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electric hydrofoil Catamaran

Fly Derwent develops flying ferry

Tasmanian company "Fly Derwent" in partnership with New Zealand-based company Vessev have announced plans to launch Australia's first electric hydrofoil Catamaran network and service set to run from Hobart to New Norfolk on the Derwent River.

Kate Bucknell announced as new Rural Youth CEO

She has previously served as the Business & Partnerships Manager at JCP Youth and as the inaugural General Manager of Hotel Verge Launceston.

Kate Bucknell

Orford and Triabunna to enter stage three water restrictions

Stage three water restrictions have been enacted at Orford and Triabunna.

Water restrictions

A harvest season of challenges for vegetable growers

TasFarmers Vegetable Council chairman Nathan Richardson said he expects an average harvest for producers tonnage-wise.

Zucchinis

It's a broccolini bonanza

It's the relatively new broc on the block - and it's in high demand.

CloudAg broccolini manager Mark Waasdorp in a field of broccolini.

Rewards paid to firearms tipsters and Frankford men charged with multiple offences

Guns, ammunition and cannabis have been seized from a rural property at Frankford.

Crime Stoppers Tasmania chair David Daniels and Inspector Troy Morrisby.

Nutrien Ag Solutions

Hall Stories to tell the tales of Tasmania's meeting places

Many a visitor to the Lower Barrington Community Hall has probably thought – if only these walls could talk.

Lower Barrington Hall

Lamb price holding up

MOST of the talk around the saleyards still remains in relation to the very good livestock prices being achieved over the past few months, but there is also some concerns on the effects of the Middle East war and in particular fuel prices.

lamb in fridge

Sea Forest welcomes development of new Australian Carbon Credit Unit method

Triabunna-based business Sea Forest has welcomed the federal government’s announcement that it would develop a new Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) method for livestock producers who use methane-abating livestock feed additives.

Sam Elsom

Datamars Livestock EID tag specialist Tyler Geist

EID: From Compliance to Performance

For most producers, EID started as something that simply had to be done - the expectation was that the system would just take care of itself. But once you start using it day to day, it becomes clear that compliance is only the starting point.

Cherry picking

Cherry export records broken

Tasmanian cherries worth more than $70 million were exported during the 2025-26 season.

King Island fuel supply stable after Viva Energy Geelong

King Island’s fuel position remains stable despite the fire at Viva Energy’s Geelong refinery overnight.

Refinery fire