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  1. Vaccination of orange-bellied parrots begins as deadly bird flu spreads
    By Sandy Powell

    H5 bird flu has now been detected across Tasmania, with vaccination efforts for captive orange-bellied parrots, which are critically endangered, getting underway.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/tas

    #AvianInfluenza #Birds #SandyPowell

  2. Police did not attend near-drowning until two hours after first Triple Zero call
    By Sandy Powell

    David Mason almost drowned in waters off Tasmania's north-west in January. Several Triple Zero calls were made by bystanders, but call logs show two hours passed between the first call and police arriving.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/nea

    #MarineIncidents #Police #SandyPowell

  3. Man jailed for chainsaw torment of teenager in shipping container
    By Sandy Powell

    A Tasmanian man who held a chainsaw to the throat of a teenager whom he believed had stolen from him has been jailed.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/way

    #Courts #SandyPowell

  4. A 'gasp' and he was gone. Coroner warns of Federation Peak dangers
    By Sandy Powell

    A Victorian bushwalker who wanted to climb Federation Peak in Tasmania's south-west as part of his "bucket list" had turned back with his companions when he fell, a coroner says.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/cor

    #Hiking #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #MountainClimbing #Courts #SandyPowell

  5. Sacked for fighting crime, Wendy 'The Enforcer' wins bottle-o job back
    By Sandy Powell

    A Tasmanian bottle shop worker who earned the nickname The Enforcer after she used a roller door to deter would-be thieves was sacked by her employer, BWS. But now, Wendy is back in business.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/fai

    #Work #RetailIndustry #SandyPowell

  6. Hit-and-run driver had 18 years' worth of driving bans before fatal crash
    By Sandy Powell

    The criminal record of a man whose dangerous driving caused the death of a motorcyclist has been described by a judge as among the worst she has seen.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/gra

    #Courts #TrafficOffences #SandyPowell

  7. Ambulance destroyed by fire outside Tasmanian hospital
    By Sandy Powell

    A fire that completely destroyed an ambulance parked outside the West Coast District Hospital in Tasmania has been deemed accidental, with no one injured.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/amb

    #Fires #PublicHealth #SandyPowell

  8. What belongs in your FOGO bin? Definitely not Ozempic needles
    By Sandy Powell

    A north-west Tasmanian waste management company says it has a $700,000 per year problem, and council ratepayers are picking up the tab.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/tas

    #Composting #RecyclingandWasteManagement #LocalGovernment #SandyPowell

  9. Judge slams brothers who tormented teen in shipping container
    By Sandy Powell

    A teenage boy was "terrified" during an assault by two brothers, during which he was kidnapped and menaced with a chainsaw in a shipping container in Tasmania in 2023.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/tee

    #Courts #Assault #SandyPowell

  10. Friends hid ute burnout injury that killed footballer, coroner says
    By Sandy Powell

    A coroner details how friends of a 21-year-old footballer who fell from the back of a ute doing a burnout delayed seeking proper medical help because they were worried the driver would be in trouble.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-27/dea

    #Courts #SandyPowell

  11. 'It's home': Victim of alleged gun theft, arson wants to go back to Coles Bay
    By Sandy Powell

    With the victim of the Coles Bay alleged home invasion slowly recovering, the row over the Tasmanian government's insistence it will not limit the number of guns a licence holder can own rages on.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-24/tas

    #GunControl #Police #SandyPowell

  12. Sovereign citizen question to gun owners shut down by senior officer
    By Sandy Powell

    A senior police officer slams the strategy of writing to some Tasmanian gun owners asking them to confirm or deny whether they aligned with sovereign citizen ideology.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-23/sov

    #GunControl #Police #SandyPowell

  13. Data company urged to be 'good' after water plan slip reveals intentions
    By Sandy Powell and Ashleigh Barraclough

    A Tasmanian farmer has urged a data centre builder to "be a good corporate citizen" after it accidentally revealed a plan to tap into a water source earmarked for agriculture for cooling purposes at one of its facilities.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-23/fir

    #AI #Utilities #EnergyPolicy #SandyPowell #AshleighBarraclough

  14. Former AFL player remembered as inspiration and great human who loved life
    By Sandy Powell

    A former AFL player has been remembered for his larger-than-life personality after being hit by a car and killed on Saturday night in Tasmania.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-14/dea

    #RoadAccidentsandIncidents #SandyPowell

  15. U.K.’s National Film and Television School Partners With Angels Costumes on New Sandy Powell-Backed Costume Design Course (EXCLUSIVE)
    #Variety #Global #News #NFTS #SandyPowell

    variety.com/2026/film/global/n