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New Norfolk Junior Football Club suffers alleged break-in

The New Norfolk Junior Football Club has been dealt another blow after its clubrooms at Tynwald Park were allegedly broken into in the early hours of last Sunday morning.

TasFarmers Matters - Councillors ask questions

The Launceston City Council appears to be following a script from TV series Yes Minister

Sir Humphrey

Pooley Wines named Best in Show at the Sydney Royal Wine Show

Richmond vineyard Pooley Wines has taken home the top prize at the Sydney Royal Wine Show.

Winners pic

How carbon credits work

THE Tasmanian Government’s push to establish an inquiry into the sale of Rushy Lagoon has passed parliament.

A newly planted tree seedling

King Islander wins $649k in TattsLotto

A King Island grandfather has had his Monday transformed after discovering he had won more than $649,000 in Saturday's TattsLotto draw.

King Island

Lambing season starting on many farms around Tasmania

Tasmanian lamb producers are heading into the new season with prices at historically strong levels and processors already looking ahead to securing supplies from the spring lamb crop.

Stud ewe Chatswood Jaime and her 1 day old triplets

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Senate Inquiry recommends overhaul of the hemp industry

A senate inquiry has called for a national overhaul of industrial-hemp regulation, procurement and building standards after finding that Australia’s industry remains constrained by laws and systems still shaped by the crop’s association with drug cannabis.

Andi Lucas

William Lyon is Young Farmer of the Year 2026

A new side-by-side is among $60,000 worth of prizes for the young champion.

Will Lyon

Bird flu hits King Island hard as virus declared ‘here to stay'

TASMANIA’S bird flu outbreak is likely to remain an ongoing threat, with authorities warning that the virus may occur in waves over coming months and years.

Little penguins

Liz Mahnken

Summerlea Farm owners Liz and Rick Mahnken adjusting to country life

Angus cattle graze on the lush green pasture of Summerlea Farm at North Lilydale, guests come and go from the beautifully restored farmstay cottage and the freshwater crayfish thrive in the upper Second River which runs through the property thanks to fencing and regenerative tree planting.It’s an idyllic setting, a picture-perfect small farm and a source of great pride for sixth-generation owner Rick Mahnken and his wife Liz, who have raised two children there and put their own stamp on the property.

Bushy Park Pool

Community puts forward suggestions for Bushy Park Pool site

The Derwent Valley Council met twice with the Upper Derwent Valley community in 2026 to discuss the future of the Bushy Park Pool and War Memorial site.

Rare engines wind their way back home

A pair of 100-year-old steam engines have come back home after 50 years interstate

Westbury Preservation Association treasurer Robert Hill, left, and president Brenton Heazlewood with The Lion and The Lioness - a rare pair of Fowler winding engines which have returned to Tasmania this week after a 50-year absence.