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Island is a literary magazine produced in Tasmania. It has been publishing since 1979. The website provides content lists for current, back and future issues, ordering and subscription information, information about Island, and contact details.
Jensong - Creating songs for others to perform (more info)
Website of Tasmanian songwriter Jeni Wallwork, who writes songs for others to perform. Visit for information about the songs, MP3 downloads, lyrics and links.
Launceston Lending Library (more info)
The Launceston Lending Library website provides information on the library including the services the library offers to the Launceston community. These include a children's section, adult fiction, adult non-fiction and friends of the library.
Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT) (more info)
The website for the Local Government Association of Tasmania provides information about the association as well as policy and advice, publications and links to other council websites.
Macnish in Cyberspace (more info)
Macnish Family History - originally from the Dumfries area of Scotland, emigrated to Antigua in the West Indies, returned to Scotland then came out to NSW and from there to Queensland and Western Australia.
Mature Artists Dance Experience (MADE) (more info)
MADE is a dance and movement theatre company for mature people. The website includes information about classes and repertoire.
Mural Fest is an annual art competition, which sees nine artists engaged in a public paint-off over 6.5 days. Each artist must complete a 2100mm-high x 4800mm-wide mural, using the same poem as their mural's central theme and inspiration. In the mont...
Northern Tasmanian Table Tennis Association (more info)
This website includes information about Northern Tasmanian Table Tennis Association events, costs and location.
Website of self-taught naive artist Mark O'Brien (Obie). His main interest is experimenting with textures and various media to create art that people want to touch - this gives his paintings their distinct style. Visit the site to see the works of ...
Orienteering Tasmania Inc (more info)
Representative body for the sport of orienteering in Tasmania. Includes general information about the sport, news, events and results, member clubs, map sales, and links.
Poetry, web-projects, essays and collaborations are available on Diane Caney's stylish site.
Pieter Zaadstra Studio (more info)
Pieter Zaadstra's working studio features the artist's oil paintings and other media, including portraits, landscapes, animal studies, and figure studies. The website contains the artist's resume and statement, online exhibitions, and art shop.
Port Arthur Historic Site (more info)
This site takes you back in years when Australia was in its youth, when convict labour forged roads and buildings with hammer, chisel and mattock, to a place called "hell on earth" - Port Arthur. On the website you can find information on convicts at...
Primed - Stompin Youth Dance Co (more info)
Stompin Youth Dance Co and the Tasmanian Department of Education present primed - a new youth event for Tasmania.
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QVMAG) (more info)
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery is known for its fine collections of Australian colonial art, contemporary art and craft, and Tasmanian natural and social history.
The Romsey Chronicles provide information about Romsey, a small rural village set in the scenic Macedon Ranges, from before European settlement to present day.
Roundtable Productions (more info)
This website provides information about Roundtable Productions, a creative consultancy offering production, development and management services to the cultural, media and science industries across business, government and community sectors. It also p...
Homepage of the Tasmanian Rowing Council Inc. Includes news, results, contacts, noticeboard and photo gallery.
Salamanca Arts Centre (more info)
The Salamanca Arts Centre is a combination of theatres, galleries and arts administration located behind the historic facade of Georgian warehouses in Salamanca Place, Hobart. It houses some of Tasmania's best cultural venues such as the Peacock The...
Contains information on the cultural precinct of Salamanca Place in inner Hobart, Tasmania. Includes places to eat, places to stay, thing to do and links to other related sites.
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