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

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

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

sHedway holding workshops during Heritage and Bullock Festival

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

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.

Brian Fish and his bullocks

Tasmanian dominates at Australian Utility Championships

Connorville stockman excels with his working dogs

Adrian Carpenter. Photo courtesy Angie White Photography

Poultry lovers flock to rare breeds display

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.

Rare Breeds Poultry Show

Legend of the Land Army turns 100

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

Roger River Dolomite

Trufusis Merino Stud's Supreme Champion

Merinos and more at Campbell Town Show

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

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

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:

Ross Wool Centre on TODAY Show

The Jim Osborne Memoirs - Who's who of new settlers

Read the latest instalment of the Jim Osborne Memoirs.

Woolmers Cottage

Carol-Anne has a yarn to tell

Carol-Anne Morrison has put a new spin on the wool from some of the oldest breeds of sheep in the world at her hobby farm in Loira, West Tamar.

Carol-Anne Morrison

The Jim Osborne Memoirs - Soldier settlers get to work

Read the latest instalment of the Jim Osborne Memoirs.

Farming at Cressy

Climate resilience plan formalised

The Northern Midlands Council has formally adopted its Climate Resilience Strategy 2025-2028.

Climate resilience

The Jim Osborne memoirs - Postpone the lambing, there’s a road to build

Read the latest instalment of the Jim Osborne memoirs.

Soilder settler tractor

Red meat industry challenges addressed

One of the State's biggest livestock industry forums is currently underway in Launceston. LANA BEST reports.

Red Meat Updates

Anglers ready for start of trout season

Time is ticking for the start of the Brown Trout fishing season so get your gear sorted.

Brown trout

Rare breeds fluffed up for poultry show

There was a stunning array of backyard birds at the Tasmanian Rare Breeds Poultry Club Rare Breeds and Rare Varieties show. Read the highlights and results.

Andrew Pritchett, from Burnie

Satellite SMS a plus for farm safety and business

The Northern Midlands Business Association has joined Telstra in testing and launching the new Telstra Satellite Messaging service.

Telstra

Perth Lions making a difference

The latest news from Perth Lions Club

Perth Lions