by Bert Spinks
“For me, the blackwood is a tree deeply imbued with emotion. They have often consoled me in the sadness that sometimes comes with September. They grow adjacent to grief. More than once in my life, they have been companions in a season of sorrow. I have put their leaves...
Performing arts
A song sets sail
by Chris Champion
Take a young and aspiring musician, give
him some Tasmanian-themed inspiration …
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1971 I took a long time to get ready. I chose a dress, purchased the...
by Christiane Conesa-Bostcok
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1971 I took a long time to get ready. I chose a dress, purchased the...
by Christiane Conesa-Bostcok
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Environment
writer and photographer KATE BOWN Winter by the sea in Tasmania is bearable if you’re dressed for it. This Tuesday morning it’s a red woollen bush shirt and a red cable-knit beanie. The cold is not getting in, even if my neck is a little itchy. I give my...
by Kate Bown
photo by Sonia Strong There’s a light, a certain kind of light … If you’re...
by Sonia Strong
writer and photographer JAMES PARKER Tasman Peninsula, early 2023 Some people have fairies at the...
by James Parker
photo PETER GRANT If you go up down to the woods today … On...
by Peter Grant
Some projects are simply beautiful from start to finish, from their quiet intention to the...
by Katherine Johnson
Seven of us walked across the heath, through the sort of morning glow that makes...
by Bert Spinks
Anne is a complex soul. Beautiful, popular and flirtatious, she is also volatile – capable...
by Rob Shaw
Cradle Mountain releases her miracles writer and photographer KATE BOWN Wind roars down the summit cliffs, storm clouds swirl above, and the afternoon light fades to grey. Cradle Mountain, one of Tasmania’s most talismanic peaks, is furious. And yet, I do not retreat to our hut in the valley below;...
by Kate Bown
For some of the artists steeped in wild Tasmania’s landscapes and iconic endemic flora, this...
by Andrew Darby
Seven of us walked across the heath, through the sort of morning glow that makes...
by Bert Spinks
Influencer selfies seem invariably to be taken on cloudless days, but the Tasmanian wilderness is not known for its friendly weather or ease of access. I’m yet to see an influencer photograph themselves huddled in a rain poncho in sideways hail, complete with snot icicles, waiting for someone more sensible...
by Sonia Strong
Sometimes during the Tasmanian winter, when the southerly wind blows and I am standing outside,...
by Steve Roden
The Victoria Tavern’s doors are now permanently closed to the public. In honour of the...
by Don Defenderfer
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