Editorial (PDF)

The Editor’s Desk
Readers’ letters from around the world.

Botanica: Plants on the Edge of Australia by Nick Fitzgerald
The vegetation of the Tasman Peninsula.

Portfolio: Gallery in the Wilderness by Pete Hay
Tasmania’s best photographers on display.

Heritage – National Trust: Richmond’s Oak Lodge by Peter Mercer

SciTech: The Myth of the White-Tail Spider by Tom Morton
A much-maligned arachnid

Restaurant: Tarantella – A Taste of Italy by patsy Hollis
This Tasmanian institution is a family affair.

Food: High Level Bush Tucker by Tim Dub

Views and Reviews by Brent Crosswell

Parting Shot: Felling a Forest Giant, 1950

The Overland Track – A Personal Odyssey by Nic Haygarth
Australia’s best-loved bushwalking experience.

Vale: Auntie Ida West, AM by Heather Sculthorpe
A distinguished Tasmanian.

Summer Fun in Style by Warren Boyles

In the festive season here is where the action is.

The Case of the Baby-Faced Assassin by Brent Crosswell

A Golfers Paradise by Craig Tansley

Man and Machine by Terence Revell
Australia’s first human-powered aircraft.

The Power of the Ferryman by X (name withheld!)

Bruny – an island off an island off an island.

Voyage of the Tribal Warrior by Bruce Pascoe
Young Aborigines learning about the sea and themselves.

Antiquities in the Vineyard by Mark Smith

Forty centuries of human history.

Boutique Brews of the Apple Isle by Nick Haddow
An insider’s view.

Remote Island Romance by Erika Johnson

Kingston by Lesley Rees
Beachside living – with a mountain backdrop.

The End of the Ball and Chain by Nic Haygarth

A new beginning and a new flag.

Railway in the Rainforest by Warren Boyles
One of the world’s great small train journeys.

Strings across Time by Glenda King
Tasmanian Aboriginal shell necklaces.