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May
09
2013

As one of the 6 extremely lucky winners of the 3 night Tasmania Wilderness escape last weekend thanks to Discover Tasmania and Jetstar and the lovely promoters of Discover Tasmania; Mark, Liza and Tim who were truly amazing and included everything possible to make our holiday catered for in 5 star quality, I would like [...]

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Feb
29
2012

I think God wanted me to experience the time of my life. That was the reason why I chose Tasmania out of the many states of Australia to visit if I won this ‘Unexpected Australia Adventure’ jointly organized by one of our local radio stations and newspapers. At that time I didn’t know exactly what [...]

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Feb
22
2011

Eighty-four kilometres north of the beautiful port city of Hobart or a leisurely two and a half hours drive from Devonport, you will come to Oatlands. Approaching Oatlands from either direction on the A 1, you may spy the windmill of the Oatlands Flour Mill. This pinnacle of pioneering success was erected by John Vincent [...]

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Nov
18
2010

We ambled around Constitution Dock on a beautiful sunny winters day. The dock splendid in the clear light. We sat at a cosy table at Smolt and enjoyed a long and lovely lunch. It was a weekday and browsing the shops of  Salamanca and along Hampton Ct was wonderful, we picked up a beautiful Tea [...]

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Oct
05
2010

I just got back from my Tassie trip with a group of friends and i must share it with all those who are planning to go there! Overall, we had so much fun. It is a trip i will never forget. The views at Cataract Gorge Reserve was amazing and it is also a great [...]

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Sep
30
2010

Charm. Beauty. Heritage. Community. A soul. They’re all reasons I love my adopted home in the Huon Valley. Is it shallow to say the place is gorgeous, and that adds to my enjoyment of living here? Is it selfish and vacuous to believe that having fruit trees lining the valleys, pockets of native bush, and [...]

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Sep
27
2010

This is Tasmania: a road-trip that starts in a traffic jam as the sun goes down but really begins in a grey Devonport car-park as the sun comes up, eating breakfast wrapped in greaseproof paper and rifling through booklets with texta scribbles on their back covers. Tasmania, for seven days, is roads – roads that you [...]

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Sep
09
2010

Grey skies forgotten as sunny taxi driver drove us into Launceston from the airport tantalising us with juicy titbits of information about people and places of note. Our accommodation was up on the hill near City park. From there it was a short walk to gather some breakfast bits before heading off to explore. First stop was [...]

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Sep
05
2010

I would like to thank the City of Launceston and all those wonderful people responsible for the experience that was Junction 2010.  It was truly fantastic in all regards. I took away an enormous amount of useful stuff to apply to Arts Upper Hunter, the regional arts board I chair. And personally too, from doing [...]

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