Tasmania’s lighthouse heritage goes back to the early days of settlement in Tasmania. There is an abundance of lighthouses around the state, some offer the opportunity to go inside and others are great to marvel at from the ground, sea…
Spring’s the perfect time to tick things off your Tassie’s East Coast bucket list, beyond the icons When you think of Tasmania’s East Coast, images abound of Maria Island with its adorable furry locals, world renowned Wineglass Bay, the ridiculously…
If you are a big fan of saying hello to the sun, then you’re probably keen to find new locations to see this beauty. We’ve put together a list of a few special places to watch the sunrise across the…
As the days slowly get shorter and the summer months draw to their inevitable close, it seems that Tasmania’s East Coast exhales gently, in contentment. A Tasmanian Winter is a splendid thing. As the days slowly get shorter and the…
Every year we celebrate the excellence and professionalism in our visitor industry. It is our pleasure to announce and congratulate all the winners and finalists in the 2020 East Coast Tasmania Tourism Awards! And the winners are… Category 1:…
Although we haven’t seen you in while, we can’t wait for you to be back. With so many reasons to stop, to make life-long memories, and friends. Shine with us on the East Coast. We can’t wait to see…
Welcome to the 2020 Great Eastern Wine Weekend East Coast Tasmania, 4-6 September 2020 Join us for a celebration of the region’s finest wine and fare. Stretching along a coastline envied for its cool climate drops, the weekend features exciting…
One of the many things visitors love about Tasmania’s East Coast is it’s world-class food and wine. The East Coast has long attracted passionate growers, winemakers, beer makers, cider makers, cheesemakers and chefs, whose creations are just waiting for you…
Meet the Taylor family – Emma, Rob and their three boys, Finn, Ashton and Ky. The Taylors are a pretty typical Tasmanian family – they’re active and outdoorsy, and they love living at Triabunna, just across the Mercury Passage from…
Maria Island National Park is a special place, where breathtaking, wild beauty and close encounters with wildlife are everyday events. It’s a place of layered history, where wild ideas and visionary schemes have been sparked, and extinguished. And it’s a…
As I walked along my local beach, I saw a young father playing with his two small children. They were making the most spectacular sandcastle—an enormous, elaborate concoction, complete with moat, dribbled sand battlements, driftwood defences and seashell-crusted turrets. The…
There’s something about the Great Eastern Drive on Tasmania’s East Coast that gets inside your soul and changes you for the better. Taking some time to explore this incredibly scenic part of the world is much more than just another…