As an archaeologist, Jennifer wants everyone to know she doesn’t work with dino­saurs! We dug deeper into what it takes to be an archaeologist in Tasmania.

As a member of the Tasmania JackJumpers team, CEO Christine Finnegan brought her extensive sports management experience to kickstart the new club back in 2020. Attention now turns to the women’s team, starting nationally for the 26/27 season.

What’s On In Hobart- November 2025

At a loose end on Christmas Day? Need help to get a few treats on the Christmas Table? We’ve got you covered. Here’s our round up of community services helping out this Christmas.

The spring selling season, when the residential market tradi­tionally kicks back into gear again, began in earnest.

Ah, working from home, or WFH if you’re in the know.

Bits and Pieces Community News – December 2025

On a 20-acre property overlooking Kettering and the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, something remarkable is happening: sick, injured, and orphaned raptors are being rehabilitated and released back into the wild.

Make It Fresh is a new initiative in Devonport, helping to combat food secu­rity issues and offer affordable options for the community. We had a chat with the manager Al Ollington about their future plans.

Zodiac Check-In: Your Monthly Astro Update – November 2025

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. Over to the club!

Tasmanian Championship Wrestling (TCW) was established in 2011 by Leigh Barber – a long tenured QLD wrestler who brought professional wrestling to Tasmania starting a training school and running wrestling events. Beau Sayer and Daniel Hawes took over TCW eight years ago, running the shows and wres­tling too. Daniel gave us the lowdown on where wrestling is at in Tassie right now.

With an adventurous spirit, you can turn any weekend into a mini getaway. From Hobart and Launceston you can take short flights to explore more. Sure, you can drive, but you can also splurge a little, save time, and enjoy a holiday!

Molly Duncan, is 77 and taught herself to paint six years ago. She also lives with arthritis. Through her “unworkable hands” as she calls them, she uses ergonomic tools to work in oil and cold wax medium. Here is Molly’s story.

A festive favourite, all ages will love this dessert, but especially the kids.

Sparkling Wine

The relaxing two kilometre walk, along Shag Bay Historic Trail, in Geilston Bay Regional Park, has both historic and scenic interest. The park is a twelve-minute drive from central Hobart, along East Derwent Highway, to Geilston Bay. The clearly-signed track starts from the carpark in DeBomford Lane.

The warm, pink Balinese sky was the backdrop for lotus flowers that were gently floating in the poolside bar. No phones, emails, or kids, everything was perfect and here on retreat, the couple felt deeply connected.

The Australian Pesticides and Veteri­nary Medicines Authority (APVMA) recently approved salmon producers’ use of Florfenicol, an antibiotic used to treat P. salmonis, a marine bacterium.

From a Tasmanian childhood spent exploring the waterways of Bruny Island, to an international film, theatre and television career, Essie Davis stars in Alien: Earth on Disney+, out this month. We sat down with her in Hobart recently to chat all things Alien…and Tassie politics.

Frederick Matthias Alexander is internationally known as the founder of the Alexander Technique.

There’s having a stash of wine bottles, then there’s creating an entire space devoted to them. A wine cellar is the ultimate indulgence, the final boss move, for anyone who considers themselves a true oenophile. A place where your love of wine moves beyond the bottle and becomes part of your home, your own little cellar door.

Looking to refresh your home with new ideas? The rich cultural diversity of our planet offers an endless array of interior design styles. Join us as we take a journey around the world to discover which country will inspire your next project.

Zodiac Check-in: Your Monthly Astro Update- April 2025

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. Over to the club!

It’s official. Spring has sprung. To celebrate, we caught up with Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens horticulturist, Anne Griffin, to get the top garden- sprucing tips for this time of year.

The inquisitive noses of Biosecurity Tasmania’s (BT) detector dogs at Tasmania’s airports and seaports continue to sniff out restricted goods hidden away in luggage, despite the reduced number of incoming flights in recent times.

Everyone loves ducks, but how many people know what a “duck” actually is? In Tasmania, we have 11 species of native ducks, either full time residents or occasional visitors. Sadly for our ducks, they’re not as famous as a lot of our other native birds. A recent Victorian study found that only 1 in 6 Victorians can name a single native duck species, and Tasmanians, I imagine ,wouldn’t fare much better. The image of a local duck that you have in your head right now might not even be an Australian duck!