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Q&A: Marta Dusseldorp
From acclaimed television roles to an enduring love of theatre, Australian actor Marta Dusseldorp has built a career on compelling storytelling. Now firmly at home in Tasmania, she reflects on the island’s creative spirit, the pull of the west coast and her latest theatrical venture, The Sound Inside.
Nine Years in
On building a business, becoming a mother, and finding a version of success that might only be possible in Tasmania.
Q&A: Fiona Ellis-Jones
Between leading a national newsroom and crafting botanical products inspired by Tasmania’s landscape, this media exec has discovered that life at the bottom of the world offers something increasingly rare: space to slow down, connect with community, and breathe a little deeper.
I Think I’ll Stay Right Here
On the many places I left, and the one that hasn’t let me go.
Q&A: Jess Sanders
For this Nipaluna/Hobart-based author, a conversation around the dinner table sparked a collection of best-selling children’s books that inspire, challenge and celebrate young and older readers alike.
Q&A: Zoë Fitzherbert
One glimpse of Hobart’s Kunanyi/Mount Wellington was all it took to convince award-winning landscape painter Zoë Fitzherbert that Tasmania was the place where her creative practice could take its most authentic shape.
Q&A: Dan Booker
From backyard bike trails to a career on two wheels, success is only as good as the fun you’re having for this Tasmanian mountain biking pro.
Q&A: Adam Gibson
Despite a career that takes him to some of the most exotic destinations on earth, there’s no place like home for this born-and-bred Tasmanian photographer.
A Waking Dream: Tasmania-Based Artist Ron Francis
At three o’clock in the morning, Ron Francis’ eyes might be trained on a large canvas, his hand holding a brush loaded with oil paint. Painting in the early hours is a perfect situation for the Cygnet-based artist: he could be the only painter on the island, free from the day’s distracting energies.
Q&A: Kate Bowman
Harnessing natural materials from her surroundings, a Tasmanian ceramicist reimagines history, industry and the environment through beautiful objects.
Q&A: Clint Steindl
After leaving his childhood home in Mackay to travel the world for a professional basketball career, Clint Steindl found himself in Lutruwita/Tasmania as the inaugural Captain of the Tasmania JackJumpers.
Q&A: Aaron Stewart
Inspired by childhood holidays in Lutruwita/Tasmania, a New South Welshman finally found himself living - and mountain biking - on the island’s wild west coast.
Q&A: Katinka Dineen
Lured across Bass Strait by bush and beach in equal measure, a natural creative has found her happy place in mid-town Hobart.
Q&A: Rochelle de Vries
The performing arts have taken Rochelle de Vries on adventures all over the world, but only Tasmania’s managed to keep her in one place for long.
Q&A: Alicia Peardon
After landing her dream job in Melbourne, Alicia Peardon didn’t think life could get any better. But a move to north-west Tasmania quickly changed her mind.
Q&A: Monique Breen
Overwhelmed by the world of baby nutrition, a Hobart mother took matters into her own hands, creating a range of nutrient-rich Tasmanian baby food and toddler snacks.
Q&A: Dr Asha Ram
Fiji-born Dr Asha Ram moved to Tasmania to study medicine as a teenager. Now, she is the Founder & Director of Sanctum Medical Aesthetics’ three clinics in Hobart, Launceston and Noosa.
Q&A: Scott Van Tuil
Inspired and influenced by his island home, a Hobart-based furniture designer and maker creates a portfolio of objects that are as beautiful in form as they are in function.
Q&A: Dearna Bond
A long-time lifestyle photographer and stylist is sharing her passion with the masses, growing her CV to include educational workshops that pass on the secrets of visual storytelling.
Q&A: Hugh Whitehouse
Scouted to work all over the world, a hatted chef has made east coast Tasmania home.