A FORMER Flinders Island farm girl has made good as a Campbell Town school teacher – a journey that Liz Webber looks back on with no regrets.

It is hard to believe that there could possibly be any connection between war in the desert of Northern Africa and the Melbourne Cup.

The Tasmanian wine industry is headed for a record harvest as the last grapes of the season are plucked from vines around the state.

Minister for Housing, Planning and Consumer Affairs, Felix Ellis, has used to today's Cracker Night event to announce changes which he says will cut red tape on Tasmanian way of life.

Young shearers toiled on the boards at historic sheep property Beaufront, Ross, last week determined to break into an industry that will literally take them places.

Northern Midlands Council has released the full report of the Independent Review of Governance and Meeting Procedures nine months after its findings were delivered to Council.

Halal certification a barrier for Tasmanian poultry producers hoping to supply chicken to the state government.

Hay merchants are urging farmers to get in early with their hay orders, with feeding already underway and the price of hay expected to climb steadily.

The temporary shutdown of manganese alloy smelter Liberty Bell Bay at George Town is having a ripple effect on popular agricultural fertiliser supplier Beam Bros at Flowery Gully.

Students at the Campbell Town District High School now have access to a new agricultural studies facility.