Rodney Woods
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- Oct 2, 2026
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Code of conduct findings to be kept secret until days before poll closes (opens the original)
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A finding from yet another code of conduct complaint against controversial Burnie councillor Trent Aitken is sitting with the city's council. But it will not be made public until the agenda is published, only days before voting closes for the local government elections. It is understood that Cr Aitken has been handed a suspension for transphobic comments made in February attacking surf clubs across the state for raising pride flags. Cr Aitken's comments, which he published to Facebook via video,
Pedestrian injured as police call for witnesses and vision of NW crash (opens the original)
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A pedestrian has been injured after a crash on Forth Street, Latrobe, Tasmania Police say. At 8.12pm on September 30, emergency services responded to reports a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle on Forth Street, between Bradshaw Street and Moriarty Road at Latrobe. "The 26-year-old female pedestrian was transported to hospital with serious non-life-threatening injuries and remains in hospital receiving treatment," police said. "The driver of the vehicle, a 17-year-old girl, was not physical
More than flags in the sand: why this club's new home belongs to all of us (opens the original)
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Have you ever imagined having a beer on the deck overlooking Boat Harbour Beach? If the answer is yes, then you're in luck after the new clubrooms at the Boat Harbour Surf Life Saving Club officially opened on September 28. Speaking at the opening, board member Paul Wilmot said the club was more than just "a couple of flags on the beach" and members patrolling it. "When you get involved in the club you see so much more and it's an amazing social organisation," he said. "Surf life saving has this
Why Lee finds conversations with her sisters 'like watching a tennis match' (opens the original)
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Accessing healthcare and making appointments over the phone are the biggest barriers Lee Butler faces in her day-to-day life. That's because the 71-year-old was born deaf. Mrs Butler, who lives in Burnie, grew up at Smithton and went to school in Hobart, explained the "headaches" she deals with every day. "Hospitals and emergency services can be really difficult," she said. "Calling for help in an emergency is already a barrier. Then, when you arrive at hospital, communication can still be limit
'Like a freight train': rescuers recall 'frightening' floods 10 years on (opens the original)
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The noise of debris washing into the town's infrastructure is what stands out for one police officer from the Latrobe floods in June 2016. Constable Mark Johnston and his colleagues Constable Adam Filler, Constable Dean Wotherspoon, and council workers Grant How (Latrobe) and Michael Lynd (Devonport) have been acknowledged for their efforts 10 years ago. The group have been honoured for their bravery as part of the Tasmanian Bravery Awards run by the Royal Humane Society of Australasia. They wer
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