Issue 55 Contents


Regulars

Editorial: Non-user Pays? Surely Not! (Read now in PDF format Click Here)

Editor’s Desk: From Readers around the World

Opinion: Restoring a ‘Full-sized’ Parliament
A case for better representation
Will Hodgman MP

Portfolio: John Temple

Architecture: From God to Pod
The resurrection of a church to serve the community
Cjharles Zuber

Tasmanians at Large: Bulgaria
A place where past and present co-exist
Jim Anderson

Industry: A Century of Free Press
Scottsdale celebrates its local paper
Mike Vanderkelen

Mark Smith’s Spring Selections

Wine: VisitVineyards.com
Mark Smith

Birds Tasmania: Welcome Swallows
Sarah Lloyd

New Books: The Latest from 40°South
Bert Hanson

Writers’ Market: Marketplace for Creative Tasmanians

Parting Shot: Surfing in the ’60s

Features

Bullocks and Bullockies
History comes alive at Oatlands
Sue Streit

Queenstown’s Magic Christmas Freight Train
A creative radio station was Santa’s little helper
Grant Taylor

Bring on Summer Festivals!
The state is a hive of activity this summer
Paula Catchpole

Reviving the ‘Traditional’ Music of Tasmania
Local musicians delve into our musical heritage
Linda Thompson

Tasmanian Songman
Cape Barren musician and songwriter Ronnie Summers
Helen Gee

Big Surf at Bluff Reef
The West Coast hosts an international surfing event
Rick Eaves

Harold Gatty – Pioneer Aviator
A great unsung her Sue Streit
Colin Denny

Historical High Light
Rescuing the original Tasman Island lantern room
Erika Johnson

50 Years On
The Heron sailing dinghy is still a favourite
Mark Rasmussen

Darlington, Maria Island
Conservation of a probation station
Liz Wren

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