André Leslie

Long-time volunteer Vicki Purnell's activity blankets are highly prized in local hospitals and aged care facilities, where staff say they help patients, despite scant scientific evidence so far.

Fight to Live is a new film charting Bec Rawlings's path from a difficult childhood in Launceston to becoming a bare-knuckle boxing world champion. Along the way, it also tackles head-on the issue of domestic violence.

Gwen Taylor jokes that when she passes there should be a calculator on top of her coffin, not a bunch of flowers.

Residents of Beauty Point in northern Tasmania rally to save their diving board, thought to be up to 90 years old, amid safety concerns about the ageing structure.

Social media platforms can be a great way of sharing milestones with family and friends, but what are some of the dangers for your children?

A recent health survey has reignited the push for health warnings to be introduced on alcohol packaging, but boutique wine producers say their products aren't the problem when it comes to problem drinking.

Jannie MacLeod was 20 years old when she fell off the back of a moving ute and became a quadriplegic. It hasn't stopped her from encouraging others to live life to the fullest.

After being named St Andrews Caledonian Pipe Band's first female pipe major to lead the group, Sally-Anne Richter says encouraging the next generation is key to ensuring the band's future.

Ninety years ago Jack Crawford became the first Australian to win the French Open, playing with a racquet made by Launceston's now defunct Alexander brand. Since then, the company has disappeared from international tennis, but its former factory still stands as a reminder.

HMAS Launceston is being decommissioned on June 1, ending a run of navy vessels named after the Tasmanian city dating back to 1942.