Mt Lyell restart a generational win for West Coast
Sibanye-Stillwater’s decision delivers an initial 23-year mine life, more than $490 million in investment and up to 300 jobs for Queenstown and the West Coast.
News
Reporting from across Tasmania’s west and north-west, including stories from the current printed edition.
CHArts festival now underway
A month-long celebration of arts, heritage and community across Circular Head, opening with more than 150 entries at the Pop-Up Gallery in Smithton.
Smithton roundtable: industry and leaders back more homes for the Northwest
New home approvals in Circular Head have fallen from around 15 a year to multiple quarters with none at all, the HIA roundtable heard.
Students to shine in original musical
More than 70 Wynyard High students, alongside Boat Harbour and Table Cape primary pupils, stage the school’s first original musical over three performances.
Improving Northwest riverside habitat
A $320,000 Commonwealth commitment will fund weed control, revegetation and safer public access across four Waratah-Wynyard riverside reserves.
Woof to you all — August 2026
Hi all, what a great time I am having in Wynyard! I love sitting in my window at the ‘Save a Buck’ shed and watching the world go by. I do like barking at other dogs though and it’s just my way of saying hello. I have been on a couple of play dates recently … Read more
