Tasmanian farmers have welcomed a Federal Government commitment to extend Right to Repair reforms to agricultural machinery, giving them quicker, cheaper options when breakdowns occur.

The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party has yet to fill two executive positions left vacant following the resignation of two key members who took issue with Lyons MP Carlo Di Falco’s support of Macquarie Point Stadium.

The first suite of results on the use of florfenicol in Tasmanian salmon farms has provided good news.

Legislation enabling the proposed $1.13 billion stadium at Macquarie Point to be built has passed the upper house after two days of marathon debates.

Thousands took in the sights and sounds of country life at the 115th Circular Head Show at Stanley on Saturday.

The festive season is a time for celebrating and making memories with friends and family. But this Christmas, amidst the glow of twinkling lights and leftover ham, let’s make sure you’re not left with an energy bill hangover.

King Island Council is appealing for community assistance after the horn from the island’s historic 1912 Vulcan motor car was discovered missing earlier this month.

As the irrigation season ramps up across Tasmania, researchers at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) are preparing to measure exactly what happens to water on irrigated soils - how much goes in and how much runs off.

Tasmanian Irrigation has been called out by the Greens during Government Estimates earlier this week for breaches of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act linked to the Northern Midlands Irrigation Scheme.

The State Government is backing a $100,000 joint marketing and social media campaign with Sharp Airlines and Tourism Tasmania to promote King and Flinders Island to increase passenger numbers and help boost the local tourism economies.