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ROSY: Kasey Lade and Dylan Tarrant. Pictures: Neil Richardson

All the photos from the Festival of Roses 2018

Old Forest Vale farmers Theresa Davis and Andrew Bratt, of Cressy, had never farmed before and are now successfully growing garlic. Pictures: Paul Scambler

Ideas sprout, action is taken, growth occurs

LEFT: Sound of Music at the Princess Theatre.

Eight activities to keep you busy this weekend

TASSIE READY: Red Hot Chili Peppers will play in Tasmania for the first time next year. Picture: Steve Keros

Red Hot Chili Peppers to spice up Hobart for tour show

Devonport’s Vicki Purnell creates embroidered keepsakes for parents of stillborn babies.

State greats celebrated with awards

Cricket action at NTCA

New Tasmanian Children’s Commissioner likely to be Leanne McLean

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Participants hop on their bikes for annual Sally’s Ride event

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Action packed meeting for new Break O’Day Council

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Penguin forces rival to sing aching Blues

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State government to crackdown on Tasmanian shoplifters

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Bell Bay Sawmill fire under control

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BALL CONTROL: Penguin guard Joe Chilcott reaches for the ball under stern defensive pressure from Glenorchy in the men's State League grand final. Pictures: Neil Richardson

Penguin forces rival to sing aching Blues

Andrew Mathieson

DONE IT: Sydneysider Ben St Lawrence took out his first Point to Pinnacle.

The run comes to an end for Evans at his peak

Andrew Mathieson

Top gear: Tour winner Dylan Sunderland, stage winner Cameron Ivory and series winner Raphael Freienstein. Pictures: Brodie Weeding.

Hot wheels of fortune

Rob Shaw

BALL CONTROL: Penguin guard Joe Chilcott reaches for the ball under stern defensive pressure from Glenorchy in the men's State League grand final. Pictures: Neil Richardson

Penguin forces rival to sing aching Blues

Above par: The Tasmanian team of Ella Murray Williams, Oscar Small, Isaac Roberts, Jorjah Bailey, Tailah Mowat, Mackenzie Wilson, Dylan Backhouse and Hunter Gillard.

Tassie team takes school title

TRIP OF A LIFETIME: Launceston's Australian teammates Jordan Powell, Cooper Styles and Casey Noble head off to New Zealand with their national side. Pictures: Supplied

Launceston talent show up the Kiwis

Andrew Mathieson

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Participants hop on their bikes for annual Sally’s Ride event

Kasey Wilkins

INNOVATIVE THEATRE: Guy Hooper in Twelve Times He Spoke. Picture: Tony McKendrick

Big name in small towns as Kruckemeyer play comes to St Helens, Swansea

Frances Vinall

Find out what’s on around Northern Tasmania

OPEN: Fiona Stocker and Carol Bracken ahead of the Tamar Valley Farmgate Festival. Picture: supplied

Farm gate left open for Tamar Valley Farmgate Festival

Caitlin Jarvis

EXCITED: Jodie Lowe, Scott Towns, Naomi Walsh, Derek West, Luke French, Alan Harris, Olav Hogasen, and (front) Connie and William Towns. Picture: Frances Vinall

Not too late to register for Sunday fundraiser Sally’s Ride

Frances Vinall

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Tasmania to host the biggest showing of Monaros in its history

Tom Sebo

Team work: Natalie Colgrave and Kate Walker, owners of ZZIM Conveyancing. Picture: Maeve McKenna

Conveyancing made easy with ZZIM

Maeve McKenna

Keep connected: While Australia is huge and mobile black spots exist, resellers like Pennytel with their constantly improving network coverage, are helping to give customers flexibility and value with their mobile plans.

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Team award: Frank Barta from Tasplan Super, sponsors of the Business Of The Year award with Mark Kolodziej, managing director of Kolmark. Pictures: S.Group

Team effort

Maeve McKenna

Community: Carrie Twine with the Young Professional Of The Year Award, sponsored by Country Club Tasmania. Picture: S. Group

Finance with a local focus for young professional of the year

Maeve McKenna

Federation style in dress circle location

Maeve McKenna

Abounds in sophistication, refinement and craftsmanship

Maeve McKenna

Is this home Summerhill’s best kept secret?

Maeve McKenna

Picture: Phillip Biggs

Action packed meeting for new Break O’Day Council

Kasey Wilkins

Introducing ‘My Island Home’ and ‘Regulars’

Fairfax Tasmania

POSTURING: Our modern lifestyle can contribute to shoulder problems. Sitting at a desk all day or driving long distances can negatively impact important muscles.

Don’t just shrug it off

Dr Kieran Carlton, Freshwater Osteopathy

Picture: Phillip Biggs

Action packed meeting for new Break O’Day Council

ANNIVERSARY: The historic St Matthias’ Church located on the banks of the Tamar River at Windermere is about to celebrate its 175th birthday. Picture: Margaret Hosford

Place of love and devotion

Jenny Gill, Launceston Historical Society

AD INFINITUM: Coiffing sits almost at the bottom of Danielle's list of preferred tasks, a very, very, very distant 100th to baking a chocolate cake.

Frizz to fab a futile foray

Danielle Blewett

Photos from Pearn’s Steam World 2018

Cricket action at NTCA

STRONG: Beautiful toddler Penelope Dean is the sunshine of her mother Emily's life. The brave little girl has been treated for a rare tumour.

How McHappy Day helps brave tots like Penelope

The ultimate throwback: Leavers Dinners from the year 2000

Lighting of the Christmas Tree, Brisbane Street mall

Phillip Biggs

Riverbend Park becoming a reality

Neil Richardson

Zipper, an 11-month-old female, guinea pig.

RSPCA pets of the week, featuring puppies, kittens and guinea pigs

Jessica Willard

Ogier takes advantage of WRC start time

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November 18, 2018: your say on live exports and pay dispute

November 17: your say on amalgmation and birth certificates

PROSTATE: Research shows some men would prefer to sacrifice survival odds rather than suffer the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer: men trade-off survival for quality of life

Eileen Wood

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees

HEALTH CONCERN: More older people are drinking to hazardous levels. Image Pixabay.

Boomers the new ‘risky’ drinkers

Eileen Wood

Greens Leader Richard Di Natale has again called for the resignation of NSW MP Jeremy Buckingham.

NSW Greens MP needs to end saga 'quickly'

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Michael Daley has promised to set up public planning inquiries into major infrastructure projects.

Labor promises probes in big NSW projects

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Daniel Andrews will intensify his campaign to persuade Victorian voters before Saturday's election.

Five-day countdown to Victorian election

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Scott Morrison will look to strengthen Pacific ties after becoming caught in the US-China trade war.

Pacific focus after US, China tensions

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Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn will appear at the banking commission's last hearing on Monday.

CBA bosses first to face royal commission

Megan Neil
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Linda Mason, seen last year, has said she would like to see someone charged in her sister's death.

Inquest reopens into Annette Mason's death

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Many Queensland homeowners have already installed solar panels, such as on this home in Stafford.

Qld grants to spark battery investment

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Trade Minister Simon Birmingham says the trade deal with Indonesia is in both countries' interest.

Aust-Indo deal signing in 'coming months'

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A bellowing good time on Scotland’s west coast

Rochelle Tubb

The exterior facade of the QT building is a mixture of old and new.

Being a tourist in my own city and seeing it in a whole new light

Scott McRae

Old bottles of madeira … richly flavoured and seductive.

Life is but a SeaDream

John Rozentals

SECRET IDENTITY: Greg Smith as Barry Burton, the world-weary mercenary from Resident Evil, the hugely popular video game.

From school principal to cult video game star?

Jody Lindbeck

Putting up your Christmas decorations early makes you friendlier, science says

Grace Ryan

Get your safety sorted: In addition to following these tips, pool owners should have a professional assessment of their pool’s compliance in order to ensure their pool is safe for all users.

Stay pool safe this season

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