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…

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 …

International Jazz Day - Bruce Gourlay

Tasmanian Bruce Gourlay has been caressing the keyboard for nearly 70 years. Based in Launceston, he is no stranger to the Tasmanian jazz scene.... performing solo with dinner music or mixing and matching small jazz groups like "Double Date". The Launceston Jazz Club has organised a special after…

Lions Tasmania Youth of the Year 2025 - Elizabeth Sexton

What caught our eye at the Lions Club of Kings Meadows this year was the Northern Tasmanian Finalist ... Elizabeth Sexton. This is the second year Elizabeth was the northern Lions Youth of The Year finalist and this year, the runner-up for the state title. Elizabeth also won the 2025 Public Speaki…

Cinq et Sept - Theatrical Hot Takes

'Cinq et Sept' is part of the Theatre North season in Launceston. In this passionate discussion of Theatrical Hot Takes, a group of leading people in the theatre scene in Tasmania air their opinions on a range of topics including, should all theatre people be paid, is there too much musical theatr…