Anzac Day 2015: Record crowds attend services around Tasmania and other top stories

Anzac Day 2015: Record crowds attend services around Tasmania

Tens of thousands of people have attended Anzac parades and services around Tasmania this morning. Crowds lined the streets as current and former servicemen and women, along with relatives marched through the Hobart and Launceston CBDs to the ... >> view original

School kids who urged Chinese president to visit Hobart invited as guests to China

They had written him letters in Mandarin explaining to him why he should visit Tasmania. The president met the students when he spent a day in Hobart after the G20 summit in Brisbane last November. School principal Andy Muller said the students were ... >> view original

Group claims IS message on Tas website - Yahoo7

"The group claiming responsibility for the hacking appear to non-discriminately target organisations who use web hosts such as the one used by Hobart International Airport," a police statement said. Hobart Airport's website remains disabled on Sunday ... >> view original

Lecture preview: Novelist Richard Flanagan recount... - Pittsburgh Post

When he works, he takes a ferry from Hobart, Tasmania, to a smaller island where he has a writing shack. He writes on a laptop and occasionally takes breaks to go kayaking or snorkeling. The New York magazine posted video of his retreat on its website. >> view original

Community centre in outer Hobart opens discount fruit and veg store

The need was highlighted in a report from the Heart Foundation and the University of Tasmania (UTAS), which showed significant variations in the cost, availability and affordability of fresh fruit and vegetables across the state. The report found that ... >> view original

Inaugural Hobart Language Day bringing community together to celebrate ...

The first official Hobart Language Day will take place today with multilingual volunteers teaching, speaking, reading and writing in more than 12 languages. Participants will have the opportunity to listen to live music, watch videos, read books in ... >> view original

A New Take on Tasmania

The four-night private trip begins with a walking tour in the city of Hobart. Travelers then start on a series of rides ranging from 20 to 40 miles a day on terrain that varies from gentle rolling hills to more strenuous climbs: Options include a 26 ... >> view original

See The Footy Show live in Tasmania!

Terms and Conditions – See The Footy Show Live In Tasmania. General. 1.The Promoter is The Herald & Weekly Times Pty Ltd (ABN 49 004 113 937) of 40 City Road, Southbank VIC. Telephone number (03) 9292 2508. 2.Information on how to enter and ... >> view original

Artefacts dating back to Tasmania's first European settlers uncovered

Archaeologists have found dozens of artefacts which date back to the first years of European settlement in Hobart. Gun flint, clay pipes and arrowhead bricks have all been uncovered at the Montpelier Retreat site, which is soon to be developed. The ... >> view original

TARGA: Changes await tarmac rally competitors in Tasmania

With a rediscovery of the south this year, the Huon Valley loop south of Hobart has been incorporated into Targa Tasmania for the first time since 2007. These legendary roads (including the 14.49km burst of Cygnet) will host the last of six competition ... >> view original