The big moment of releasing a group of juvenile spotted handfish into the wild has arrived — and to help them adjust, researchers have built little underwater "hotels" for the young fish.
When Sybil Robertson took a stroll at Ocean Beach on Monday, she was unaware she was about to join the small and exclusive club of people who have found an oarfish.
Tasmania's iconic winter festival gets underway today, with free experiences hidden across Hobart in disused churches, basements and even a Freemasons lodge.
It's been two years since tourist Celine Cremer disappeared without a trace in a Tasmanian rainforest, but high-profile private investigator Ken Gamble is certain she is within a 1km radius of where her phone last "pinged".
When Jayne Case and her family ended up having to spend weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit she couldn't find a book to help her young boys navigate the journey, so she wrote one.
Humpback whales are spotted in the River Derwent as far up as Hobart's northern suburbs, using the river for some rest and relaxation during their northern migration.
When Tasmania broke away from New South Wales politically in the 19th century it was decided all islands south of Wilsons Promontory would belong to the new colony, but it didn't quite work out that way.