005

Robbers target newsagencies

April 13, 2008 07:00:00

Police are appealing for witnesses to two aggravated burglaries on newsagencies in Hobart early yesterday morning.[MORE]

Tags: police, armed-robbery, kingston-7050, sandy-bay-7005

Cycleway proposed for Sandy Bay

March 24, 2008 15:40:00

Public input is being sought on plans to improve cycling and walking access on Sandy Bay Road in southern Tasmania.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, sandy-bay-7005

Saving whales

November 30, 2007 11:00:00

Tasmania's Parks and Wildlife service has been running whale rescue training courses aimed at helping people respond more efficiently to whale strandings.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-planning, mammals, tas, king-island-7256, marion-bay-7175, sandy-bay-7005

Custodial sentence 'not appropriate' for drug trafficker: Judge

November 20, 2007 09:17:00

A 21 year old Hobart man who's been convicted of trafficking the drug ecstasy has escaped a jail sentence.[MORE]

Tags: drugs-and-substance-abuse, courts-and-trials, tas, hobart-7000, sandy-bay-7005

Addict's mum says drugs too easy in Risdon Prison

November 6, 2007 16:48:00

The mother of a man convicted of robbing pharmacies for methadone says drugs are too readily available in jail.[MORE]

Tags: drugs-and-substance-abuse, courts-and-trials, prisons-and-punishment, tas, hobart-7000, north-hobart-7000, sandy-bay-7005, south-hobart-7004

Court appearance over armed robbery charges

September 10, 2007 12:00:00

A man has appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court accused of holding up a Sandy Bay hotel in April.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, armed-robbery, assault, sandy-bay-7005

Man charged over Sandy Bay robbery

September 4, 2007 16:28:00

A 32 year old Launceston man has been arrested over a violent robbery at a Sandy Bay Hotel in April.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, armed-robbery, tas, sandy-bay-7005

Hobart court told of fake robbery

May 22, 2007 15:45:00

A Hobart court has heard a Sandy Bay man conspired with a service station attendant to fake a robbery in February this year.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, armed-robbery, tas, hobart-7000, howrah-7018, sandy-bay-7005