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Sep 2022
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY – Tasmanian Wild Seafood Adventures
Headed by experienced skippers and divers Shane Wilson and Nick Daft, Tasmanian Wild Seafood Adventures was born from a love of Tasmania’s pristine waterways, and the desire to provide an authentic seafood experience.
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Sep 2022
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY – McHenry Distillery
Resting on the side of Mount Arthur on Tasmania’s Tasman Peninsula, McHenry Distillery is Australia’s southern-most whisky distillery and with its family heritage, makes it the southern-most family run distillery in the world!
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Sep 2022
ADVENTURE with us
To speak of the Tasmanian spirit is to speak of passionate people who’ve persisted, pushed through, and found ways to thrive. Of innovators, entrepreneurs, and disrupters who have all backed themselves in and pursued their own goals no matter what stood in their way.
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Sep 2022
UNDER THE SOUTHERN SKY
Gateway to the Antarctic, productive agricultural food hub, UNESCO World Heritage Wilderness, the cleanest air in the world and net carbon negative status… there are many things Tasmania is known for, if not renown for, across the globe. Surface level thinking just doesn’t cut it down here, which becomes clear when you meet the locals, and this has led to innovation and excellence across a diversity of sectors and endeavours.
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Sep 2022
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY – Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart
Room with a view... the refurbishment of hotel rooms at Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart is now complete, further enhancing the offering of Tasmania’s largest purpose-built conference and events facility.
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Sep 2022
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY – Travelodge Hobart
Travelodge Hobart has undergone a multi-million-dollar refurbishment to win the attention of travellers amid a strong wave of domestic tourism to the island.
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Aug 2022
SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION
Tasmania’s tourism and hospitality sector is made up of passionate operators, taking pride in what they do each and every day to deliver amazing, authentic and immersive Tasmanian experiences.
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Aug 2022
EAT with us
As they painstakingly built the now iconic sandstone IXL warehouses it seems unlikely that even in their wildest dreams, the convicts of Van Diemen’s Land would have imagined that the walls going up before them would eventually house some of Australia’s most important colonial artworks or showcase the island’s finest food and wine. Yet this quintessentially Tasmanian juxtaposition is the story of Landscape Restaurant & Grill, a Federal Group Tourism venue providing unforgettable dining experiences in the heart of Hobart’s Hunter Street waterfront precinct.
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Aug 2022
NET CARBON NEGATIVE
For the seventh consecutive year, Tasmania has achieved net carbon negative status according to the latest State and Territory Greenhouse Gas Inventories 2020 released in early June.
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Jul 2022
ADVENTURE with us
Adventure has long been synonymous with Tasmania, an island of contrasts sought out by thrill seekers looking to connect with our pristine wilderness.
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Jul 2022
CHAT WITH A LOCAL: Peter Walker
Awarded nationally and internationally for his high-profile tourism project portfolio, Director and Principal Architect of Cumulus, Peter Walker uses design to better understand the world around him.