Wave power that actually works? Trial of 'blowhole' generator off Tasmania...
This wave power generator has completed a 12-month trial off King Island in Bass Strait, successfully generating electricity for hundreds of homes — now the company behind it wants to look at what's next.
View ArticleOne in three Tasmanian mayors calling it quits
Ten of Tasmania's 29 mayors will not recontest the role in coming local government elections as the sector faces challenges and changes ahead.
View ArticleRemote Tasmanian teachers paying '$50 a kilo' for beans as allowances remain...
The education union pushes for an urgent increase to a key payment for teachers on the state's west coast and the Bass Strait Islands as the cost of living soars.
View Article'It was pretty horrific': Sperm whales stranded off Tasmania mostly young...
Surfers and swimmers are urged to stay clear of a stranding of whales off King Island in Bass Strait due to the danger of sharks being attracted by the carcasses — with experts saying most of the...
View ArticleWhy do authorities keep volunteers away when there are whales that need help?
Another mass whale stranding in Tasmania, two years to the day of the last tragic scene, is likely to prompt well-meaning locals to want to help — so, why are volunteer rescuers turned away from such...
View ArticleWhat makes Tasmania such a death trap for whales?
Two whale stranding events in a week, with the second happening in the same location as Australia's worst ever beaching two years ago. This is what we know about why Tasmania is causing whales such...
View ArticleTasmanian whale rescue effort saves around 30 out of 230, as wildlife teams...
The whale rescue effort on Tasmania's west coast has managed to refloat over 30 of the animals which beached themselves — but around 200 could not be saved.
View ArticleKing Island on lookout for tourist surge with new lighthouse tour
A lighthouse that was built in England and delivered to King Island in pieces without any assembly instructions is set to become one of the holiday hotspot's big drawcards.
View Article'Underrated' and 'overlooked': Australia's best beach has been chosen and it...
South Australia's Stokes Bay on Kangaroo Island's north coast is not the easiest beach to access, but locals say the effort is more than worth it, a sentiment endorsed by organisers of Tourism...
View ArticleKing Island food could be cheaper, fresher if Apollo Bay sea route goes ahead
The island sits between two of the country's biggest food bowls, but often pays far more for produce. A proposal for a new shipping service from Apollo Bay could halve the cost of freight and bring...
View ArticleNapoleon Bonaparte's wife owned a King Island emu when they were extinct in...
A now-extinct emu from Tasmania thrived in gardens owned by Napoleon's wife after being shipped to Paris in 1802. That's just one of the amazing tales from the unseen collection of Tasmania's Museum...
View ArticleAustralia has invented world-leading wave energy tech, but lack of political...
Australia has the potential to house a cutting-edge manufacturing industry that combats climate change, but the lure of Europe's progressive energy laws may have left the country out in the cold.
View ArticleFossil fuels locked in to power mine providing parts for electric car engines
The Dolphin Tungsten Mine is about to reopen on King Island. But instead of being connected to the local grid, it'll be diesel-powered for the next two years.
View ArticleThe crew of the Blythe Star were thought lost at sea. So why did they stumble...
The wreck of the Blythe Star is located almost 50 years after it sank off the Tasmanian coast, its crew believed dead — until, astonishingly, they appeared out of the bush far from where the ship sank.
View ArticleSeismic blasting opponents gear up for fight over Victoria's whale habitat as...
A multinational gas and oil giant says it remains committed to consultation amid rising community concerns over proposed testing off south-west Victoria.
View ArticleOne of Australia's smallest football leagues is fighting to survive
On King Island, amid a burgeoning luxury golf and tourism market, one of Australia's smallest football leagues is fighting to survive.
View ArticleThe hidden cost of living in an island paradise, and why it leaves some...
Life on King Island off the Tasmanian coast is full of trade-offs, especially when it comes to health care most Australians take for granted. But residents are trying to change that.
View ArticleThere are no emus on Kangaroo Island, so why is there an Emu Bay?
Kangaroo Island, off mainland South Australia, has an Emu Bay but no emus after they died out — twice.
View ArticleWarning of aftershocks after earthquake near Victoria's Great Ocean Road sets...
A magnitude-5.0 earthquake recorded near Apollo Bay just after 2am, which was felt by thousands of Victorians and even some in Tasmania, is the largest recorded in the Otway Ranges.
View Article'A simple sorry goes a long way': Calls for apology 50 years after sinking of...
Fifty years after the fateful voyage of the Blythe Star, families of the ship-wrecked crew are marking the anniversary, and pushing for an apology from the Tasmanian government.
View ArticleA young couple started up an island's first ever brewery. They stumbled on a...
When Sarah and Corey Brazendale started the first ever brewery on King Island, it prompted a visit from a veteran farmer who had something on his family's property that they needed to see.
View ArticleWhat'll happen to King Island Dairy? Locals are asking the question as owner...
The potential sell-off of the only dairy processing plant on King Island comes as a little surprise to locals who have witnessed a dwindling industry.
View ArticleThis stretch of water is a way of life for fishers and tourists – but it's...
While oil and gas companies argue no lasting harm is done by undersea blasting, Tasmanian fisherman Danny Fox isn't so sure — and says if it's so harmless, he'd like to see an "oil executive" in a bath...
View ArticleCouncillor let go after missing meetings due to caring for husband with brain...
A woman who lost her position on her local council due to three missed meetings while caring for her dying husband wants law reform to spare others the same "devastating" fate.
View ArticleParched parts of Tasmania got some welcome rain — but one place missed out
It's been the driest February and March on record for King Island and parts of south-east Tasmania. Some areas have received welcome April rain, but farmers elsewhere are struggling.
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