Georgie Burgess, ABC.net.au

Georgie Burgess

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Hobart, TAS, Australia

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Hadley's Orient Hotel's history comes to life with polar explorer, fake lord, and Tasmania's first ice cream

Visitors journey through the hotel's history from the 1800s, with stories ranging from a Norwegian polar explorer who was almost refused a room, a fake lord, and the first glimpse of a motor car for many Tasmanians. → Read More

How an 18th-century Tasmanian Aboriginal kelp water container ended up lost in Paris

A water container made from bull kelp was collected by French expeditioners in the 1700s, but the incredibly rare artefact became mislabelled and lost in various museums for more than 100 years. → Read More

Luca Brasi band member Tyler Richardson becomes Lifeline ambassador

It's a cause close to his heart, now Luca Brasi's Tyler Richardson wants to talk mental health as Tasmania's first Lifeline ambassador. → Read More

Kylie Minogue's wedding dress as Charlene in Neighbours to be displayed in Tasmania

The dress made famous by Kylie Minogue as she walked down the aisle as Charlene to marry Scott in 1987 on Neighbours is about to come out of the box and go on display, but Tasmanian curators would love to know where her matching veil, gloves and shoes are. → Read More

Tasmanian visual artist Tom O'Hern on how he became 'good at drawing really badly'

Artist Tom O'Hern wants more people to embrace the art of drawing badly, saying life has become too full of perfection. → Read More

Nepali population steadily grows in Tasmania, home to Australia's only Nepalese pub

Its mountains may not quite compare to the peaks of Nepal, but Tasmania is becoming home to more and more Nepalese people. → Read More

Tasmania's ultimate twitcher goes to great lengths for perfect bird photo

Capturing birds on camera has become an obsession for this full-time engineer. → Read More

Hobbit House in Oatlands tells 160 years of stories through layers of historical wallpaper

This convict-built cottage has been described as a time capsule — in fact, there are so many layers of wallpaper that the ceilings sag and you feel like you're underground. → Read More

Tasmania's Art Deco, modernist architecture captured by photographer Thomas Ryan

A photographer — on a mission to celebrate and protect Tasmanian modernism — says there's more to heritage than just sandstone. → Read More

Is Tasmania still the Apple Isle? Growers crunch the numbers as domestic and export markets shrivel

For 100 years the state was marketed to the world as an idyllic English farming utopia. But last year it produced a small fraction of Australian apples. So what now for an industry started by William Bligh and buffeted by the winds of change? → Read More

Tiny snail thought to be extict found accidentally in Tasmania's yingina/Great Lake

It hasn't been seen since the 1900s, but this tiny freshwater snail is very much alive and well — found by chance in Australia's second-largest natural lake. → Read More

Bird watcher's Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle photo shows group's vulture-like behaviour

Australia does not have vultures, but a Tasmanian bird watcher's photograph shows they are willing to take the role on. → Read More

House of Longing exhibition to celebrate works of artist Gay Hawkes before and after Dunalley fires

Artist Gay Hawkes lost her life's work when a bushfire destroyed her house and studio, but a new exhibition will showcase her loss, resilience, and the furniture she has made for her imagined home. → Read More

Adventures With Purpose diver joins search for missing Tasmanian man Nicola Sallese

Can "Diver Dan", affiliated with a YouTube channel that documents cases of missing people, help bring closure to the family of Nicola Sallese, a 69-year-old last seen in his car in regional Tasmania in 2008? → Read More

Calls to rethink geotagging of social media posts depicting Tasmania's sensitive wilderness

More and more people are heading out into Tasmania's wild areas inspired by their Instagrammable aesthetics, prompting calls for bushwalkers to remove the geotagging before posting photos. → Read More

How Louise Fairfax overcame grief to become third woman to climb all Tasmania's Abels

When Louise Fairfax lost her soulmate, the thought of climbing the final Abel mountains on her list seemed "trivial". Slowly after some time, she did. → Read More

'Delightful' bird paintings by Susan Lester to be celebrated in the book that nearly never was

Self-taught painter Susan Lester's life changed when media magnate Edmund Rouse commissioned 200 detailed paintings of Tasmanian birds. When he was jailed for attempted bribery, her paintings just disappeared. → Read More

Ice Sports Tasmania pushes for new rink to grow future skaters, curlers, hockey players

Tasmania could become the only state without an ice skating rink, but there's a new push to keep ice sports alive and grow Australia's future curlers and figure skaters. → Read More

How to garden around possums in your backyard. Hint: you need to outsmart them

From dog hair to mothballs, gardeners are getting creative when it comes to protecting plants from possums, but experts say fencing is key to saving the friendship. → Read More

Meet the 2022 Young Australian of the Year finalists dedicating their lives to helping others

From personal tragedies and struggles to chance encounters that changed their lives, these inspiring young Australians are using their lived experiences to help others. → Read More