15+ hour, 30+ min ago   (428+ words) A Perth company says it can make clean energy cheaper than fossil fuels and wants to build the machines to do it at Bell Bay. PolarBlue announced the plan on Sunday, saying it would invest $1.5 billion over three years and…...

16+ hour, 1+ min ago   (410+ words) About 15,000 yellowtail kingfish have arrived in Tasmania to be raised for an offshore farming trial in Bass Strait, in what will be the first attempt to grow the species in Commonwealth waters. The fish weigh about one gram each and…...

19+ hour, 55+ min ago   (307+ words) A Smithton man who began selling methamphetamine to fund his own drug habit and became caught in a “cycle” of debt has been sentenced in the Supreme Court. Dylan Jackson Gale, 35, pleaded guilty to trafficking a controlled substance, along with…...

2+ day, 18+ min ago   (399+ words) For Emma Horswill, the path from editing videos for Gardening Australia to running her own flower farm felt like a natural one. The former video editor trained in horticulture at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens and completed a Bachelor of…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (317+ words) A Hobart pub is putting its kitchen to work for people doing it tough, cooking a massive batch of curry every fortnight for a free community meal run by Food Not Bombs Hobart. The New Sydney Hotel will prepare a…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (472+ words) Premier Jeremy Rockliff has promised to work with farmers who say they are being unfairly fined for clearing trees on their own land, after hundreds protested at Parliament House, dozens of them arriving by tractor. The rally on Thursday targeted…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (314+ words) Tasmania’s free hospitality wellbeing program HOSPO Health has been named a national finalist in the 2026 National Safety Awards of Excellence. The program, delivered by Hospitality Tasmania, was recognised in the Best Safety Leadership Program category alongside major national organisations including…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (639+ words) Tasmanian farmers have driven their tractors to Parliament House to protest against forestry regulation they say is fining them out of business. The tractors rolled into Hobart from across the south-east and the Midlands, Huon Valley and Derwent Valley for…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (312+ words) One of Tasmania’s most influential creative organisations is marking 40 years with a landmark exhibition opening at Rosny Farm this week. DOT40: Celebrating 40 Years brings together 15 leading designer-makers in a major show celebrating Designed Objects Tasmania’s contribution to contemporary craft and design....

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (567+ words) The owner of a Hobart CBD bar says takings have plunged 30% in three months as water main works outside his Elizabeth Street venue drag well past their original deadline. Ben Wells, who co-owns Grinners Dive Bar with Jordan Dunn, said…...