Archive for November, 2017

Many of our interviews were with people who had come here from the mainland or other parts of the world. For each of them, Hobart solved a problem. For philosopher and author John Armstrong, who had come here from London...

In the film The Hunter, a villain refers to the thylacine as “the rarest, most elusive creature on the planet.” When we asked, you told us that the last known thylacine died in captivity at Beaumaris Zoo in 1936. Yet in...

Some of the things you love most about Hobart were never planned. The view from the top of kunanyi / Mount Wellington. ‘Sammy’, the seal that that hangs out on rocks around the waterfront. The weather.  We're surrounded by flukes...

One of our interviewees had planned a party in a park with a group of friends who only knew one another online. They thought it would be valuable to connect in person. “We tried to make a booking, but had...

Many of you use a similar phrase to describe the architectural uniqueness of Hobart. It went something like this: “I heard this is the best-preserved Georgian city in the world.” We could not verify this, but Bath and a few...

In our interviews, we heard of lucrative job offers on the mainland. Many of you have been tempted by the bright lights of bigger cities, with promises of career progression, generous pay rises and annual bonuses. You told us that,...

In our interviews you talked a lot about walking. Even the most committed car commuters among you long for a good walk, whether it’s on the waterfront, through the CBD, up or down the Rivulet Trail, or in the bush...

Some of you like to say it takes twenty years to be accepted here. It does hint at the uniqueness of the city and its culture. Others ask, “Can we please stop saying that?” As we lure talented people and...

Most of you think tourism is great for Hobart. You like what tourists add to our culture and you enjoy the money they bring into the state. Directly or indirectly, we all benefit from it. But again and again, we...

At a BBQ or dinner party, when Hobartians meet for the first time, you play the name game. It doesn’t take long to find out how you’re connected. In our interviews, you spoke of this with delight. It’s unusual for...

Every good company has a founding mythology. A lot of people in Hobart know Bill Lark’s story. He was fishing with his wife and friends in the late 1980s, drinking whisky, when it hit him. Why wasn’t anyone making whisky...