The Abels

THE ABELS: Mount Ida

by Rob Shaw
16 Nov 2024

One more Abel down – but this one was so much more than that ...

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    TOWNS OF TASMANIA: Evandale

    by Bert Spinks
    26 Oct 2024

    On Sunday mornings Evandale is abuzz with activity ...

    The Abels

    THE ABELS: Mount Ida

    by Rob Shaw
    16 Nov 2024

    One more Abel down – but this one was so much more than that ...

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    A song sets sail

    by Chris Champion
    16 Nov 2024

    Take a young and aspiring musician, give him some Tasmanian-themed inspiration ...

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    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...

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    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 ...

    Environment

    Scourge purge

    by Helena Gjone
    24 Feb 2024

    In July 2023, my eco-anxiety was triggered by one of Hobart’s warmest winters on record ...

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    THE ABELS: Mount Emmett and Barn Bluff

    by Rob Shaw
    14 Sep 2024

    It had felt like the archetypal Tasmanian wilderness moment ...

    Photography

    The true pioneer of Tasmanian wilderness photography

    by Rob Shaw
    16 Jul 2024

    The legacy of pioneering Tasmanian photographer Stephen Spurling III is as unprecedented as it is unrecognised ...

    Photography

    The true pioneer of Tasmanian wilderness photography

    by Rob Shaw
    16 Jul 2024

    The legacy of pioneering Tasmanian photographer Stephen Spurling III is as unprecedented as it is unrecognised ...

    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 ...

    Travel & Tourism
    Travel & tourism

    TOWNS OF TASMANIA: Evandale

    by Bert Spinks
    26 Oct 2024

    On Sunday mornings Evandale is abuzz with activity ...

    Travel & tourism

    TOWNS OF TASMANIA: Bicheno

    by Pen Tayler
    01 Jul 2023

    If you want to kick-start a robust conversation among Tasmanians, ask them to nominate the nicest beach town on the island ...

    Travel & tourism

    TOWNS OF TASMANIA: Fingal

    by Bert Spinks
    06 Sep 2024

    When, in 2013, in northern California, my friend introduced me to her dad, he greeted me, “Tasmania. You’re not from Fingal, are ya?” ...

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