Wilderness

by Jason MacLeod

  writer and photographer JASON MacLEOD The walk into Federation Peak is hard enough and the forecast uncertain at best. So why am I lugging an extra 6kgs of bulky gear that fills up most of my backpack? A harness, paraglider wing, helmet, and instruments, along with all my camping...

Performing arts

A song sets sail

by Chris Champion

Take a young and aspiring musician, give
him some Tasmanian-themed inspiration …

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Poet's Corner

East Coast, Tasmania   The centre of the universe is here. Grey timber posts deep...

by Mary Blackwood

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Tasmanian Writers

In pursuit of spring

Poet's Corner

My first BBQ in Hobart

Poet's Corner

It was a garden

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Poet's Corner

East Coast, Tasmania   The centre of the universe is here. Grey timber posts deep...

by Mary Blackwood

Top Stories

Tasmanian Writers

In pursuit of spring

Poet's Corner

My first BBQ in Hobart

Poet's Corner

It was a garden

Tasmanian Voices

Long and windy memories

Tasmanian Writers

Blow me down but the market’s up

Tasmanian Writers

In pursuit of spring

Poet's Corner

My first BBQ in Hobart

Poet's Corner

It was a garden

Tasmanian Writers

In pursuit of spring

Poet's Corner

My first BBQ in Hobart

Poet's Corner

It was a garden

Tasmanian Writers

In pursuit of spring

Poet's Corner

My first BBQ in Hobart

Poet's Corner

It was a garden

Environment

Environment, Tasmanian Writers

writer and photographer KATE BOWN   Winter by the sea in Tasmania is bearable if you’re dressed for it. This Tuesday morning it’s a red woollen bush shirt and a red cable-knit beanie. The cold is not getting in, even if my neck is a little itchy. I give my...

by Kate Bown

Environment

photo by Sonia Strong There’s a light, a certain kind of light … If you’re...

by Sonia Strong

Environment

writer and photographer JAMES PARKER Tasman Peninsula, early 2023 Some people have fairies at the...

by James Parker

Environment

photo PETER GRANT If you go up down to the woods today … On...

by Peter Grant

Artists and Artisans, Environment, Science

Some projects are simply beautiful from start to finish, from their quiet intention to the...

by Katherine Johnson

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Wilderness

Artists and Artisans, Wilderness

For some of the artists steeped in wild Tasmania’s landscapes and iconic endemic flora, this...

by Andrew Darby

Wilderness

Seven of us walked across the heath, through the sort of morning glow that makes...

by Bert Spinks

Wilderness

  writer and photographer JASON MacLEOD The walk into Federation Peak is hard enough and the forecast uncertain at best. So why am I lugging an extra 6kgs of bulky gear that fills up most of my backpack? A harness, paraglider wing, helmet, and instruments, along with all my camping...

by Jason MacLeod

Wilderness

Cradle Mountain releases her miracles writer and photographer KATE BOWN Wind roars down the summit...

by Kate Bown

Artists and Artisans, Wilderness

For some of the artists steeped in wild Tasmania’s landscapes and iconic endemic flora, this...

by Andrew Darby

Travel & tourism, Wilderness

Influencer selfies seem invariably to be taken on cloudless days, but the Tasmanian wilderness is not known for its friendly weather or ease of access. I’m yet to see an influencer photograph themselves huddled in a rain poncho in sideways hail, complete with snot icicles, waiting for someone more sensible...

by Sonia Strong

Travel & tourism

Sometimes during the Tasmanian winter, when the southerly wind blows and I am standing outside,...

by Steve Roden

Travel & tourism

The Victoria Tavern’s doors are now permanently closed to the public. In honour of the...

by Don Defenderfer

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