Tasmania

Campbell 'Bumble' Remess continues to inspire people around the globe by auctioning off his famous handmade bears and hosting his first gala dinner where $26,000 is raised for cancer research.

A Tasmanian cropper credits an influx of pest-eating and pollinating hoverflies with a record crop.

The first gold is poured at the opened Henty Gold mine on Tasmania's west coast, which has seen a mining downturn in recent years.

Wal Sutherland recounts his memories of growing up in India and then moving to Tasmania.

Two Tasmanian men who died after their dinghy flipped south-east of Hobart on Sunday are named as Thomas Fletcher, 82, and Leonard Priest, 81.

An English doctor moves Down Under and takes on an overgrown olive grove. This is a real life tree change story.

A small town in Tasmania's north west has a new skateboard park, thanks to a three-year campaign led by a mother and her son.

The Tasmanian Government is again being accused of secrecy surrounding an inquiry into embattled foster care provider Safe Pathways.

A $250 million funding boost by the Federal Government to the nation's organ donation system has seen a 16 per cent increase in the number of Australians deciding to donate their organs.

A small purple bear popular with Chinese tourists in Tasmania is being used in the latest road safety campaign, as bilingual park rangers improve visitor experiences.

Two men aged in their 80s are dead after a boating accident at Dodges Ferry south-east of Hobart, with the only survivor "bravely" swimming out in dangerous seas in an attempt to save them, police say.

Efforts are underway in Tasmania to retrieve an anchor which broke away from one of the world's most exclusive cruise ships.

Australian music legend Nick Cave kicks off his first live performances since the death of his son with an emotionally-charged concert in Hobart, telling the crowd "we've been in a strange place".

The cost of oysters is expected to increase after the spread of the POMS virus, which caused millions of dollars in damage in Tasmania last year.

Scientists mapping a melting glacier in East Antarctica hope to build a picture of climate evolution over hundreds of thousands of years.

If you were threatened by a bushfire, would the contraceptive pill be among the treasured possessions you would rescue? It was in Hobart in 1967.

The Hilliard Christian School in Hobart wins a last-minute reprieve, securing registration after initially being rejected over concerns it was not delivering the correct curriculum.

The Big Bash League has a habit of turning fringe cricket players into stars in one night, and Ben McDermott appears to be the latest addition to the list.

Young migrant women in Hobart are given the chance to spend a day mucking about in boats, building confidence and experience.

Ten Chinese nationals accused of importing a record haul of cocaine on a ship escorted by authorities into Hobart last month all enter not guilty pleas.

A regional arts group which has given cultural and insurance support to thousands of Tasmanian artists is set to close because of a funding shortfall.

The woman behind the controversial Ellendale centre housing convicted sex offenders is remaining defiant against government moves to relocate it.

Ben McDermott belts out a blistering century to help the Hobart Hurricanes pull off a record-breaking Big Bash League win.

Hobart International organisers stand by their tournament's scheduling after a record number of withdrawals by women players.