Cradle Mountain
Glistening lakes, lush forests: Go beyond Hobart for a true Tassie experience
From hiking to haute cuisine, this corner of the Apple Isle boasts both wilderness and wondrous food.
- by Paul Ewart
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I did one of Australia’s greatest treks the easy way (and it wasn’t that easy)
For 90 years, walkers have been discovering the Tasmanian bush, and perhaps something about themselves, as they trek the Overland Track’s 65 kilometres
- by Michael Bachelard
Australia’s National Park accommodation has never looked so good
There’s no roughing it at Cradle Mountain’s new holiday park cabins.
- by Julietta Jameson
High-altitude havens: 10 of Australia’s cosiest mountain retreats
Embrace the chill by heading to high altitudes and shacking up in a cosy cabin with crackling wood fires, inviting bathtubs and panoramic vistas.
- by Julie Miller
There's something about Hamish: TV's It boy reveals how being bullied shaped his career
A familiar face on The Project and recognisable voice on ABC radio, the normally guarded Hamish Macdonald is about to begin one of the toughest gigs on television.
- by Jacqueline Maley and Michael Lallo
My Weekend Away: farmer and activist Matthew Evans
Matthew Evans shares his favourite get-away – walking in Tassie's wild west. It's a low-tech break, so no gadgets required. Raincoats, however, are another matter.
- by Julietta Jameson
Melbourne hiker missing in Tasmania as bushwalkers found amid blizzard
Several bushwalkers have been rescued from blizzard-like weather in Tasmania as the search continues for a missing Victorian hiker who last contacted his family a week ago.
Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge, Tasmania review: An extraordinary place to stay
There is a reason this was the only Australian property featured on the world's "Extraordinary Places to Stay" list.
- by Paul Chai
Make it snappy
The quick getaway is travel’s equivalent of the energy bar. It’s bite-sized, it restores, relaxes, revitalises and sends you back home with clear eyes and an improved heartbeat.
Mud, sweat and cheers
Louise Southerden salutes Tasmania's classic Overland Track, on a six-day guided walk in World Heritage-listed wilderness.
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