Bec Pridham

Teachers, health workers and firefighters have walked off the job in Tasmania's north-west, with further stop-work action planned in other parts of the state over the next two days.

A barnacle-covered surfboard that spent 17 months at sea and travelled from Tasmania to New Zealand after it was lost off a boat appears set to be reunited with its owner.

Members of the Aboriginal community are reeling after vandals allegedly performed donuts at Wybalenna on Flinders Island.

Tasmania Police initially said the incident at the Launceston General Hospital was potentially a gas leak, but the Tasmania Fire Service later said it did not detect any gas.

For more than four decades, The Hobart Clinic has provided private mental health services to clients. Since the announcement of its October closure, clinic staff, therapists and patients have warned of the negative impact on those reliant on the service.

This Tasmanian artist's work has been acquired by the prestigious Victoria and Albert Museum in London — the significance is yet to be realised, but a local legacy is already taking shape.

The mother of one of six children who died in the Tasmanian jumping castle tragedy says she is devastated by a group's attempt to "block" a beachside memorial. They argue the area is "a place for families to escape the hardships of life".

The Tasmanian government faces getting the Macquarie Point stadium approved this year, while the Liberals have also promised to set up TasInsure, bulk-billing GP clinics and strengthen laws allowing pets in rentals.

Former Tasmanian Labor-leader-turned-independent MP David O'Byrne will offer confidence and supply to the Rockliff government in a move that could help the Liberal party maintain its hold on power.

The Tasmanian government will halt marine expansion of the salmon industry in local waterways while an independent review is ordered, an announcement that comes as the minority government prepares to face a hostile return to parliament this week.