Sandy Powell
The Examiner
Tasmania, Australia
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TT-Line, truck driver fined for pony deaths
The 16 horses were discovered dead after a Bass Strait crossing aboard the Spirit of Tasmania in January, 2018. Picture by Rodney Braithwaite For each dead horse, a ferry operator and a truck driver have been fined a little more than $5000. Court and crime reporter covering the West and North-West of Tasmania for the Advocate. → Read More
Dove Lake shelter officially opened by Premier Jeremy Rockliff
A lofty ambition to build an enormous multi-million dollar facility that provided shelter, was accepted by the Aboriginal community and did not disrupt the landscape of the World Heritage Area it was situated within has been achieved, the government has claimed. → Read More
Wynyard GP Jim Berryman says bulk billing unaffordable for clinic
Bulk billing has been eroded by years of poor policy, GP says. → Read More
Tasmania Police investigating theft from Sprent home of Dean Jupp
The sister of a man allegedly murdered at Sprent in January has issued an anguished plea for the people who recently stole a number of his possessions in an unrelated event to be brought to justice. → Read More
Monson Logistics fined $45,000 for Cooee Creek truck wash pollution
A sign warning of contamination of the Cooee Creek in 2020. Picture: Brodie Weeding A trucking company has been fined tens of thousands of dollars for polluting a Coastal creek, causing fish deaths and environmental harm. Court and crime reporter covering the West and North-West of Tasmania for the Advocate. → Read More
Coroner Simon Cooper on January crash death of Peter Andrew Healey
Drugs and high speed killed unlicensed driver, coroner says. → Read More
TT-Line witness Allan Kneller appears in polo pony death hearing
The marine engineer appeared as an expert witness for TT-Line. → Read More
Magistrate Leanne Topfer rules against delaying polo pony death case
Magistrate Leanne Topfer ponders the fairness of going ahead with the hearing. → Read More
TT-Line lawyer Robert Taylor addresses vet's polo pony evidence
The evidence of a veterinarian who treated the two surviving horses in the 2018 Spirit of Tasmania polo... → Read More
Dr Kris Carlyon encourages responsible Tasmanian whale watching
SIGHTINGS: Southern right whales are in the middle of their migration north from southern feeding grounds. Picture: NRE Tasmania Migratory whales are again on the move around Tasmania and you may be lucky enough to get a glimpse in the coming months. Court and crime reporter covering the West and North-West of Tasmania for the Advocate. → Read More
Latrobe Football Club retires #20 in memory of teen Lockie Stones
Police blocked the Bass Highway between the Port Sorell turnoff and the Mersey Community Hospital on Tuesday night. Picture: Sandy Powell The 15-year-old boy who died in a car crash at Latrobe on Tuesday night was a "selfless young man... who shone on the football field". Court and crime reporter covering the West and North-West of Tasmania for the Advocate. → Read More
Former North-West Scout leader denies committing sexual abuse crimes
An 88-year-old man admitted to police he had touched a boy's penis when he was a Scout leader decades ago, but insisted he had not committed sex abuse, a Burnie court heard on Wednesday. Court and crime reporter covering the West and North-West of Tasmania for the Advocate. → Read More
Case of Cooee Point penguin killed by dog brought to Burnie court
New legislation seeks to impose "serious consequences" for dog owners. → Read More
Justice Tamara Jago jails Ian Mackenzie, 81, for wounding, arson
81-year-old convicted of caravan park arson and hammer bashing A man in his 80s who beat a woman with a hammer, attacked her home with an axe and set fire to her property in November last year has been jailed. Court and crime reporter covering the West and North-West of Tasmania for the Advocate. → Read More
Hannah Gadsby, referencing Smithton childhood, celebrates gay pride
On Wednesday, Hannah Gadsby shared a selfie on Facebook she took at the school she ran away from "full of shame". Comedian Hannah Gadsby has proudly shared a selfie on social media from her old high school. Court and crime reporter covering the West and North-West of Tasmania for the Advocate. → Read More
Devonport woman Felicity Gray is working for peace in Ukraine
The international relations expert has been in the wartorn country for a month. → Read More
Bob Brown Foundation loses Federal Court battle to halt MMG work
Environmentalists claim the work threatens endangered owl habitat. → Read More
Steven George Streets died in crash caused by inattentive driver
The site of the crash which led to Steven George Streets' death in October 2019. A 33-year-old motorcyclist suffered severe and ultimately fatal injuries in a crash in Devonport, a coroner has reported. Court and crime reporter covering the West and North-West of Tasmania for the Advocate. → Read More
Rachel Lee Reily guilty of sex abuse of 13-year-old Devonport boy
For months, Devonport school cleaner sexually abused teen schoolboy A 28-year-old Devonport woman has pleaded guilty to the sex abuse of a 13-year-old boy. You will typically find me reporting on court and crime across Tasmania's North-West, but I will dig into anything worth your time. → Read More
Bobby Medcraft's accused murderers to go to trial in October
Counsel is hopeful the trial will begin in Launceston on October 3. → Read More