Inveresk Community Garden

Chris Sayer caught up with Lars while he was hosting a public day at the Inveresk Community Garden on a lovely Tassy spring morning.

Mowbray Cricket Club 70th

In the lead-up to the celebration for the formation of the Mowbray Cricket Club in 1955, Chris Sayer caught up with club President Scott Plummer in their clubrooms, surrounded by 70 years of cricket memorabilia.

Mariners Muse 2025 part 2

Following on from part 1 of the Mariners Muse, Katrina Beams is a lead navigator aboard the Antarctic research vessel Nuyina. Growing up on the West Tamar, working in the maritime industry was the last thing on her mind until she tried to get her flatmate a job. Meanwhile, Andrew Hart love of fis…

Mariners Muse 2025 part 1

Who hasn’t got a good story of the sea? As part of the Bridport Scallop Fiesta, a panel of four speakers was assembled to relate their tales of involvement with the sea. In this first podcast, Mike Stevens extol the virtues of a recreational fishing life, having a spent a lifetime studying the su…

Cinq et Sept - The Value of Public Space

How do we use and how do we value our public spaces: what is their worth? What is their benefit? Who benefits?  Should we invest in them?  What is the art of assembly in a public space – what are the rules? Is it easy or is it full of red tape and high vis? The moderator, Stuart Loone, invites yo…

Ant Gallery - Making New Music

Put two sets of young musicians together and the sky's the limit. Two Tassie born lads, Jack and James Sice moved to the Blue Mountains and after some time met a set of twins, Micaela and Joely Osfield.  All four love their music and a chance suggestion had them combine to form Ant Gallery. Thei…

Urchin Convicts - Alistair Scott

In the early nineteenth century over two thousand boys from the streets of Great Britain were transported to the Point Puer Boys Establishment in Van Diemen’s Land.  For some, transportation to Point Puer became a death sentence, with one in thirty dying there. Those who survived Point Puer were …

Cinq et Sept - Marino Lucas - An Architect of Theatres

This is a short history walk through the life of Marino Lucas, the visionary architect behind Launceston’s beloved Princess and Majestic theatres. Stuart Loone explores Lucas’s life, his architectural achievements, and the enduring significance of the Princess Theatre in Tasmania’s cultural landsc…

A defining tragedy still resonates at Riverside High School after 60 years.

May 2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the death of teacher Ewen Scott and student David Kilvert during a Riverside High School excursion at Cradle Mountain. The tragedy remains part of the High School's culture after 60 years, and a special school assembly was held to pay tribute.  Chris Sayer sp…

Launceston's first church - The first 200 years

The foundation stone for St John's Church was laid on the 28th December in 1824, with the first official service of worship happening on the 16th December 1825. The church is part of Launceston's early colonial history constructed using convict labour and with bricks made from the clay dug out of …