Where Airbnbs are getting most bang for buck in Tassie
Looking to get into the Airbnb market and wondering where you could make the most money in Tasmania? New data has given an insight into the potential highest-earning areas.
East Coast
Bedridden handyman gets a community hand-up
Bicheno local Wayne Hearps is bedridden for the next five weeks after a nasty fall left him with severe injuries. Now, the Tasmanian East Coast community is rallying behind him.
Simple but sweet beachfront Tassie getaway
Sitting around the firepit, enjoying molten marshmallows and spectacular water views at Swansea Beach Chalets was a reminder that sometimes the simplest holiday activities are often the best.
Mammoth expansion on the cards for Swansea seaweed innovator
A Tasmanian company which grows a special seaweed to create a methane reducing supplement for livestock is set for a huge expansion, which could up its production 100-fold.
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‘Creating a new culture’: Why East Coast is riding a wave of optimism
Businesses are maturing, internationals are returning and domestics who got their first taste of Tassie during the Covid travel ban have told their friends about us. No wonder there is a buzz about the East Coast.
‘Immense pride’: Double the joy for first-time meerkat mum
Tasmania Zoo celebrated two holidays this December – Christmas and the one-month birthday for its youngest furry members. Watch.
Threatened bird’s impromptu Hobart holiday after crash landing
Bonorong helped one unusual animal head home for Christmas – the first of its kind ever seen at the sanctuary. Watch.
Sealing road link to East Coast ‘wouldn’t be value for money’
The state government has released a feasibility study into sealing a key road link between Hobart and the state’s East Coast, with the report pouring a bucket of cold water on the idea.
Hobart on the big screen – Sunrise visits the Apple Isle
Beloved Sunrise weatherman Sam ‘Mac’ McMillan and his trusty TV crew made an impromptu visit to the Hobart waterfront early Wednesday morning, bringing a ‘taste’ of Tasmania to national viewers. What he said about Tasmania.
Doco honours the lasting impact a popular school teacher made
A new documentary has paid tribute to a Tassie teacher credited for developing an ‘amazing culture’ and his lasting impact after dying from cancer six years ago. Watch >>
ATAR 2023: Full list of Tasmania’s best and brightest students
Exam stress turns into joy for talented Hobart students who celebrate being among the nation’s best ranked in their end-of-year results. See the full list of Tasmania’s 102 best ATAR achievers.
Dead juvenile whale discovered before mass stranding on East Coast
Skipper Noah Pennicott was devastated when he discovered a dead juvenile pilot whale ‘no bigger than a dolphin’ in East Coast waters before a mass stranding on Bryans Beach the following day.
Controversial 90-lot Orford subdivision is back on the cards
A proposal for a 90-lot subdivision on Tasmania’s East Coast spearheaded by two Victorian developers has been revised and revived, four years after the planning commission first torpedoed it.
‘Scary to think about’: Outlook uncertain as Tassie baby battles odds
Born 10 weeks premature and with multiple lung and heart conditions, East Coast baby Braxton Roberts faces an uncertain future – but things would be far more dire without this charity.
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