The Tasmanian Tourism Showcase held at Princes Wharf in Hobart on August 2 to 3 was a resounding success, bringing together over 80 businesses to celebrate the tourism sector of Tasmania. The event featured a mix of industry networking and public engagement, highlighting the best of what Tasmania has to offer. The Huon Valley was prominently represented, with several local operators making an...

The annual National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day was celebrated on Sunday with a vibrant painting workshop hosted by the South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation (SETAC) in Cygnet. Led by Tasmanian Aboriginal artist Reuben Oates, the collaboration brought together community members of all ages for a day of cultural expression and connection. "This year's Children's...

There must be something in the air at Cygnet and it is working well for one of its oldest and much-loved residents, Diaine Livingston. The 93-year-old is as "fit as a fiddle" considering her age and still walks everywhere around the town for her shopping, socialising and most importantly her volunteering role at the Country Women's Association (CWA) shop at Heritage Park. That stroll is a fair...

It appears the community radio career of popular host Andy Waterhouse is over. The Huon and Kingston FM committee decided at a meeting last week to expel Mr Waterhouse from the association. It found that Mr Waterhouse had discussions with another member of the association which centred on setting up another community radio station in the Huon and Kingborough municipality. Mr Waterhouse...

In what was billed as Australia's most southern Wuthering Heights Day Ever, almost 50 die-hards braved the chilly temperature on Sunday at Surges Bay community centre to pay tribute to their idol. The temperature did not rise above four degrees Celsius on Surges Bay Oval where the event took place. The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever is a worldwide phenomenon where people of all ages and...