What can Victoria learn from Tasmania's handling of its coronavirus outbreak? |
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| As Melbourne grapples with daily triple-figure rises in coronavirus cases, experts are referring to how Tasmania dealt with its deadly COVID-19 outbreak in April. So what lessons were learnt? | | | | | | |
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Rug Up Tassie – one week to go! |
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| We’ve been madly counting the thousands of squares you have been dropping in – and we are so excited to announce we are set to surpass our target of 5000!
How many squares can we get to? There is still a week left to get knitting and drop in your squares before Sunday 26 July, to help us keep Tassie warm this winter.
Thank you to everyone who has been involved, your support is making a huge difference to people in need of extra warmth. Keep sharing your progress and tips on our Facebook event page, we love seeing them! | | | | | | |
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Thousands of convicts died in Tasmania. Where many lie remains a mystery |
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| It is believed almost 7,000 convicts died under sentence during Tasmania's convict period.
About 75,000 convicts did time in Tasmania, or Van Diemen's Land as it was then, under a punishment system that ended in 1853.
Efforts are under way to find and protect the remains of convicts in unidentified graves across the former Van Diemen's Land before bulldozers move in for new developments. | | | | | | |
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Australian of the Year Awards 2021 | | | | Do you know someone working hard to make a difference in our community? Give them the recognition they deserve by nominating them for one of four awards: Australian of the Year, Senior Australian, Young Australian or a Local Hero Award. | | | | |
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How can Tasmanians support their loved ones in lockdown in Victoria? |
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| How do you cope with being separated from interstate family and friends and provide them with support as they enter a second round of lockdowns?
Sarah Gillman on Mornings investigates and discusses tips on resilience with Clinical Psychologist Andrew Fuller.
We also put together a special video featuring messages of support to Victorians from people across Australia. Watch the video on Facebook here. | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | As part of ABC's focus on Your Mental Health, we put the call out asking for Australia’s top feel-good tracks.
We received hundreds and hundreds of nominations for Your Good Vibrations – the songs that make you happy. We have tallied these up and have put together a playlist of the songs nominated by you, for you to enjoy!
We present to you your top 'Good Vibrations' playlist: Happy listening! | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | Costa and the gang will be back on our screens Friday 14th August, but in the meantime, keep your thumbs green with their exclusive DIY newsletter.
They’ll be sharing some of the best projects, tips and advice to keep our gardening community connected and gardens thriving.
This week will be all about home composting – subscribe now to receive every Friday. | | | | | | |
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Switch up your pasta game with this mushroom miso carbonara |
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| | Carbonara is a classic pasta dish drenched in a creamy (yet cream-free) sauce. Typically, humble ingredients like eggs, cheese and cured pork are coaxed together (with the help of a little pasta water) into a velvety sauce that lusciously clings to every strand of pasta.
Now we understand the DNA of this classic dish, it's time to throw caution to the wind with this modern, vegetarian take: mushroom miso carbonara. | | | | | | |
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