Britt Aylen

Jan 28, 2025 | 7hofm.com.au | Britt Aylen

The state’s salmon industry has seen a significant increase in mortalities – impacting fish farms across Tasmania. The newsroom understands several thousand fish have died in recent weeks, predominantly in the Huon Valley area with salmon farms at Rowella in the north and Macquarie Harbour on the west coast also impacted. The issue has affected the three major salmon companies – Tassal, Petuna and Huon Aquaculture.

May 6, 2024 | 7hofm.com.au | Britt Aylen

A deliberately lit fire which destroyed a house at Claremont on Monday 6th May is under investigation by Tasmania police. Emergency services responded to reports of a house on fire on Cadbury Road at around 8:40pm, arriving to find the fire had fully engulfed the house. A fire scene examination has been undertaken, with the fire believed to have been deliberately lit.

Apr 8, 2024 | 7hofm.com.au | Britt Aylen

Authorities are calling for witnesses following a serious single-vehicle motorcycle crash on the Bass Highway at Heybridge on Sunday April 7. Police and Emergency Services were called to the scene at around 2:45pm, following reports that a rider had lost control. The 74 year-old Ulverstone man received serious injuries, and was flown to the Royal Hobart Hospital.

Jul 20, 2023 | 7hofm.com.au | Britt Aylen

Half a year ago, the Tasmanian Government introduced its Roadkill Reporter app – aiming to collect data, and map hotspots across the state. Samantha Fox from the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment says so far, it’s seen around 2,600 reports, covering 53 species of animal. “It covers everything from mammals, birds, reptiles, so snakes, blue tongue lizards, things like that,” explains Dr Fox.