Fire On Hobart Bound Flight, Mount Field Rescue

Events For The Week

Author

David Rowe
July 22, 2025

Good Morning Hobart,

Hope you had a great weekend.

In today’s newsletter:

  • Fire On Hobart Bound Flight

  • Restaurant Of The Week

  • Rescue At Mount Field NP

  • Lily & Dot: Spreading Kindness Through The Community

  • Rewind/Unwind With Friday Night Movies

  • Events For The Week

Fire On Hobart Bound Flight

A Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Hobart landed safely on Monday after a lithium battery ignited in an overhead locker during descent.

Passengers reported smoke and saw flames when crew opened the compartment. The fire was extinguished with water after initial use of fire extinguishers failed.

No injuries were reported, and emergency crews met the plane on arrival. The aircraft is being inspected, with the return flight delayed as a precaution.

Restaurant Of The Week

Established in 1996, Maldini is a family-owned Italian restaurant nestled in the heart of Salamanca Place.

Run by the Di Tommaso family—who hail from Italy’s Abruzzo region—Maldini blends warm hospitality with intelligent, well-crafted cuisine.

Using the freshest Tasmanian ingredients, the team delivers unforgettable dining experiences, whether it’s a morning coffee, relaxed lunch, or elegant dinner.

Maldini is a celebration of food, wine, art, and culture—straight from the heart.

Rescue At Mount Field

A Tasmanian family of six, including three children, was safely rescued after becoming stranded overnight in heavy snow at Mount Field National Park.

Caught off guard during a day walk, they sought shelter in Newdegate Hut after emergency services were alerted.

Treacherous conditions prevented an immediate rescue, but police and paramedics reached them on foot and provided overnight aid.

A helicopter retrieved the family safely on Sunday morning once the weather cleared.

Lily & Dot: Spreading Kindness Through The Community

Tucked into Hobart’s Midtown, Lily & Dot is more than a handmade gift store, it’s a hub of compassion.

Owned by Katinka Dineen, the shop has rallied locals for projects like handmade cloths for SHE Gynae Cancer Care and long-time support for Tassie Mums.

Through gold-coin gift wrapping, blanket-making, and 1000 Hearts, Lily & Dot brings people together, proving that kindness, like creativity, is always in style.

Rewind/Unwind With Friday Night Movies

Wind down your week with movies under the stars! Bring warm clothes and settle in with bean bags, gas heaters, popcorn, and a bar serving mulled cider, wine, and indulgent hot chocolates.

🎥 6:00 PM – Happy Gilmore (1996) Adam Sandler stars as a hockey player-turned-golfing misfit out to save his granny’s house.

🎥 8:15 PM – Romancing the Stone (1984) An uptight romance novelist and a rugged adventurer team up for a wild jungle rescue mission.

Come for the films, stay for the vibe. Let’s make this a Hobart tradition!

Events For The Week

Tuesday 22nd

🏃 Fitness In The Park | 9:30AM

Location: Simmons Park, Lindisfarne
Description: The sessions are run by fitness health professionals and include a range of aerobic exercise, balance, body weight exercise, circuits, core strength, and walking.

🧘 Healthy Hobart Yoga | 5:30PM

Location: Waterside Pavilion, Mawson Place, Hobart
Description: These fun yoga sessions are suitable for all levels, catering to the absolute beginner through to those with more experience. Our classes are relaxing, non-intimidating and create a welcoming environment for all.

Wednesday 23rd

Location: Stanley Burbury Theatre, University Of Tasmania
Description: Earlier this year, 60 scientists voyaged to East Antarctica aboard RSV Nuyina, reaching the rapidly melting Denman Glacier. What they found beneath the ice may reshape how we understand future sea level rise.

Thursday 24th

Location: Hobart Town Hall Ballroom
Description: InvisAbility: Be Seen, By Choice is a powerful art exhibition exploring portraits of individuals who choose how they are seen. Transforming the Town Hall Ballroom into a sensory experience through projection, soundscapes and visual storytelling.

Location: The Henry Jones Art Hotel
Description: Join us to celebrate a decade of creativity in care with Art, Music and Conversation. Your attendance supports art and music programs in Tasmanian hospitals and helps bring calm, colour and connection into care.

🎻 Baroque And Roll | 6:00PM

Location: Federation Concert Hall
Description: Think orchestral music is slow? This concert is a chaotic cacophony of Baroque madness, we think you’ll like it. Rebel wrote Les Élémens about the explosive creation of life on Earth, and the chaos of nature’s wildest elements.

🍹Kelp & Casks | 6:30PM

Location: Kelp Bar - Top Floor of Mures Fish Centre
Description: This casual, cocktail-style event series celebrates two Hobart waterfront locals with a shared love for fine Tassie flavours, pairing locally crafted whisky with a menu celebrating the best Tasmanian land and sea producers.

Friday 25th

🧑‍🎤 The Breed: 60’s Pop and Rock | 2:00PM

Location: 108-110 Bathurst Street, Hobart
Description: The Breed recreate the sounds, fun and excitement of groups such as the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, the Kinks and more. Tickets $12 (includes a drink on arrival and nibbles).

Location: Brooke St Pier
Description: In this meetup, you'll learn some useful camera settings for nighttime photography. We will also explore the creative possibilities of using slow shutter speeds for night photography.

🎸 Lenon Wells - Warehouse Party | Fri & Sat 7:00PM

Location: Antiques Warehouse, 64 Warwick St, Hobart
Description: We’re celebrating the release of our brand new single ‘Baddie’ by throwing a weekend of warehouse parties with our favourite Tassie bands!! Buy tickets for Friday, Saturday or both!