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Umpires from the Under 18 National Championships lend a hand at the Benevolent Society. Picture: Scott Gelston

Umpires volunteer time and money

Jackson Worthington

The victim's wife, Lesley Clark, leaving court on Tuesday after the coroner handed down his findings. Picture: Scott Gelston

Family seeks apology from safety body

Melissa Mobbs

ON THE BEAT: New Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein hits the streets in Burnie with Liberal colleagues Roger Jaensch, Jeremy Rockliff, Leonie Hiscutt and Joan Rylah. Picture: Simon Sturzaker.

Gutwein discusses Mersey Community Hospital's long-term future

Sean Ford

Picture: Phillip Biggs

iPad exploded at Telstra store

Jackson Worthington

Launceston Ten funding on council agenda

HAVE YOUR SAYLaunceston Ten funding on council agenda

Tarlia Jordan

Meander Valley Council calls in police for public question time

Meander Valley Council calls in police for public question time

Isobel Cootes

Repeat periods of homelessness worst in Tasmania

Repeat periods of homelessness worst in Tasmania

Emily Jarvie
36m ago

Poker machine use above national average

Poker machine use above national average

Matt Maloney

Peter Gutwein keen on Tasmanian arts sector's role, potential

36m ago

Lean, green coffee-brewing machines as cafe steams into top 10

1hr ago

'She just went to the shop for Christ's sake'

1hr ago

Beekeepers bitter over manuka dispute

Umpires from the Under 18 National Championships lend a hand at the Benevolent Society. Picture: Scott Gelston

Umpires volunteer time and money

Illegal dumping is contaminating St Vincent de Paul donations. Photo: Jackson Worthington

Illegal dumping a growing problem

NEXT TRAM TO MELBOURNE PARK: West Launceston 10-year-old Doug Sheppard, coached by James Bolzonello (left), is off to the Super 10s at the Australian Open. Pictures: Hamish Geale

Super Doug off to Australian Open

Volunteers help out at the Cobargo relief centre. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Share your stories of our community champions

Hadspen's Thanuka Dabare, Westbury's Mathew Battle, St Pat's Claye Young and Meander Suns' Alex Wadley. Picture: Scott Gelston

Clubs team up for fire fundraiser

Tasmania Law Reform Institute research fellow and report author Jemma Holt.

Education key to fair trial in media age: report

Repeat periods of homelessness worst in Tasmania

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Peter Gutwein keen on Tasmanian arts sector's role, potential

36m ago

Lean, green coffee-brewing machines as cafe steams into top 10

1hr ago

'She just went to the shop for Christ's sake'

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Gee Gees hit top gear

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Perth Link bypass due for May completion

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Why Sicily is a must-see destination in Italy

Why Sicily is a must-see destination in Italy

Nicole Phillips

Tourism Australia is attempting to attract visitors to parts of the country that have not been impacted by bushfires. Pictures: Shutterstock

How to help tourism rise from the ashes

Michael Turtle

One of the stop-offs on the Great Vic Bike Ride 2019. Picture: Karleen Minney.

An exhilarating ocean-side ride

Karleen Minney

FIRST AGAIN: Owners Elizabeth and Paul Geard won their third Elwick Stakes in six years with Gee Gee Josie at Mowbray on Wednesday after scoring earlier in the night with Gee Gee Double Dee.

Gee Gees hit top gear

Simon Milenko

New South Wales Metro run Tasmania's unbeaten run

LEADING LIGHT: Tasmanian import Nicola Carey. Picture: Supplied

Webb, Manix-Geeves good for Tassie cricket: Carey

Dispatched: Cricket Australia's Ryleigh Wotherspoon hits one to the leg side. Picture: Neil Richardson

Wotherspoon ton makes Tigers pay in heavy defeat

Competition leading run-scorer Julius Kerwin.

Junior Raiders fall marginally short of maiden final

Josh Partridge

Launceston Ten funding on council agenda

HAVE YOUR SAYLaunceston Ten funding on council agenda

Tarlia Jordan

NEXT TRAM TO MELBOURNE PARK: West Launceston 10-year-old Doug Sheppard, coached by James Bolzonello (left), is off to the Super 10s at the Australian Open. Pictures: Hamish Geale

Super Doug off to Australian Open

Hamish Geale

PERSISTENT: Nathan Ellis' rise through the Hurricanes' ranks came off the back off two years spent toiling in the Cricket Tasmania Premier League. Picture: Phillip Biggs

Three years' toil pays off for Hurricane Ellis

Hamish Geale

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NO BEEF: McDonald's new veggie burger is a straight-up-and-down vegetable patty, not a beef look-a-like.

When's a veggie burger a real veggie burger?

Shan Goodwin

Should lamington-flavoured hot cross buns be a thing?

Should lamington-flavoured hot cross buns be a thing?

Miss B's pupils are eager to entertain for a good cause. Picture: supplied

WHAT'S ONMiss B's pupils getting vocal for volunteers

Harry Murtough

NO BEEF: McDonald's new veggie burger is a straight-up-and-down vegetable patty, not a beef look-a-like.

When's a veggie burger a real veggie burger?

ISLAND LIVING: Dion Perry is the author of new autobiography Island Life, detailing his childhood living on Clarke Island. Picture: supplied

The isolation of island life

Kasey Wilkins

Dame Edna koala cake. Picture: Supplied.

Bake Australia Great just in time for Australia Day

Karen Hardy

Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

Stockholm, Sweden.

Cruise the Baltic on a fully escorted tour

Emma Brown

The Wow factor of the Ancient Kingdoms of the Mediterranean

The Wow factor of the Ancient Kingdoms of the Mediterranean

Emma Brown

Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

Oia town on Santorini island, Greece. Get amongst the traditional and famous houses and churches with blue domes over the Caldera, Aegean sea.

Medieval cities of the Mediterranean

Emma Brown

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

A unique opportunity

A unique opportunity

Maeve McKenna
6m ago

Your lakeside retreat

Your lakeside retreat

Maeve McKenna
36m ago

Commercial opportunity with character frontage

Commercial opportunity with character frontage

Maeve McKenna

New Metro bus route changes petitioned

New Metro bus route changes petitioned

Harry Murtough

Share images of your 2019 wedding for our special publication

Share images of your 2019 wedding for our special publication

Submit photos of babies born in 2019 for our special publication

Submit photos of babies born in 2019 for our special publication

New Metro bus route changes petitioned

New Metro bus route changes petitioned

A draft design for one of the subdivisions in Legana. Picture: West Tamar Council agenda

By-laws, subdivisions approved in first West Tamar meeting of 2020

Harry Murtough

Illegal dumping is contaminating St Vincent de Paul donations. Photo: Jackson Worthington

Illegal dumping a growing problem

Jackson Worthington

Tasmania Law Reform Institute research fellow and report author Jemma Holt.

Education key to fair trial in media age: report

FULL SWING: Hills International's Mitchell Revie finished two shots off the pace after looking a strong chance of victory late on Tuesday. Pictures: Phillip Biggs

Hutchings, Song supreme at golf amateurs

CHEEKY BOY: Residents said the wombat appeared hand raised as it would roam around the neighbourhood at night unphased by humans.

Longford's resident wombat: caught and released

Electriying: Flying Lotus onstage at Mona Foma. Picture: Mona/Jesse Hunniford.

Magical musical moments from Mona Foma

Think you might have "survivor guilt"? Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAThink the Summer of the Not-So-Random Apocalypse didn't impact you? Think again

Janine Graham

HAY NOW: Cowell farmer Brenton Smith welcomes the donation as feed dries up in the district.

Hay arrives in Cowell following benefit concert

Rachel McDonald

Sheila Bower looks over the remains of what was her car port, including a speaker which flew more than 30 feet. Picture: Kate Healy

Burrumbeet unofficially records more than 200mm of rain in a few hours

Greg Gliddon and Pat Nolan

Peter Gutwein through the years

Peter Gutwein through the years

Cyclists on Midland Highway 'half-baked idea'

Cyclists on Midland Highway 'half-baked idea'

'Northern Tasmania should get fully behind this proposed venture'

HAVE YOUR SAY'Northern Tasmania should get fully behind this proposed venture'

Letters to the editor

Prevention better than rebuilding needlessly

Prevention better than rebuilding needlessly

Cyclists on Midland Highway 'half-baked idea'

Cyclists on Midland Highway 'half-baked idea'

'Trevallyn power won't transform the Gorge'

'Trevallyn power won't transform the Gorge'

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GLOBAL INDUSTRY: The British & Tasmanian Charcoal Iron Co works was said to be the largest iron smelter in the Southern Hemisphere. Picture: Australasian Sketcher, July 8, 1876

Tasmania's own iron age

Nigel Burch, Launceston Historical Society

PROGRESS: A Frederick Strange watercolour shows the manager William Crabtree’s house, the water race and the tramway crossing Piper’s River. Picture: Allport Library, SLT

Wonder of the wilderness

Nigel Burch, Launceston Historical Society

MULTI-LEVEL: The Smart Road vertical village will comprise 77 independent living apartments and community amenities, including a Montessori Early Learning Centre.

Vertical living: A smart idea for generations

Geraldine Cardozo

Heavy rain is expected to ease bushfire conditions in large parts of Victoria.

Vic welcomes rain before long weekend

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The prime minister's department is investigating Bridget McKenzie over the issuing of sports grants.

McKenzie facing probe into sport grants

2hrs ago

NSW is bracing for a day of severe fire danger, after conditions recently eased thanks to some rain.

NSW fire danger to rise with high temps

2hrs ago

Health officials will check people arriving at Sydney airport from the Chinese city of Wuhan.

Health experts prep to meet China flights

2hrs ago

Former Victoria Police head Simon Overland says difficult decisions have to be made in policing.

Overland upset about underworld 'what ifs'

Karen Sweeney
2hrs ago

Former Logan mayor Luke Smith is facing court on perjury and corruption charges.

Qld ex-mayor faces second day of committal

Michael Doyle
2hrs ago

A growing number of homeless people in Australia are not getting services they need.

Rise in homeless people not getting refuge

Finbar O'Mallon

Most older people approved for residential care are waiting around five months to take up the place.

Aussies waiting longer for aged care spots

Rebecca Gredley

TIMING: Bryan Hayden, Buchan Station, in a paddock following much-welcomed rain this week after 90 per cent of his pasture was destroyed by bushfire.

Station owner praises men for backburning

Bryce Eishold
6m ago

STRONG: Mrs and Mr McCole said they plan to rebuild their family home.

Buchan couple to start again after bushfire

Bryce Eishold

FOR SALE: Nicholas Atkinson, North Tuppal, Tocumwal, NSW, sold 326 June/July 2018-drop ewes for $260 at Deniliquin, NSW.

Rain drives up mutton prices

Leann Dax

NO BEEF: McDonald's new veggie burger is a straight-up-and-down vegetable patty, not a beef look-a-like.

When's a veggie burger a real veggie burger?

Shan Goodwin

Should lamington-flavoured hot cross buns be a thing?

Should lamington-flavoured hot cross buns be a thing?

Do your research pre-build

Do your research pre-build