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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 · 18h ago

'Chaos, confusion': cop recalls jumping castle tragedy

Chains of command were confusing in the initial aftermath of a primary school jumping castle tragedy that killed six students, an inquest has been told.

AAP · Sep 22

Hospital 'difficulties' in Hillcrest tragedy aftermath

A senior health executive has told an inquest into the deaths of six children in a jumping castle accident about problems communicating information to parents.

AAP · Sep 21

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

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

Tasmanian government to consult over Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy memorial after mother says she feels 'forgotten'

The mother of a boy killed in the Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy says consultation over recovery efforts has been lacking – leaving her feeling the family has been "forgotten".

ABC News · May 21, 2023

Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy anniversary looms, as Devonport community prepares

Georgie Burt has lived with the "greatest pain" a parent can bear, losing a child. Now, almost a year on from the Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy, Ms Burt says life without Zane is "a pain I can't put into words".

ABC News · Dec 14, 2022