The unseen victims of the “fast fashion” industry are the people exploited in the manufacture of cheap clothing. Trisha Striker wants to make sure none of us look the other way.

I moved from Brisbane to Launceston in 2023 to study an accelerated Bachelor of Business, majoring in marketing. I came here for the course, and everything else since has been a bonus. I absolutely love the slower-paced lifestyle, colder weather and sheer beauty of Tasmania.

Sustainable living, exercising regularly, and saving money, all share a common barrier: while we might know these things are good for us, motivating our­selves to actually DO something can be a lot harder.

Coriander might be the world’s most controversial herb but – whether you love it, or think it tastes like soap – it has become a clear symbol of the success of the Inveresk Community Garden.

When Alexandra “Al” Viney first stepped into a rowing boat, she instantly fell in love. She was in year seven at Launceston Grammar School when she decided to try rowing as a summer sport alongside her best friend. Though Al had always been drawn to tennis and basketball, it was her friend’s enthusiasm that led her to give rowing a chance.

Boobs, tits, honkers, jugs, coconuts-terms for these life-giving and uniquely wondrous parts of our bodies are plenty.

Jiri Lev is a Czech-Australian architect and urbanist living in Launceston. Earlier this year he unveiled an affordable and easy-to-make house design titled Tasmanian Homestead.

The Woman Booker Prize Club is a local Hobart book club. Here they share their thoughts on books by Tasmanian authors, set in Tasmania, or about Tassie topics.

The Art Farm Birchs Bay (AFBB) is located at Channel Highway, Woodbridge, a pleasant 45-minute drive south from Hobart.

The humble scallop pie. It doesn’t get more Tasmanian than this local delicacy. Fresh Tassie scallops swimming in a hot, aromatic curry sauce encased in flaky pastry. Yum.

Want to use up those old bananas but are sick of banana bread?

The upcoming film, Ancestry Road, was shot across 17 days in Oatlands and the surrounding Midlands. We spoke with Melbourne-based director and writer Glenn Triggs about making the film in Tassie.

Dive into the month ahead with practical star insights – your guide to navigating the cosmos this month.

As this year’s very chilly winter begins its farewell tour, I find myself yearning for the spring sun. There are few better ways to welcome the return of warmer days than with a trip to the coast, and my desti­nation of choice is Eaglehawk Neck.

Oca (Oxalis tuberosa), also known as the New Zealand yam, is a root vegeta­ble native to the Andean region of South America. It’s still widely cultivated in countries like Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador and in recent years, oca has gained popularity in other parts of the world, including Australia, New Zealand and the United States, due to its nutritional value and versatility in the kitchen.

Karin Koch is the creator of the Pooseum in Richmond, a science museum dedicated entirely to the intriguing world of animal droppings. She got the idea from reading about a small caterpillar that can launch its poo up to 1.5 metres away.

The end of the 19th century heralded the beginning of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. This was an era marked by intensive scientific and geographi­cal exploration in the Antarctic region. Hobart became one of the few cities that served as a hub for Antarctic explorers, due to its geographical proximity to the frozen continent, and its deepwater estuary which enabled explorers to use its harbour.

Corey Peterson is the Chief Sustainability Officer at the University of Tasmania, leading the University’s efforts in planning and creating its organisational sustainability agenda.

What kid wouldn’t jump at the chance to have a chat with the author of their favourite book series? Our very own Jack got the chance to interview children’s author, Andy Griffiths, to get the skinny on the best selling Treehouse and JUST! series and (in Jack’s words) how to make lots of money writing books.

The Woman Booker Prize Club is a local Hobart book club who have been chatting books together since 2015, reading books by women, non-binary and trans authors. This month, they’ve shared their thoughts on some Tasmanian authors, books set in Tasmania and about Tassie topics. Over to the club!

Whether it be for environmental, ethical or health reasons; many people are now opting for plant-based dairy. But how can you tell if your barista-grade almond milk cuts the mustard? Below, I share my three top tips for meeting nutritional require­ments on a dairy-free diet.

My first ski was at the age of about 16 at Ben Lomond. We only had one day up there and it was a literal crash course in skiing.

After too many wet days cooped up inside, a walk was needed to blow away the winter cobwebs.

Food is often the heart and soul of neighbourhoods, and what better way is there to get to know a place than hitting where the locals love to eat and hang out?

It’s exhilaration I feel as I stand at the Edge of the World, my hair whipped into a crazy wind-dance as I gaze out upon the endless sea.

Being part of a community is vital for anyone, especially so when you arrived from another country. We spoke to Ren McGrath, from volunteer organisation CityNetworks, about how a new Hobart community network cafe, Esteem Coffee, is breaking down cultural barriers, one esteem’ing cup at a time.

Whether you’re for, against or on the fence regarding Tassie’s AFL team and/ or stadium, North Hobart Football Club (NHFC) is considered the ancestral home of Aussie Rules footy in Hobart. We caught up with Rick Tipping for a glimpse back into the early days of NHFC and Tasmanian AFL.

Check out these awesome events going on around Hobart this month, or make a weekend of it and travel a little further afield.

Georgie was missing for three years, but Hannah always knew she’d come back.

Check out these awesome events going on around Hobart this month, or make a weekend of it and travel a little further afield.

Sarah Clark is using her skills in gardening to help the homeless in Hobart.

Everyone loves a road trip right? Get out of Hobart for the weekend explore what lies beyond the city. Spring Bay Mill, at Triabunna, was once home to the world’s largest wood chip mill.

“Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them,” so said Eyeore.

As we gradually conquer the Covid travel restrictions we’ve been enduring, dreams of exploring mystical locations can soon be a reality again.

Grant Wise knows more about the Ansair Kingston bus factory in Kingston than most people.

What you need to know before you DIY.

Steven Burgess is a director of Complete Streets, an Australian owned firm dedicated to building happier and healthier towns and cities through better street making.

Delving into the inspiration, influence and individuals behind some of Hobart’s most happening businesses with a social bent.

We have a rich history in Tasmania. From the 1840s, photographers started documenting Van Diemen’s Land.

What happens when street art and opals combine? Jeweller Luke Eliasz is there for it.

Can an optimist and a pessimist live in harmony? It’s a typical day on the therapeutic couch and my client Jake begins.

We all know Tassie is cold – but could the end be in sight for our mild summers?

Peter Siddle is a former Australian cricketer, a plant-based athlete, and currently calling Hobart home while playing for Tasmania.

As musician Lasca Dry releases her first solo album, she muses on ballet, her home town Ulverstone and why she just loves pink.

Beardy McBeard is a Hobart-based photographer who has travelled the world shooting all the big races.

As one of Australia’s most prominent political journos, Sabra Lane is in the box seat when it comes to interviewing decision makers and thought leaders. And she’s now doing it from Hobart.

For fashion designer Victoria Bliss, the opportunity to recently dress Australian of the Year Grace Tame came from a place of respect and emotion. Her new debut collection gives a nod to her Hobart childhood and her current hometown, Melbourne.

Take a look inside this family home that was once part of networks of buildings used to communicate with ships more than 150 years ago.

Agnes Frith opened the Golden Wattle Cafe to give people with dementia and their caregivers a safe and non-judgemental space where they can socialise and interact with each other and members of the community in a relaxed environment. Here she shares her story.

Before Ned Kelly cut a blazing trail through Australia’s collective imaginations, Tasmania had its own dashing bushranger who captured the hearts, and inevitably, material possessions of its populace.

‘We’re reclaiming a space that was full of hatred, a place of oppression’:how drag queen bingo is delighting Hobart audiences.

When you’re hiking in Tasmania, it’s normally a push to the peak. But Maria Island is different.

You never know when you’re going to have your culinary world expanded and for me recently it was in the back on an Uber.

What would you buy from a tip shop? While Hobart is working hard to reduce its waste, we can still do more to cut down.

The Slag Queens were once described as the Worst Band in Launceston’ but now having won the 2020 National Live Music Award ‘Tasmanian Live Act of the Year’ and performing at MONA FOMA for the fourth year in a row, they’re feeling pretty good.

“So, what do you do with yourself?” Ah, the standard nice-to- meet-you-question that highlights how so many of us have our identity wrapped up in what we do for work, where we do it, and who we do it with. But how can we not?

Eliza Rogers is a florist with a love for using local and foraged flowers and weeds for weddings and installations.

With a Tour de France podium finish now under his belt, Stephanie Williams caught up with cyclist Richie Porte on his return to Tasmania. On a winning streak, he also recently held his crown as king of Willunga Hill at the Tour Down Under.

With an established career in the fashion industry, Sam Elsom didn’t expect a conference call with climate scientist Tim Flannery to result in a move to aquaculture. Sam is now cultivate ing a native Tasmanian seaweed to sequester carbon and help reduce methane emissions from Australia’s meat, wool and dairy industries.

As we’re now entering the last month of Hobart’s short summer season, we’ve done all the research and have a choice list of events to help you make the most of the sunshine.

This January marked eight years since Mitch McPherson lost his little brother, Ty, to suicide. Through his grief, he started SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY with one very small but very significant action, a bumper sticker.

After a rough childhood that included periods of homelessness, Darran Petty turned his life around through the power of bodybuilding. He now owns and operates his own martial arts studio in Hobart, as well as running a podcast and starting a filmmaking company.

Tasmanian surfer, Sam Lennox may be on the brink of winning $30,000 after a video of him riding a gargantuan wave at Shipstern Bluff has progressed to the finals of an online competition.

What do you get when you combine an architect, a bush block and a budget of $275,000? Casa Acton is a moveable 53sqm bush dwelling in Tasmania designed and built by Josh FitzGerald (a founding director of Archier) along with his partner Millie Ashton.

Birds like Tasmania. Firstly it’s an island, which birds like in general because they can flaunt their ability to come and go as they please to those dumb landlocked mammals. Secondly we’ve got a lush, sexy, biosphere with grassy moorlands, coastal heaths, temperate rainforests and eucalyptus bush, all in one conveniently compact package.

It isn’t always as easy as it looks on the ‘gram. Here’s your guide to hiking Tasmania’s photogenic tracks.

Robbie Arnott is a Tasmanian writer whose novels – Flames (2018) and The Rain Heron (2020) have received great acclaim locally and internationally. He’s the inaugural recipient of the University of Tasmania’s Hedberg Writer-in-Residence Program, which includes a stipend of $30,000, allowing him to take a sabbatical from his work as an advertising copywriter to focus on his third novel.

Festive season entertaining got you frazzled? We’ve got you covered.

A few extra festive recipes from some of Tassie’s top foodies to get you hungry this Christmas.

Mark Richards and George Radford took their mark for a race in Hobart, but they didn’t know they’d never make it to the finish line.

The green fairy has left bohemian Paris and come to Hobart.

With over 100 boats registered to compete, the 2020 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is set to be one of the biggest events held anywhere in Australia in the post-lockdown era.

Tasmanians have always been keen on boats, understandably as an island girt by sea and, accordingly, many glorious beaches. Hobart already has a high rate of boat licence holders and that number is set to increase with Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) reporting boat training bookings are up two-and-a-half times on previous summers.

Tasmania, despite its small size and population in comparison to the mainland, has produced more than its proportionally predicted percentage of significant figures and heroes of Australian history. 

For an iconic flower, such as the Tasmanian Waratah, to bloom into its fullest potential, it must first go through a period of severe discomfort. To germinate, the seed must break through its hard exterior, spend time in the cold, wet dirt, and navigate through darkness before it can feel the warmth of the sun. Only then, does this special native brighten our wild landscape. Only then, we are gifted with its captivating beauty.

There’s quite a bit of choice when it comes to Vietnamese food in Hobart, especially with the staple banh mi bread roll.

Find out the latest community news and ideas from around Hobart in December and January.

These women have been suiting up Tasmania’s front-line workers for more than 30 years. 

As a passionate advocate for sexual assault, Grace is a leader of positive change committed to breaking the cycle of abuse. She’s also a self-described adventurer and a lover of life – who can’t leave home without her Akubra.

Inner city Hobart schools are reaching capacity and students are beginning to lose access to vital educational tools. The South Hobart Primary School recently lost its library, after it was closed to be repurposed as classrooms to meet 2021 enrolment numbers.

Find out the latest community news and ideas from around Hobart in November.

Each year Bushcare recognises outstanding volunteers for  creating positive, inspiring and lasting contributions to the conservation of Hobart’s bushland reserves with the Golden Secateurs Award. This year’s recipient was Namkheang (Bryan) Ly, a Cambodian born Hobart resident studying Communications Technology at the University of Tasmania.

Tasmania, despite its small size and population in comparison to the mainland, has produced more than its proportionally predicted percentage of significant figures and heroes of Australian history. 

“So we’re going for a drive in our house?” my six-year-old asks when I announce we’re taking a motorhome trip in the school holidays. “Kind of,” I reply. “You get to sit in the kitchen while Mum and Dad drive the whole house along.” Lots of laughter and questions flow and it’s obvious that the kids are going to love it. I’m a little apprehensive, I’ll be honest. The practical side of eating, driving, sleeping presents more questions than answers, but in this weird year I’ve learnt that you just have to go with it.

Hobart band, A. Swayze & the Ghosts recently released their debut full-length album. Lead vocalist Andrew Swayze steps us through releasing a new album amid a pandemic.

A traditional Federation villa on Lower Jordan Road in West Hobart has had a beautiful facelift, conceived by Hobart-based architecture firm Taylor and Hinds.

Having graced Australian stages and screens for thirty years, Marta Dusseldorp is set to star in The Bleeding Tree by Angus Cerini at Hobart’s historic Theatre Royal.

With Summer on the way, it’s time to plan your next adventure in the great outdoors. It pays to remember that while nature may be healing to the soul, it is capable of being dangerous to the body. To totally freak you out, let’s have a good look at five of the most dangerous predators you may encounter in Tasmania this summer.