Thursday, 21 October 2021
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Wine list waiting on win

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Wine Tasmania has announced the finalists in its 2021 Tasmanian Wine List Award, with Geeveston restaurant, The Old Bank of Geeveston, one of the finalists named. Following an application process, finalists in the 2021 Tasmanian Wine List of the Year competition have been selected and voting for the People’s Choice Best Tasmanian Wine List closed Monday, October 18, with winners to be announced...

Art, Art and Away

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This November 5 to 7, Tasmanian Artists and Makers of the Huon (TAMOH) is inviting the public to join the ‘Art and Away’ trail around the Huon Valley. The trail, presented and organised by TAMOH, includes 20 local artists and makers in the Huon Valley area, as well as attractions, restaurants and cafes and accommodation around the Huon Valley to assist in tourists and locals alike in seeing...
Seeing the forest for the trees

Seeing the forest for the trees

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Deep in the mountains guarding Waterloo and Surges Bay, a quiet protest has begun among locals. The Mount Tongatabu area, once charred by the raging bushfires in 2019, has been earmarked for logging by Sustainable Timbers Tasmania as part of its three year wood production plan. However, concerned residents are unwilling to let its green neighbour be felled and are putting up a fight to keep it...
Forest Home closes the loop

Forest Home closes the loop

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Huon Aquaculture is serious when it states it works to remain at the forefront of the aquaculture industry. Its Forest Home Hatchery in Judbury is testament to this. Construction of the $35 million site began in 2014, with egg incubation commencing in late 2015 and the first fish going to sea in June 2016. The hatchery uses the Recirculation Aquaculture System (RAS), meaning that it provides...
Art in the church

Art in the church

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St John’s Church in Franklin doubled as an art gallery on Friday, October 1, with the October Art Exhibition. The theme of reflections was the inspiration for artist’s works, with the majority of art displayed at St John’s coming from local artists, some of them returning to the exhibition. Naomie Clark-Port, owner of St Johns Church and Cemetery and the neighbouring Frank’s Cider, said that...
Protecting tourism or heritage?

Protecting tourism or heritage?

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The Huon Valley Council (HVC) has formally rejected the development application for the Dark Lab Transformer Project on Wednesday, September 29, with Destination Southern Tasmania expressing its extreme disappointment in the decision. The $9.5 million Dark Lab project was an art and tourism proposal planned for Lune River Road in the Ida Bay State Reserve, an idea that arose from the 2019...

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