Launceston and the North-East

Tasmania steals the hearts of these Queensland tourists

A three-week Tassie holiday sparked a love affair with the small town of Mole Creek. Now local business owners, Joshua and Karen are not heading back.

Daniel and Kim Croker: Fork it Farm

From inner city Brisbane professionals to pig farmers in countryside Lebrina, Daniel and Kim Croker are happier than pigs in mud.

Justin Turner: Turner Stillhouse

Launceston's sanitiser supply is in safe hands

Fiona Moses: The Granary

With a move to Tasmania the Moses family have opened the doors to Tasmanian colonial heritage

Brigit McKillop: Casa Pinocchio

A 1930s school house and a restaurant vision drew Scott and Birgit McKillop to Branxholm, north east Tasmania.

Larna Pittiglio: Grazing Tasmania

Having enjoyed grazing her way through Tasmania, Larna now serves up the island’s produce through her business Grazing Tasmania

India Bellamy: Storm + India

After returning to her 300-acre family farm in northern Tasmania, India's sustainable tea and wellness business is flourishing

Jarrod and Katie Lamprey: Rustic Bakehouse

For Jarrod and Katie, it takes a 1926-built Scotch baker’s oven to choose Tasmania as home

Anna Hoffmann and Tom Dicker: Bay of Fires Bush Retreat

Tom and Anna have transformed their childhood fondness of Tasmania’s Bay of Fires region into a sell-out glamping escape

Kim Seagram: Stillwater Restaurant

From Canada to Tasmania, Kim’s story features award-winning restaurants and accommodation, board directorships, a gin company and more

Nicole Lucas: Committed to Launceston’s Northern Suburbs

Change is afoot in the northern suburbs of Launceston and Nicole is playing a key role in the transformation

Bredette Koen: Special Olympics

When Bredette accepted her new role with Special Olympics Australia for the upcoming games in Tasmania, she also found a new place to call home

Luka Barbaca: Australian Maritime College

A Croatian finds his ideal fusion of cutting-edge maritime engineering and world class windsurfing in Tasmania

You in a year

Martin and Margaret Dingemanse: Dales of Derby

When a Tasmanian couple struggled to find accommodation for an extended family reunion, they decided to build it themselves

Megan Last: Woodley & Co.

Megan’s creativity brings out the beauty in rejected timber and she's ecstatic to be able to do it all in the place she calls home

Steve and Tara Howell: Blue Derby Pods Ride

Steve and Tara are blazing the trail and bringing others to Experience the Flow

Dr. Jeffrey Hawkins: Pivot Maritime International

Cutting edge technology and a strong vision for the future sets this maritime simulation, training and consultancy company apart

Daniela Cavalletti: Cavalletti Communications

With Daniela’s move from Sydney to Launceston comes a welcoming community, business opportunities and living life in the right pace

Metal Minds Robotics Club – Nurturing the tech champions of today and the future

Youngsters are creating endless opportunities and a close-knit community of robotics enthusiasts in the city of Launceston in Tasmania's north

Tasmania, the place to bring your trade

Tasmania’s construction industry is a hive of activity, but as with all hives we need the bees to make it thrive.

Craig and Susan Richman: Bluestone Bar and Kitchen

For the Richmans, liveability and an enabling business environment made Launceston the ideal place to move and start a new business venture.

Fiona Stocker: Apple Island Wife

Fiona’s penmanship takes Tasmanian lifestyle, food and wine to readers across the world

Curly Haslam-Coates: Vintage Tasmania

Tasmania’s idyllic scenery and burgeoning food and wine industry attracted Curly Haslam-Coates half way across the world, and she’s never looked back

41° South Tasmania: Baby Salmon – Big Environmental Tick

Ziggy Pyka’s family-run salmon farm and ginseng nursery is a unique tourist attraction located in the UNESCO approved Tasmanian World Heritage Area.

Architect sustained by Tasmanian opportunities

When he’s not playing in, on, or under the Tasmanian water you’ll find Nick Terry working away at award-winning JAWSARCHITECTS.

Know your jellies – keep safe with The Jellyfish App

A Tasmanian based trio have created a simple way to be an expert in jellyfish identification.

Martin and Sophie’s liquid gold

Tasmania is establishing itself as the perfect place for growing olives.

Business in focus: Tasman Sea Salt

Using sea salt from the United Kingdom? Chris Manson thought this was crazy so he came back to home turf and became a salt maker.

Business snapshot: Tasmanian Truffles

From an early age, farm life and truffle hunting was a passion that connected Henry to both Tasmania and truffles.