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Q&A: Madeleine Lawler
After falling for a 1913 post office in Tasmania’s rugged north west, Hobart couple Madeline and Andy have lovingly restored the heritage-listed building into a luxury escape, with the Tarkine, Cradle Mountain and a very friendly country pub all within easy reach. We spoke with Madeleine about the journey that helped her arrive at The Post Office.
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.
Q&A: Melissa Jones
Following a strong hunch to move to Tasmania, this former high-school art teacher brought her vision for accessible creativity to life in a Battery Point studio - and now the whole community is welcome to make, experiment and play.
Nine Years in
On building a business, becoming a mother, and finding a version of success that might only be possible in Tasmania.
Tasmania’s Bianca Welsh Is Making Space To Talk About Grief
Drawing on her own experience of profound personal loss, a Launceston restaurateur and mental health advocate is creating space for honest conversations about grief - and how moving forward asks us to carry, rather than leave behind, what we’ve lost.
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.
Q&A: Pablo Pandani AKA Bec Hopson
A Hobart legal professional has transformed her once personal creative outlet into a collection of widely-recognised visual - and wearable - love letters to Tasmania’s cafés, communities and everyday places.
Q&A: Ian Robertson
From the UK to New Zealand and finally Tasmania’s wild west coast, this former Royal Marine Commando and undercover detective now helms one of the state’s most iconic cultural attractions.
Q&A: The Hanngry Italian AKA Courtney Moretti
A Sydney-raised dietitian and freelance baker took a trip around Australia … and didn’t make it past Tassie before putting down roots. For her devoted community of sourdough fans, it’s a turn of events that - ahem - proved to be very good news indeed.
I Think I’ll Stay Right Here
On the many places I left, and the one that hasn’t let me go.
Of Course I Came Back (Most of Us Do)
On leaving, returning, and the pride I had to get over to come home.
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.
Undersong: Telling The Tasmanian Story Through Perfume
On Tasmania’s quiet east coast, Hilary Burden’s perfumery harnesses the power of scent to capture the history, landscape and spirit of the island she now calls home.
Q&A: Aleks Crossan
From theatre stages to towering sculptures, Tasmania-based artist Aleks Crossan is navigating a bold creative journey - and she’s not afraid to break some rules along the way.
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: Caroline Thomas
From leading challenges up mountains and across south-west Tassie’s waters to raise funds for people living with type 1 diabetes, to navigating life after a traumatic brain injury - this Ulverstone-born adventurer has found new purpose in simple rituals, the great outdoors … and making milkshakes for local blood donors.
Q&A: Effie Pryer
A Geeveston-based portrait artist’s latest exhibition of tiny - and painstakingly detailed - paintings puts the everyday dramas of a quiet Tasmanian life into perspective.
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.
The Tasmanian Dinner Turning Food Waste Into a Feast
A pedigreed chef, a passionate local service team, and 200 guests: it’s a recipe for a night of exceptional dining replicated in hundreds of restaurants around Tasmania every night of the week. But one uncommon factor sets this dinner apart from the rest.
Q&A: Tom Ambroz
Sixty kilometres northeast of his tiny island home, the opportunity to make some of the southern hemisphere’s most delicious spirits on a tinier island still was an opportunity too good to pass up for this Tasmanian repatriate.