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Hope jumping castle tragedy inquest can deliver reform

Grief, anger and hope for change have been aired during the opening week of an inquest examining a deadly primary school jumping castle accident.

AAP · Sep 26

Top cop makes apology over jumping castle tragedy

A senior officer has expressed sadness that a mother of a child killed in a jumping castle tragedy was not given a chance to be with her son after his death.

AAP · Sep 25

Hillcrest jumping castle 'not anchored properly'

A senior police officer has detailed various shortcomings in relation to the deaths of six students in a jumping castle accident on a primary school oval.

AAP · Sep 23

Jumping castle maker queries inquest involvement

An inquest into a primary school jumping castle tragedy that left six children dead is moving closer to a start, almost five years after the event.

AAP · Jul 24

Vibrant memorial to kids lost in jumping castle tragedy

Life will be celebrated by a memorial to six children killed in a freak accident, with the permanent space for activity and reflection intended to be "joyous".

AAP · Sep 23, 2025

Hillcrest jumping castle legal battles to continue

Further legal action is looming after the operator of a jumping castle that became airborne and killed six children was found not guilty of criminal breaches.

AAP · Jun 6, 2025

Australian bouncy castle operator acquitted in accident that killed six children

Families of victims express disbelief over verdict

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025

School jumping castle tragedy 'impossible to predict'

The operator of a jumping castle that became airborne, killing six primary school children, has been cleared of criminal workplace safety breaches.

AAP · Jun 5, 2025

Hillcrest families launch class action against state

Families of the children killed and hurt in Tasmania's Hillcrest Primary School jumping castle tragedy have launched a class action.

AAP · Dec 15, 2024

Peg supplies questioned at fatal jumping castle hearing

The families of children who died after a jumping castle became airborne have watched in court as photos of the blood-stained equipment were shown.

AAP · Nov 5, 2024