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Final section of the pipeline laid for the Northern Midlands Irrigation Scheme

12/08/2026

The final section of the pipeline has been laid for the Northern Midlands Irrigation Scheme.

sHedway holding workshops during Heritage and Bullock Festival

04/08/2026

Mental health workshops aimed specifically at the wool industry and extending to the broader midlands community will be held in conjunction with the Heritage and Bullock Festival Sports Shear Competition next weekend.

The sHedway crew will be at the Heritage and Bullock Festival

Heritage and Bullock Festival back for 2026

03/08/2026

The 8th Heritage and Bullock Festival will once again showcase skills old and new related to rural life and give a welcome economic boost to the historic midlands town of Oatlands on August 8 and 9.

Tasmanian dominates at Australian Utility Championships

03/08/2026

Connorville stockman excels with his working dogs

Adrian Carpenter. Photo courtesy Angie White Photography

Poultry lovers flock to rare breeds display

25/07/2026

A fine display of chickens, turkeys, ducks and guinea fowl drew hundreds to the 20th anniversary Rare Breeds Poultry Club show at Longford last weekend.

Legend of the Land Army turns 100

21/06/2026

Margaret Elliott of Kempton, the last living member of the Australian Women’s Land Army in Tasmania, has celebrated her 100th Birthday.

Margaret Elliott with her family and friends

Merinos and more at Campbell Town Show

05/06/2026

The 188th Campbell Town Show saw two days of fun and variety, but like every other year, the sheep and their wool stole the show.

Judge Marshall Douglas with Shannon and Paul Day and their Poll Dorset Supreme Exhibit

Day's standout success in meat sheep

01/06/2026

Penguin-based Sunnybanks and Faraday Park studs took out major prizes in Campbell Town Show's British meat sheep section.

Ross Wool Centre project features on national television

09/06/2026

The Ross Wool Centre has featured as part of Tasmania’s Off Season tourism promotion on national television. See the full story and video here:

JJs Bakery at Longford wins pie prizes

14/10/2025

Longford-born bakery JJs has excelled in the Great Aussie Pie Competition, winning three gold, four silver and one bronze medal for its attempt at pastry-filled perfection.

JJ’s owner Nathan Johnson with a maple bacon and brisket pie.

Cowboys riding for a cause

03/10/2025

Island Stampede cowboys have called into the Launceston General Hospital Children’s Ward ahead of tonight and tomorrow night’s indoor professional bullride at the Silverdome.

Historic homestead to open its doors to the public

02/10/2025

Many curious eyes have fallen on Lonsdale homestead near Kempton and wondered what stories lie behind its classic Georgian façade and the chunky stone of its outbuildings, still standing after nearly 200 years

Preservation Matters - Visionary in the power game

28/09/2025

Askin Morrison was one of Tasmanian’s oldest colonists who perhaps did more than any other man to advance the commercial interests of early Tasmania.

Campbell Town rises to Merino wether challenge

25/09/2025

Campbell Town District High School is celebrating its first overall win in the Tasmanian Merino Wether Challenge.

City kids get a taste of hi-tech agricultural tools

22/09/2025

Students at Kings Meadows High School had a taste of life on the land through an innovative project that connected them with the latest farming technology in a learning environment.

Kings Meadows High School students Baxter Manshanden, Bryce Austin, Gypsy Fitzallan and Olive Keating watch on as Kings Meadows High assistant principal Brendan Poke, Hagley Agriculture Learning Centre co-ordinator Liam Fox and Ag Logic field officer Chelsea McDonald demonstrate the weather station

Councillor decrease not addressing farmer rates issue

16/09/2025

Proposale fails to address red tape and rates, according to TasFarmers

The Jim Osborne Memoirs - I have had a truly wonderful life

14/09/2025

Read the final instalment of the Jim Osborne Memoirs.

Longford's Penny Hooper receives Nuffield Scholarship for 2026

10/09/2025

Penny Hooper, Tasmania’s sole Nuffield Scholarship recipient for 2026, plans to use her funds to study how to make livestock and dairy farming compatible with a sustainable work-life balance.

Nuffield Scholarship 2026 recipient Penny Hooper

Longford ambulance station tenders called

01/09/2025

A greenfield site has beenchosen for a new ambulance station at Longford.

Artist impression of the new Longford ambulance station.

Final section of the pipeline laid for the Northern Midlands Irrigation Scheme

sHedway holding workshops during Heritage and Bullock Festival

Heritage and Bullock Festival back for 2026

Tasmanian dominates at Australian Utility Championships

Poultry lovers flock to rare breeds display

Legend of the Land Army turns 100

Merinos and more at Campbell Town Show

Day's standout success in meat sheep

Ross Wool Centre project features on national television

JJs Bakery at Longford wins pie prizes

Cowboys riding for a cause

Historic homestead to open its doors to the public

Preservation Matters - Visionary in the power game

Campbell Town rises to Merino wether challenge

City kids get a taste of hi-tech agricultural tools

Councillor decrease not addressing farmer rates issue

The Jim Osborne Memoirs - I have had a truly wonderful life

Longford's Penny Hooper receives Nuffield Scholarship for 2026

Longford ambulance station tenders called

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