The Latest Breaking News from Burnie

'It happened overnight': property investors go cold on Tasmania after two-year gold rush

One area increased by 240 per cent in two years.

The Canberra Times · Jul 13

Antarctic icebreaker refuelling solution no closer

For years, the nation's icebreaker has been forced to travel hundreds of extra kilometres to refuel because safety issues prevent it from going under a bridge.

AAP · May 26

Mystery persists over missing mother's suspected murder

Police have made a renewed call for information about the suspected murder of young Tasmanian mother Helen Munnings, who went missing in Burnie in 2008.

AAP · Jul 21, 2023

Police identify three youths in relation to penguin mistreatment and killing in Tasmania

Tasmanian police have identified three youths in relation to the killing and mistreatment of penguins a week ago in Burnie in the state's north.

ABC News · Mar 18, 2023

Humans sought after penguin injured at Burnie foreshore, with Tasmania Police investigating

A penguin has been found with its leg dangling and toe torn, after allegedly being abused by a group of youths in Tasmania — and bird advocates want those responsible punished "to the fullest extent of the law".

ABC News · Mar 16, 2023

Cruise ships unable to dock in Burnie, Tasmania, due to weather and scheduling changes

Of the 35 cruise ships due to dock in Burnie this season, five have already been unable to make the stop, and it means local tourism operators and businesses are missing out.

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023

Man found guilty of Bobby Medcraft manslaughter lucky to escape murder verdict, judge says

A judge tells one of four people handed jail time over the manslaughter of Burnie man Bobby Medcraft in 2020 he was lucky not to have been found guilty of murder.

ABC News · Dec 5, 2022

Attack on Bobby Medcraft in 2020 had 'element of vigilante justice', court told

One of those found guilty of the manslaughter of a Tasmanian man in 2020 had "no history of being involved in violence" while it was another's "first time in trouble", a court hears during sentencing.

ABC News · Nov 16, 2022

COVID cases aboard Coral Princess not a concern for locals in Burnie, two years on from disease outbreak

Two years ago, the thought of a cruise ship with COVID-infected passengers arriving in Tasmania's north-west would have set alarms bells ringing — but now, the only thing ringing were the cash registers of local businesses.

ABC News · Nov 5, 2022

Jury in trial of five accused of Burnie bashing murder hears fight allegedly organised over Snapchat

Threats were allegedly exchanged over social media platform Snapchat in the lead-up to a fight being organised, involving five people accused of murdering Burnie man Bobby Medcraft.

ABC News · Oct 11, 2022