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Call for Rushy reversal by opposition leader

A second meeting in Scottsdale to protest against the sale of Rushy Lagoon and its use for a carbon forestry operation was well attended.

Opposition leader Angus Taylor in Scottsdale

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TASMANIA’S olive harvest is drawing to a close, with most commercial groves having completed picking and pressing. Growers report another season where timing was everything, with many chasing early-harvest oils while balancing weather and fruit quality. New-season extra virgin oils are already appearing for sale, making this a good time for consumers to seek out local produce.

Olives

Finalists chosen for 2026 Woolworths Tasmanian Young Farmer of the Year Competition

Thirty young farmers from across the state took to the fields of Quercus Park at Carrick on Saturday for the 2026 Woolworths Tasmanian Young Farmer of the Year Competition Runoffs, with the finalists now progressing to the State Final on August 22, 2026.

Action from the 2026 Woolworths Tasmanian Young Farmer of the Year Competition runoffs

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King Island air access boosted as Rex and Sharp Airlines expand services

King Island’s transport network is receiving a significant lift, with major service expansions announced by both Rex Airlines and Sharp Airlines.

A Sharp Airlines plane

Firmus Technologies accidently reveals it wanted to use Tasmanian Irrigation water for AI data centre

Firmus Technologies wants to use Tasmanian Irrigation water, which is primarily used for agricultural purposes, for its proposed data centre at Wesley Vale.

Firmus has proposed building three AI data centes in Tasmania.

Best poppy growers honoured at Extractas Bioscience awards

In only his second year of growing poppies Will Gibson at Native Point, Perth, has hit the jackpot with a quality paddock of the Eve variety that has produced the second highest reading of Oripavine in the midlands and south (zone 2), coming in less than a kilo per hectare behind a winning crop from Nick Mills at Panshanger Estate, Cressy.

Jock Campbell and Nick Mills of Panshanger Estate, Longford.

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Candy Abalone welcomes visitors as part of trade delegation

Candy Abalone recently welcomed around 20 buyers from China to its Cambridge facility as part of an inbound trade visit.

Candy Abalone director James Polanowski.

Rushy Lagoon had extra $8.8 million leg-up

Months before the Treasurer approved the purchase of Rushy Lagoon, the Federal Government had already backed the buyer twice over.

Scottsdale public meeting

Fishing - Annual licenses fees a barrier for anglers

Trout anglers are chomping at the bit in preparation for the new season, but once again, annual license fees are a talking point.

Cameron Gahan with a nice Striped Trumpeter he caught recently off Eaglehawk Neck.

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Georgie Jacobs from Tolpuddle Vineyard awarded Vaughn Dell Scholarship

The inaugural recipient of the $10,000 Vaughn Dell Scholarship has been announced as Georgie Jacobs, vineyard manager at Tolpuddle Vineyard in Hobart’s Coal River Valley.

Georgie Jacobs