Category Archives: The Tasman Gazette

Organisers believe Australia’s longest running garlic festival, held at Koonya, is going to be “a doozy’’.

ROAD widening of the Arthur Highway at Eaglehawk Neck will start soon and weather permitting should be completed by mid-year. The 12-month delay to the start of construction was the result of the need to address Aboriginal community concerns about its potential impact on a significant site. Infrastructure and Transport Minister Michael Ferguson said aContinue reading “Neck work all set”

THE Koonya Garlic Festival has secured the services of a chef described by international stars as “a force to be reckoned with’’ and the most talked about young chefs in Australia. To be held on Saturday, February 26, from 10 am to 4 pm, organisers have signed on Analiese Gregory to demonstrate and discuss herContinue reading “Festival heads for purple patch”

A FUN-packed weekend to celebrate the bicentenary of the act of piracy that gave Pirates Bay its name will be held at the end of January. A hardworking group of local volunteers and history buffs have put together a program for the whole family. The idea for the festival was developed in early 2021 whenContinue reading “Party like a pirate – Celebration of convict links”

AFTER 37 years of serving the Tasman community the Lions Club of Tasman has made some changes to ensure its continuation and smooth running. While the club still has 17 members, some are elderly and some have health issues and some of the younger members have full-time employment and/or young families. Club president Leon LissonContinue reading “Lions shrink and cut”

MORE than $40,000 was raised last month by 75 hikers who walked from Tasman Arch to Fortescue Bay. The Tasmanian Iconic Walks Hike raised much needed funds for the Stroke Foundation. It was the fourth time the event has been held. Stroke Foundation Tasmanian State Manager Eamonn O’Toole said such an event took a lotContinue reading “Charity hikers cash in”

Tasmania’s premier spirit festival and the state’s only dedicated gin festival celebrates its fifth event, bigger and better than ever in January 2022.