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

Hear Violent Femmes' First New Song in 15 Years

Last December, the trio, which also includes singer-guitarist Gordon Gano and bassist Brian Ritchie, continued its touring with a set at the Sydney Opera House, then decamped to Hobart, Tasmania, where they recorded the tracks for a new EP. Below, hear ... >> 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

China's year in the Arctic

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, where the country's icebreaker Xue Long was docked in port. During his visit, Xi signed a memorandum of understanding with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on bilateral cooperation ... >> view original

Heart surgery safety record marked at Royal Hobart Hospital

Tasmania's major public hospital believes it has set a record for successful open heart surgery. The Royal Hobart Hospital has performed 1,000 coronary artery bypass surgeries since 2008 without adverse effect. The director of cardiothoracic surgery ... >> view original

Tasmania's Opposition casts doubt over $16m Cadbury grant

Tasmanian Opposition Leader Bryan Green has used Question Time to ask the Premier to confirm whether a controversial federal grant to Cadbury would be paid. The grant of $16 million was promised by the Federal Government to the Hobart-based ... >> view original

Zim Feel At Home

Hobart — THEY are used to the Irish than Zimbabweans in this part of the world but Tasmania has opened its arms to embrace Elton Chigumbura and his men as they battle to keep their World Cup alive with a priceless victory here on Saturday. Throughout ... >> view original

NAPLAN results: 15 Tasmanian schools achieve above-average literacy and ...

Two government primary schools, Goulburn Street and Landsdowne in West Hobart, made gains in both numeracy and reading in grades three to five. Six other public primary schools achieved gains in either numeracy or reading in the same grades. Princes ... >> 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