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Stewart Rice and Mathew Burns

Stewart Rice and Mathew Burns achieve cricket milestones

Two Derwent Valley cricketers achieved major milestones during the week for their respective clubs.

Tasmanian Tomato & Garlic Festival changes name to Tasmanian Heirloom Festival

The event formerly known as the Tasmanian Tomato & Garlic Festival has morphed into the Tasmanian Heirloom Festival.

Attendees at the festival

Police ask for assistance following spate of East Coast robberies

Police have asked for public assistance following a spate of robberies on the East Coast.

Police

King Island delegates unable to attend aviation hearing at Wynyard

King Island delegates to the federal government’s aviation sector hearing in Wynyard this week could not secure a flight to attend.

Aircraft

Seafood export industry grappling with flofenicol spread

Deputy Premier and Trade Minister Guy Barnett has strongly backed Tasmania’s export rock lobster and abalone sectors in light of the proposed suspension of the use of Florfenicol in salmon farms, due to its detection in the wild.

Salmon pens

Dry 2025 taking its toll on Tasmanian farmers

Rain totals were below average in 2025 for most of Tasmania, with that trend set to continue in the first half of this year.

George Shea

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New Norfolk Distillery's Tarrant Derksen earns Master Rummelier title

New Norfolk Distillery’s Tarrant Derksen has officially earned the title of Master Rummelier, becoming the first person in Tasmania and the second in Australia to gain the certification.

Tarrant Derkson

TasFarmers Matters - Challenges of dealing with introduced species

Nothing frustrates primary producers more than red tape that works against a business owner’s ability to achieve a profit while providing a benefit to others who don’t pay for the privilege.

deer

Old Ferguson tractors to be on display at Sheffield Steamfest

Ferguson tractor lovers will be treated to one of the biggest ever displays of the unstoppable workhorses when their 80th anniversary is celebrated at Steamfest at Sheffield from March 7-9.

Phillip Gaunt of Launceston with the 1950 Ferguson TEA and a 1947 Ferguson TEA that he will take to Sheffield Steamfest on the March long weekend.

John Fowle after his innings

Double ton for Molesworth player John "Chook" Fowle

Molesworth Cricket Club’s John (Chook) Fowle has written himself into the record books after smashing a double century in the Division 5 fifty-over game held at Gretna on Sunday.

Hemp

Hemp Senate Inquiry public hearing to take place at Longford

A public hearing for the Senate Inquiry into opportunities for the development of a hemp industry in Australia will be held at Longford on February 25.

The winners from the Tasmanian Boer Goat Championships

Some of Tasmania’s highest quality stud meat goats were on public display at the recent 6th annual Yolla Co-Op Tasmanian Boer Goat Championships. Story and full results here:

Boer goat does