20-year tradition brings Christmas cheer to sick kids
Andy Baxter and son, Hamish, have spent every Christmas morning at the Royal Hobart Hospital for the last 20 years. Find out what he has learnt.
Tasmania
Christmas birthday crossover for endangered Tassie fish
Even some of Tasmania’s most threatened species have a reason to celebrate this Christmas, with scientists providing gifts to this underwater local. Watch the present unwrapping.
‘Horrific’ amount of potholes on roads causing concern
One motorist worries that an increase in ‘big, deep’ potholes could cause a potentially fatal accident on our roads. Why more potholes are appearing on our roads.
Wind farm needs five month shut down due to parrot: expert
A new report shows the critically endangered orange bellied parrot spends more time on Robbins Island than previously thought. What impact it could have on the proposed wind farm.
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Crime surge fears but feeling safer after dark, survey finds
Mercury readers have told the Big Issues Survey they are more concerned about crime and convinced sentences are too lenient. Here’s how to have your say.
More helping hands needed to keep ‘largest free event’ going
Many hands make light work, and that’s something the Australian Wooden Boat Festival knows well with the event needing more than 300 volunteers to run. Find out how to get involved.
Uni staff ‘fear’ speaking out: Report finds laws need revamp
The laws governing the University of Tasmania need reviewing to address a drift away from its core role as an educational institution, a parliamentary committee has found.
Temporary signage installed around Crowther plinth
The latest step in the Crowther Reinterpreted project is underway with the statue’s plinth sent for repairs. The latest
Two young men rescued near Federation Peak
Two men in their 20s reportedly became lost after venturing away from their campsite — without their equipment. The latest >>
The Sydney-Hobart’s top-10 unforgettable moments since 2000
The Sydney to Hobart yacht race never fails to deliver on excitement, colour, courage and triumph. We countdown the top-10 unforgettable moments since 2000.
Tennis super troupers ace three decades of loyal volunteering
Every January on the Domain is like a family reunion for veteran Hobart International volunteers, Ailsa Richard and Lenice Beard.
How cancer scare inspired unique way to give back
“How can I … give back to what has basically given me another chance at life”: Throat cancer survivor Matthew Mallinson has done just that raising more than $200,000 in a decade.
‘Brutal attack’: Jail sentence for man who fed live possum to dogs
A 35-year-old Tasmanian man who admitted to a sick act of cruelty involving a psossum has been sentenced to a jail term in the Hobart Magistrates Court. CONTENT WARNING
How little William, one of Tassie’s smallest babies, defied the odds
William Foon weighed barely 450g when he was born just 25 weeks into his mother’s pregnancy last year – but the little warrior has well and truly defied the odds.
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