On King Island where I grew up, it was called the King Island Handshake. These days I call it the Tasmanian Handshake: hand out, empty palm up, Oliver Twist-like "please Sir, I want some more [free ...

A shared commitment to keeping rural Tasmanians healthy and connected has brought together two organisations with deep roots in regional communities.

In 1995, the then Liberal Government led by premier Ray Groom introduced the Government Business Enterprises Act, creating the framework that would shape the way some of Tasmania’s largest publicly ...

The Tasmanian government says it will invest up to $12.5 million in the proposed $50 million Westbury BioHub, with the ...

Researchers at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture have made significant progress in making good quality sparkling wine ...

At the Rabobank forum in Ballarat, James and Annika Scott from Hamilton. Young farmers from across south-eastern Australia – ...

Sheep producer Wayne Walker is the first person in Tasmania to own a flock of the SheepMaster breed and hopes to see them ...

October 2026 The Australian wool market had another ‘off week’ with prices continuing to drift lower with a growing quality ...

The Sorell Council is partnering with the University of Tasmania (UTAS) to deliver a pilot research project exploring how community nest boxes can support local bird habitats.

Parts of Tasmania’s north-east have recorded their highest average September daytime temperatures on record and less than a ...

Local farmers are baffled as to why TasWater is removing a weir from Dora Creek at Judbury, saying that it is a waste of ...

Deloraine District Pony Club Ruby rider Ruby Atkins has recently returned from Kentucky, USA, having successfully represented ...