In May last year, place-branding expert Todd Babiak was appointed head of Brand Tasmania, newly made a statutory authority and … More
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Launceston’s 2020 property market great for investors, bad for homeless
While all eyes have been on Hobart’s housing crisis in 2019, Launceston’s property market has been quietly growing at comparable … More
Shock canning of $50m Kings Wharf apartment towers
Plans for the $50 million Kings Wharf Towers are “dead”, with developer Errol Stewart withdrawing his rezoning application. The announcement … More
A councillor, a grandma: meet Launceston’s rideshare drivers
Since June 2018, two rideshare apps have started operations in Launceston. Their peer-to-peer model – the same one as AirBnb … More
‘Go back to your country’: Why skilled migrants leave Launceston
In February 2017, Samiul Ahsan came to Launceston for the first time. A brown-skinned Bangladeshi man in his late twenties, … More
Australian-owned ride-share app launches in Northern Tasmania
START-UP: Hi Oscar co-founders Jeremy Webb and Dan Broughton. Picture: Supplied An Australian-owned ride-share app has launched in Launceston. Hi … More
Farmers fight for potato pay as Simplot records $62m profit
Tasmanian potato growers say Simplot is not paying them enough for their vegetables, as they negotiate a new contract with … More
Branxholm property prices up 60pc
Derby house prices have shot up since the development of its trails, and its quick acceleration from sleepy small town … More
Dorset celebrates after $40m Sideling road upgrade announcement
Dorset mayor Greg Howard is celebrating a $40 million election promise from Bass Liberal candidate Bridget Archer, which all but … More
Road keeping mainland buyers from Scottsdale: Real estate
The quality of the Sideling road is a major factor in stopping people from moving to Scottsdale and surrounding towns, … More
Local artists soak up Mona effect as festival wraps up
Much has been made of the international artists that Mona Foma has brought to Launceston. With hip-hop/RnB icon Neneh Cherry, … More
How the true-blue Workers Club became Launceston’s hippest party space
What is surely Launceston’s staunchest holdout of a bygone era has somehow become one of the city’s coolest venues. The … More
Mill defends itself against allegations
The company behind the proposed Bell Bay veneer processing mill has defended itself against accusations of human rights abuses and … More
Tasmanian wine industry’s sparkling future: 18m bottles by 2020
Tasmanian sparkling wine festival Effervescence has closed for its fifth year. Twenty-four events around the state over the course of a … More
Recycling industry’s view on Four Corners
This week’s episode of investigate ABC program ‘Four Corners’ focused on dodgy practices in the waste and recycling industry. The … More
Council to save Khancoban General Store
For over a year now, Khancoban has been without a General Store. It closed its doors in February 2016, and … More
Industry’s role in health services
Local health services have been pursuing government avenues to get a full-time anaesthetist in Tumut for months now, and so … More
Timber town
Half of all workers reliant on forest industry A new, in-depth study of the region’s forest industry has concluded … More
Paul Broad: Funding drama a “storm in a teacup”
The Snowy Hydro team has been left a little bewildered by the media attention surrounding a senate estimates session last … More
Opinion: Apples in a globalised world
There was cause for celebration in Batlow last week: the growers that make up the Batlow Fruit Cooperative unanimously voted … More
Visy awaits approval for increase in production
The $50 million expansion of Tumut’s Visy Pulp and Paper Mill has been completed, and all they are waiting for … More
Unanimous ‘yes’ to Batlow buy-out
One hundred per cent of the growers that make up the Batlow Fruit Cooperative, known as Batlow Apples, have voted … More
Growers grapple with changing apple industry
Batlow Apples has been a cooperative for 96 years, remaining grower owned and operated in all that time. However, the … More
Core change flagged for co-op: Batlow Apples considers selling controlling stake
The board of the Batlow Fruit Cooperative – known as Batlow Apples – is recommending to its members that the … More
PM announces $2bn expansion of iconic scheme
Five hundred jobs are expected to come to the region starting from next year, with the construction of an expansion … More
Snowy Hydro 2.0
Turnbull drops in to Talbingo Residents of Talbingo were surprised with an uncommon site up in the mountains on Thursday: … More
Megan Gale heads Melbourne casting call for David Jones Autumn/Winter 2015 fashion launch
Originally published through the Age
Brunetti cafe in Lygon Street is still without toilets two years on
Two years after it moved into grandiose premises in Lygon Street, Brunetti’s has still not installed toilets for customers – … More
