Tassie’s Jony Berry was nine when Jennifer Hawkins was crowned Miss Universe 2004. As Mr Universe 2024, he hopes for an equally successful career, while also supporting others through trauma
A thriving Tassie festival will celebrate our beekeepers and world-renowned honey industry while highlighting dangers of introduced pests to the small but mighty heroes of our gardens and farms.
Cliches aside, the midlife crisis is real. The 40s, 50s and 60s are a time of huge upheaval for men and women, and Tassie’s Daniel Sih is helping ease the middle age struggle with a new podcast.
From soil moisture probes and remote dam level monitoring to self-driving tractors, drones and AI technology – Tassie farms are getting hi-tech and Fiona Kerslake is helping to make that happen
If leaving a team in a better place than which you found it is the mark of a players’ legacy, Sasha Moloney’s career as a Tasmanian Tiger will be one that’s looked back on in the highest of regards, writes Ryan Rosendale.
Celebrity chef Peter Gilmore is loving life in Tasmania after purchasing a farm on the outskirts of Hobart. The internationally-acclaimed foodie is also open to the idea of opening a restaurant in the state if the right opportunity presents itself.
“I was angry, irritable and on edge, I was the Dragon Mum”: A devastating battle with body burnout inspired Tasmania’s Filipa Bellette to pen a new book helping others to find good health.
“There’s a special magic about Tasmanian winters”: embrace the cold and plan your next getaway with our guide to some of Tassie’s newest – and best – escapes to suit all budgets. MEGA LIST >>
After the heartbreaking loss of baby Lewis, mum Zoe Yates and her twin sister Hannah channelled their grief into starting a small business to honour Lewis and support other bereaved families.
It was once a thriving landscape, home to unique wildlife, but colonisation left lungtalanana decimated. There’s a plan to restore it to its former glory, starting with the return of wombats.
Written in ink on fragile paper by the Anzacs as the horror of war raged around them, these lost letters have emerged. Now, Australians can read them for the first time.
George van Essen looks like any other happy, healthy toddler. But behind his cheeky smile, the Devonport boy is battling a rare medical condition and needs a liver transplant to save his life
“Saying I’m new to acting is an understatement”: 70-year-old Scottish-born Tasmanian Bill Munro is set to become an unlikely movie star after scoring a lead role in a new Tassie-filmed drama
‘I have such a wonderful life… I don’t want to die yet’: Tassie’s Australian of the Year, Professor Richard Scolyer, is cycling across the state, raising money for cancer research while undergoing experimental treatment he hopes will cure his brain cancer.
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