The text messages start to flood in around April each year, and gain momentum in the lead-up to June Australian mainlander mates all asking different versions of the same question: ‘How do I Dark Mofo’? Taswegians have become accustomed to fielding and responding to the ever expanding list of queries from our big island neighbours, so - in the name of efficiency- we’ve collated all of the top-ranking FAQs into one handy list.

“I moved to Tassie for the warm weather.” - nobody, ever.

Brain too cold to make a sartorial decision every morning for the foreseeable future? We’ve got you. Herein, the only Tasmanian winter wardrobe guide you’ll need to stay toasty and stylish all season long.

“I moved to Tassie for the warm weather.” - nobody, ever.

Brain too cold to make a sartorial decision every morning for the foreseeable future? We’ve got you. Herein, the only Tasmanian winter wardrobe guide you’ll need to stay toasty and stylish all season long.

Vintage clothes shopping is a sport for lovers of nostalgia, sustainability and a bargain – and Tasmania has plenty of stacked second-hand stores to tackle. From op shops to retro havens to pre-loved designer fashion, here’s where to go digging for a throwback treasure.

Make like a Tasmanian, and support local next time you’re shopping for the small people in your life.

In Lutruwita/Tasmania, a drop in daily temperatures, condensing of daylight hours and vivid colouring of the leaves is doing the very most to convince us that Summer is over. Sad about it? Not us. The transition to Autumn means a wardrobe update - get these layers on your body.

In Lutruwita/Tasmania, a drop in daily temperatures, condensing of daylight hours and vivid colouring of the leaves is doing the very most to convince us that Summer is over. Sad about it? Not us. The transition to Autumn means a wardrobe update - get these layers on your body.

Tasmania’s north west coast offers family, business, creativity and purpose for this born-and-bred Latrobe local.

Tasmania! Summer! Thought the words couldn’t co-exist? Think again. The temperatures are warming up (admittedly, only to an average somewhere around the high 20s) and Tasmanian limbs are coming out to play. Make like a heatwave and sizzle in these summer fashion pieces.

Tasmania! Summer! Thought the words couldn’t co-exist? Think again. The temperatures are warming up (admittedly, only to an average somewhere around the high 20s) and Tasmanian limbs are coming out to play. Make like a heatwave and sizzle in these summer fashion pieces.

The transition from Tasmanian Winter to Tasmanian Spring is subtle, but gratefully embraced by locals emerging from the cooler days.

The transition from Tasmanian Winter to Tasmanian Spring is subtle, but gratefully embraced by locals emerging from the cooler days.

Every month, Art & Design Sub-Editor Elliott Nimmo brings his round-up of the artists and designers to watch (and invest in) in lutruwita/Tasmania right now. Here’s what’s hot in August.

Every month, Art & Design Sub-Editor Elliott Nimmo brings his round-up of the artists and designers to watch (and invest in) in lutruwita/Tasmania right now. Here’s what's hot in July.

Winter in Tasmania is cold. Really cold. Here’s how to dress for it.

Winter in Tasmania is cold. Really cold. Here’s how to dress for it.