The Bob Brown Foundation has continued calls for salmon farming to be removed from Macquarie Harbour after monitoring aquaculture activites in the area. However, Salmon Tasmania has labelled the monitoring ‘a stunt’.
Party In The Paddock organisers have confirmed a stellar line-up of musical acts – and more time to enjoy them – for next year’s event. Find out who is playing.
Peter Marmion was only 13 when he got a taste of Tasmania’s remote South West, sparking a lifelong passion for exploring and protecting the region, which is showcased in a stunning new book
Pan-fried or boiled, pork or vegetable; every dumpling is made by hand, with love, at Hobart’s Pot Sticker Dumpling House, earning them a spot on the delicious. 100 2023 voting poll.
Stallholders have been left counting the cost of The Unconformity cancellation, after the festival was stopped on the first day due to the snap Covid lockdown.
The “heart” of Tasmania’s economy is not in the state’s capital, nor in the state’s second-biggest city – according to the local mayor, it’s actually in the West.
Tasmania’s West Coast Council is one of four LGA’s statewide with no vaccination data available, but locals, businesses and leaders are confident they’re getting the job done.
There are still many local government areas yet to hit a 50 per cent double vaccination target. See where they are across the state >>
Tasmania’s residential real estate market has been running hot for years, and now the agricultural sector is getting in on the act with farmland prices experiencing a huge price surge.
The government has created an “embarrassing paradox” by promoting the state’s pristine wilderness while allowing litter to accumulate beside major highways, an anti-rubbish crusader says.
Cameras to catch tailgaters and mobile phone users, and cutting speed limits have been raised as ways to protect vulnerable road users across the state.
Politicians need to act urgently on climate change and “stop playing Russian roulette with our safety and our kids’ future”, an internationally recognised fire expert has warned.
Snow has fallen as low as 100m across the state to the delight of many families, but the snowline is expected to rise rapidly with sunny days ahead. Latest warnings, road closures and photos >>
A four-year-old girl struck by a vehicle at Claremont earlier this week has tragically died in hospital overnight. LATEST >>
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