Tasmania

Legend of big wall climbing John Middendorf is making somewhat of a comeback into the world of extreme climbing by reinventing the portaledge, all from his shed in southern Tasmania.

Packaging fresh produce in stores and supermarkets is now big business, with retailers seeking ways to improve the appearance, freshness and shelf life of fruit and vegetables.

The Hobart City Council is investigating after a heritage-listed house in the city's northern suburbs was partially demolished without a permit.

Hobart Lord Mayor Sue Hickey backs the State Government's decision to forcibly acquire council land to help the Mount Wellington cable car project.

A 70-year-old pensioner wants Housing Tasmania to "wake up" and do the right thing by removing a wasp nest outside his bedroom window.

The Tasmanian Government announces plans to compulsorily acquire land on Hobart’s Mount Wellington to help facilitate the construction of a cable car.

In a bid to liven up Hobart's streets and provide dining alternatives, the City Council makes it easier for food trucks to operate, despite concerns from the hospitality industry.

Hobart's Lord Mayor supports the Tasmanian Government's plan to take control of water and sewerage infrastructure, despite concerns about the loss of dividends to councils.

A new adventure run in NW Tasmania is showcasing the region and participants are keen to return.

A new adventure race through backyards, beaches and wilderness on Tasmania's north-west coast lures more than 650 runners.

The nephew of Ordinary Seaman Teddy Sheean, killed in a Japanese attack in World War II, writes directly to the British Admiralty asking for his uncle to be recognised with the Victoria Cross.

A Tasmanian coalition of community groups galvanises opposition to a new statewide planning scheme as the Property Council promotes its benefits.

Celebrated artist Max Angus is remembered for his love of Tasmania's many "wonderful" subjects.

A man who shot dead his estranged wife on a busy Hobart road shows no remorse, continually outlining a litany of complaints about her to police, a court hears.

The push for Tasmania's own Aboriginal reconciliation council is welcomed as a step towards "black and white coming together", but not all see the move as necessary.

Three of 10 Chinese nationals charged over Tasmania's biggest cocaine bust are expected to be extradited to Victoria next week.

As the sun rises over the River Derwent, Lomu and Snap are barking out the stroke for training rowing crews.

A Tasmanian baby leaf producer is trying out cover crops to help improve soil quality.

A State Government takeover of TasWater is under "active consideration" and will speed up the job of water and sewerage upgrades by five years, Treasurer Peter Gutwein says.

Meat processors say the rollout of new objective carcase measurement technology needs to stop until the commercial benefits to industry are clear, and a feasibility study is complete.

Liquid oceans believed to be on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn provide the most likely sites for finding extra-terrestrial life in our solar system, write Andrew Martin and Andrew McMinn from the University of Tasmania.

Attention! Woof! Go! Lomu and Snap, the chocolate kelpies, love rowing practice on the River Derwent each morning, assisting Michele Duffy coach her teams.

The Story Island Project is collecting real-life tales of life on and around the Brooker Highway to inspire creativity and improve literacy among school students.

Logging in order to "rebuild the state's forest industry" will happen, the Tasmanian Government says despite environmentalists warning wilderness areas will be lost under the plan to end the "Peace Deal" moratorium.

The Meatworkers Union slams a northern Tasmanian abattoir run by JBS Australia for standing down workers for a second time in six months.