Poet's Corner

Digital Serfs

by Roger Chao
02 Aug 2025

In the glow of the screen, where pixels dance and flicker bright ...

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    Travel & tourism

    Playing spectre-detector at Port Arthur

    by Sonia Strong
    12 Jul 2025

    What if a building remembered things? What if it could speak of those memories, or even show us what had happened within its walls ...

    History

    When 6hp ruled the roads

    by Jarah Weinreich
    26 Jul 2025

    I first became aware of the Finlayson Bros cars while leafing through a copy of Marjory Bligh’s Tasmania and Beyond ...

    Artists and Artisans

    Fine lines

    by Chris Champion
    30 Jul 2025

    They came to Tasmania from opposite directions ...

    Environment
    Portfolio

    Return to romance

    by Don Defenderfer
    01 Jun 2025

    Don Defenderfer’s connection with wilderness is a deeply personal one ...

    Environment

    The Holy Creed of Carbonus Rex

    by Roger Chao
    19 Oct 2024

    In the land of Terra Firma, where the sun doth brightly shine, There arose a curious sect, with a doctrine most divine. No robes of white, nor beads of prayer, nor incense filled the air, But suits of grey and tongues of gold preached salvation...

    Environment

    Care for country: a beautiful approach to life

    by Bert Spinks
    19 Oct 2024

    I joined a marine debris clean-up project, part of a crew of 27 who set out for the remote south-west coast to collect rubbish ...

    Science

    The fall and rise of the Pedder galaxias

    by Premek Hamr
    13 Jul 2024

    Lake Pedder was unique, a jewel in the crown of what later was named the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area ...

    Wilderness
    The Abels

    THE ABELS: A high and hidden treasure

    by Rob Shaw
    03 May 2025

    If such a formation was situated in almost any other developed country, it would surely be a massive tourist destination ...

    The Patch

    Return December

    by Peter Grant
    02 May 2025

    Among Elvis Presley’s many gifts, the articulation of lyrics wasn’t foremost ...

    The Patch

    Return December

    by Peter Grant
    02 May 2025

    Among Elvis Presley’s many gifts, the articulation of lyrics wasn’t foremost ...

    Books and writing

    Wilkinson’s easier ways

    by Rob Shaw
    05 Apr 2025

    Whisper it gently, but Bill Wilkinson may be mellowing.

    Travel & Tourism
    Travel & tourism

    Playing spectre-detector at Port Arthur

    by Sonia Strong
    12 Jul 2025

    What if a building remembered things? What if it could speak of those memories, or even show us what had happened within its walls ...

    Travel & tourism

    Highlighting co-operation

    by Craig Searle
    03 Jul 2025

    An area of land on the Tamar River is a rock-climbing mecca ...

    EscapeTas

    Duck Reach, West Launceston

    by Chris Champion
    31 Mar 2022

    EscapeTas, a series of collaborative articles celebrating beautiful restorations, inventive architecture and memorable travel experiences.

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