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Meet Tasmania's Australians of the Year

TASMANIA has named four individuals who will represent the state at the 2025 Australian of the Year Awards including Founder of Sea Forest Sam Elsom who was named Tasmania’s Australian of the Year.

Doubts over mines future

THE future of King Island’s Dolphin Tungsten Mine is expected to be determined within the next two weeks as financial challenges and investor hesitancy cast uncertainty over its operations.

G6M's Dolphin Mine at Grassy

Ferry Fiasco the beginning of the end

The Ferry Fiasco is the beginning of the end for the Rockliff Liberal Government.

Spirit of Tasmania

Award honours Northwest vegetable grower

A FOCUS on high yields has helped North-West farmer Jamie Marshall win a major vegetable production award.

Simplot veg grower of the year Jamie Marshall

Planning for the future of kunanyi/Mount Wellington

The park needs to be set up to meet the expectations of visitors while protecting what makes it special. Now is the right time to review the current arrangements and make sure the park is set up to meet future demands and community expectations.

Mount Wellington Information Centre

Volunteers here to help

BLAZE Aid volunteers have set up camp in Hamilton to help Tasmanian farmers rebuild after wild weather.

L-R Blaze Aid volunteers; Cheryl Youkee from Sheffield, Vanessa Alayo from Canada, Amy Curran from Ireland and Stewart Crafter from Melbourne on a property at Hamilton damaged by floods.

National boycott of saputo dairy products called off as maintenance workers secure wage increase

The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union and the Communications, Electrical, and Plumbing Union has announced the end of a national boycott on Saputo dairy products following the resolution of a 20-week long pay parity dispute.

Saputo Burnie maintenance workers rallied for pay pay parity for 20 weeks.

How did the Tassie horse go? Melbourne Cup results here.

A horse born at Armidale Stud at Carrick was a sentimental favourite to win the Melbourne Cup - see how they all fared.

The Map

Market marooned as wait continues

Read the latest wool report from Damien Whiteley, Elders District Manager

Photo: Kiki Falconer

Pipeline construction workers Mark Langridge, Toby Burgess-Wilson and Nils Bush

South Arm pipeline complete

THE South Arm Irrigation Scheme has reached a milestone with the completion of a $2.8 million, 7km pipeline crossing the River Derwent near Hobart.

lamb

Prices reward early new lambs

Market Talk with Richard Bailey

TasFarmers applauds GBE changes

UPDATE: TasFarmers has applauded the government’s announcement to implement meaningful reforms for the state’s government business enterprises (GBEs) and state-owned companies.

Spirit of Tasmania