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RACT secures new fuel partnership for members

RACT has secured a new fuel partnership with two Tasmanian-grown brand to replace United.

Fuel discount

Salmon sales 'soar' in the face of protests

DESPITE some high-profile chefs and iconic restaurant Mures taking salmon off the menu, the industry says demand for the Tasmanian farmed fish is at an all-time high.

Salmon farm protesters

'Remote' control puzzle as postcode classification causes challenges

IT’S a tale of two towns on the East Coast which have tourism operators and staff catering to visitors scratching their heads.

Swansea's Morris General Store

Tasmania's peak bodies react to federal election result

The federal election result has elicited mostly positive reactions from Tasmania’s peak bodies.

TasFarmers CEO Ian Sauer

Labor takes King Island

King Island voters were in-tune with the swing towards the Labor Government on Saturday, with Labor’s Anne Urquhart out-polling the Liberal’s Mal Hingston at both Currie and Grassy thanks to massive swings.

Labor's Anne Urquhart

Agfest - over and out

There were 22,725 people at Agfest this year, did Tas Country get your photo?

Millie, Ivy and Harrison

Rewards for poppy growers

Extractas Bioscience payment to poppy growers rises with demand for obesity drugs.

Poppy harvesting

Sun, sand and spiffy gumboots on Agfest day 2

Patrons can expect the unexpected at Agfest

Jim and Peter

Tassie on show at Singapore Expo

Tasmanian products and produce were on show at the Singapore Expo, with 11 businesses from the state taking part.

Singapore Expo

King Island fires up Democracy Sausage

King Island will join the national Democracy Sausage tradition for this federal election, with local councillor Rowan Cooke manning the barbecue to bring the community together.

A democracy sausage