13+ hour, 34+ min ago  (292+ words) A Tasmanian childcare worker who joined a government parenting program while looking for direction is now paying it forward as a mentor, helping 50 parents through the same service. She said she found the program online and joined without a clear…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (351+ words) For some Tasmanian children, this winter means doing homework in the back of a car and waking up unsure where they'll sleep the next night. That is the reality Hobart City Mission is trying to expose with its 2026 Winter Appeal,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (376+ words) Fifty of Tasmania's top emerging tech students have teamed up with Tas Networks, the University of Tasmania and Amazon Web Services for a three-day "hackathon" aimed at solving real challenges facing the state's energy network. The inaugural Open Innovation Hackathon…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (295+ words) More than 1, 600 Tasmanian students have received digital safety training as research reveals the state has Australia's highest exposure to bullying in Australia. The Optus Digital Thumbprint Program visited six schools, educating years 5-12 students about online safety, scams and artificial intelligence…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (322+ words) Hundreds of vulnerable Tasmanian children are heading into the colder months without proper coats as families struggle with economic pressures. Charity Tassie Mums has launched its ninth annual Coats for Kids campaign, aiming to collect more than 1, 000 children's coats to…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (297+ words) A Tasmanian sushi shop owner has helped launch an environmentally friendly way for customers to take away soy sauce with purchased sushi. Sush co-owner David Painter unveiled Angus Ware's "Holy Carp" product at Franklin Wharf in Hobart on Friday. Ware,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (332+ words) More than a year after completing cancer treatment, Harris Richardson is thriving " and his father, Tasmanian musician Tyler Richardson, is turning that journey into something powerful for the community. Richardson, frontman of Luca Brasi and a 2026 Tasmanian Australian of the…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago  (356+ words) 36 additional Tasmanian schools will join a free breakfast program from Term 1 next year. Education Minister Jo Palmer announced the expansion during a visit to Glenorchy Primary School, one of the new schools set to benefit from the initiative in 2026. "The…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (415+ words) Early childhood educators across Tasmania are set to receive pay rises of up to $200 a week, as the federal government moves to tackle workforce shortages in the sector. The $3. 6 billion program delivers a 15% boost to workers on the award, with…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (498+ words) Dozens of Tasmanian public schools will close their doors tomorrow after children's coloured sand was found to contain naturally occurring asbestos. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issued an urgent recall of several coloured sand products last week, prompting the…...