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
Date set for start of jumping castle tragedy inquest An inquest into the deaths of six children in a primary school jumping castle incident has a confirmed start date after years of delays. AAP · Aug 28
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
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
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
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
'Mini tornado' in Tas Hillcrest tragedy A powerful wind gust preceded a jumping castle accident that killed six primary school children in Tasmania, a pre-inquest court hearing has been told. AAP · Oct 18, 2022
Parents who lost children in Hillcrest Primary School jumping castle disaster recount day of tragedy Georgina and Andrew are each grieving the loss of a son in the jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania's north-west. They also both initially received wrong information about what happened to their children. ABC News · Feb 25, 2022