Things to do in Hobart, Tasmania: One day three ways and other top stories

Things to do in Hobart, Tasmania: One day three ways

See Hobart without blowing the budget by getting around on a velocipede from Artbikes (free if returned same day, $22 overnight, arts.tas.gov.au/artsatwork/artbikes). On Saturdays, Salamanca Place, on Hobart's waterfront, is transformed into one of ... >> view original

Five Great Places For Coffee In Hobart, Tasmania

My parents went on a holiday eight and a half years ago, came back to their home in Sydney, and within a few months decided to pack up and move from Sydney down to Hobart, Tasmania. In terms of distance, a move like this is similar to moving from ... >> view original

Great eats in Tasmania's Hobart

The restaurant scene in Sydney and Melbourne is exciting, and it is easy to dismiss Hobart in Tasmania as a sleepy town down under Down Under. But home-grown chefs who left to work overseas have come home to roost and those from other parts of ... >> view original

Foo-king Amazing Night in Tassie – Foo Fighters Review

17 years after the last time the Foo Fighters rocked Hobart, they repeated the feat in a sweltering night at the Derwent Entertainment Centre on Monday. There was a serene atmosphere outside the gig but once the buzz and anticipation built, you could ... >> view original

Federal funding cuts blamed for closure of 10 dementia beds in Hobart

Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley said the funding deal was a one-off and that while it had stopped, federal funding for Tasmania's hospitals overall would increase by 30 per cent over the next four years. "It was one-off funding and it was never ... >> view original

Memorial for Canadian convicts sent to Tasmania rededicated in Hobart

A memorial for almost 100 political prisoners sent from Canada to Australia's penal colonies following an 1830s rebellion has been rededicated in Hobart. The large granite monument was removed in 2004 and has been updated with more accurate historical ... >> view original

Australian Job Market: Senator Eric Abetz Feels Employment is The 'Best Form ...

The Minister for Employment and Senator for Tasmania, Eric Abetz, posted a few comments on the unemployment issue on the official website of his ministry. The press release starts with the Senator saying that he believes ... Senator Eric Abetz ... >> view original

Tasmania: Living the good life way, way Down Under

Once a penal colony, Tasmania has transformed into a destination for both foodies and art aficionados, drawn in by a boutique gourmet scene obsessed with fresh, local produce and the cutting edge Museum of Old and New Art (MONA). The capital, Hobart ... >> view original

Driver dies after single car crash on Tasmania's Bruny Island

Man killed in crash on Bruny Island in Tas9news.com.au >> view original

Man pleads guilty to trafficking after biggest drugs bust in Tasmanian history

Hobart's Supreme Court Justice David Porter heard the 27-year-old from Blackmans Bay was a member of the Rebels Motorcycle Club at the time of the trafficking, but that he had since severed ties with the organisation and handed back his patches in an ... >> view original