Jess Flint

Families promised 'bang' for their buck at 2024 Agri-Expo.

'Many of them have faced hardships and are eager to form a bond.'

'The older ones don't... come in, they don't like the car park.'

Child safety front of mind for Minister as cash boost promised.

Find out what's on the program for Chocolate Winterfest 2024.

Premier apologises for failures letting down vulnerable people.

TT-Line should be scrutinised for its actions during the state election, according to Labor Leader Dean Winter. Mr Winter said TT-Line’s engagement with a foreign government while the government was in caretaker mode and not briefing Labor during the period was behaviour that needed scrutiny. “I don’t think the Finnish shipbuilder was ever going to pull out, frankly,” he said. “I think it was too big to fail and it turned out that it was Tasmanian taxpayers bailing out a Finnish shipbuilder - th…

Ken Dorsey says he was shocked to hear at Tuesday night’s council meeting that it would cost almost $450,000 to install lighting at the base of Norfolk pines at South Burnie. The Burnie Councillor successfully moved a motion in November 2023 for the council to investigate the cost of uplighting the trees on the foreshore between Massy-Greene Drive and Edwardes Street. He said he was not aware the project had been shelved until Mayor Teeny Brumby confirmed the project would not be moving forward…

As Autism Tasmania (AT) goes into administration, Ulverstone business owner Shawn Sinclair says Coasters are some of the the best at rallying together in times of need. His comments come as he and other autism advocates move into action to meet the needs of neurodivergent Tasmanians. Mr Sinclair said the sudden closure of AT, reportedly due to a lack of funding, had impacted lots of people in the region, including regular customers of his Ulverstone store, ThiccBoi Collectables. “People have tol…

A Hobart-based design consultant has revealed her vision for the Burnie Arts branding and her logo is causing a swift outcry among residents. After the new name Burnie Arts was revealed for the Burnie Arts and Function Centre, designer Megan Perkins, who is the chair of Design Tasmania and the brains behind the branding for Dark Mofo, was hired by the Burnie City Council (BCC) to produce a branding proposal. The new logo features a fluoro-orange “a” superimposed on a brick-red “B”, which some re…

Three Tasmanian department of health staff have been recognised in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours list. Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Tasmania professor Brett McDermott has been made a member of the Order of Australia for significant services to medicine in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry. Health Minister Guy Barnett said Professor McDermott’s research and immense body of work have made a significant impact to the lives of young people across the whole cou…

'I was very fortunate that I was able to even become premier.'

Labor Leader Dean Winter has slammed the government, saying he believes the racing minister has backed away from her promises. Leaders in the Coast’s racing industry say they should have been part of the conversation to find a new home years ago. Mr Winter said the industry has been left hung out to dry since the Devonport Showground was closed in 2022. “The industry was told when the gates were shut [at the showground] that they would get a new track and they took Tasracing and the minister [J…

Forty-eight homes will soon open their doors to tenants on the housing waiting list as a large development at Ulverstone nears completion. Housing Choices Tasmania general manager Kim Bomford said the units were a welcome addition to housing stock amid the growing housing crisis. “We have close to 5000 applicants on our waitlist in Tasmania and every little bit that we can do to ease the pressure on those people is something that Housing Choices is desperate to do,” she said. The units are expec…

Andrew Turner has struck gold by marrying his passion for coffee and beer. The Communion Brewing Company’s Old Mate Coffee Porter was awarded a gold medal in the specialty beer category at the 2024 Australian International Beer Awards on Thursday night. Mr Turner, who owns Communion Brewing Company and the nearby Chapel cafe, said he was proud that the beer had been recognised among such tough competition, especially because it represents a collaboration between the two businesses. “The coffee p…

While the show’s plot revolves around anticipation, members of the Devonport Choral Society (DCS) did not expect the role COVID-19 would play in their production of The Full Monty. With opening night just days away, the cast and crew are in full swing with dress rehearsals underway at the paranaple theatre. Producer Maree Brodzinski said the show was only weeks away from opening in 2020 before it had to be called off. Director Sid Sidebottom added that the anticipation he has felt getting this p…

An influx of rabbits, driven by a nation-wide shortage of calicivirus is pushing farmers like Leonie Grice to their limits. With reports of rabbits in plague proportions on the rise across the state, a Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE Tas) spokesperson said it was unlikely the common population control measure would be released until 2025. “Calicivirus releases usually occur during autumn when environmental conditions are favourable,” they said. “The only laboratory…

An extensive oil spill is affecting a large part of Devonport’s CBD and drivers are being urged to be “extra cautious” as clean up works get underway. The Devonport City Council issued a community alert about the spill, which has affected Oldaker Street near the paranaple arts centre towards Nixon Street, along Sorell Street to Mitre 10 and up to Don Road. A council spokesperson said the widespread spill “originated from a vehicle”. “The extent of the spill makes it difficult to clear immediatel…

A plan to subdivide a plot of land in a Burnie suburb has drawn ire from neighbours concerned about the risk of landslip and crowding. Twenty-one representations were submitted to the Burnie City Council in response to plans to subdivide the end of Cherry Street at Hillcrest to create 10 additional housing lots. Some existing residents on the street said they were concerned that the additional lots could cause a “loss of privacy”, “increase in vulnerability to crime,” and “registered animals...…

Those who love pairing whiskey or wine with cheeses are in for a treat when the La Cantara Artisan Cheese food van hits the road for TrailGraze. The first stop for cheesemakers Genaro Velasquez and Rosselyn Escalante will be at Alchymia Distillery on Saturday, April 20 where they will offer a joint whiskey and cheese tasting, as well as open up their food van for some tasty, cheesy, treats. On Sunday, April 21, they will make their way to Eastford Creek where the delights of mixing some of the r…