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In Tasmania, kids with ADHD or autism face long waits for assessment, late diagnoses, or sometimes slip through the cracks entirely. In regional Tasmania, the situation is even more acute. Recently, a team at the University of Tasmania has been working to change that, through radical collaboration. In this episode, we speak to Baxter Adams from the University Psychology Clinic - about how the...

In just two years workers compensation claims for teachers in Tasmania jumped, they rose from 198 in 2023 to 249 in 2025. Included in that figure is a huge increase in psychological injury claims and an increase too in physical injuries. On this week's episode of iHeart Tassie, we speak to a Tasmanian teacher who's been in the job for 25 years. Peta Maree Revell-Cook, who is also a part of the Aus...

In this week's episode of iHeart Tassie, Ebony Abblitt takes a look at the trail running community across the state, which is seeing a huge boom in popularity. Speaking with members of the Her Trails Run Club, she explores why women are being drawn to the sport and the sense of community it can foster at the same time. In the extended version available on the station's website this morning as well...

This week on iHeart Tassie, Britt Aylen sits down with Tasmanian entertainer John X - who is currently treading the boards as Cal in Waitress up in Melbourne. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A group of volunteers has made headlines in recent months, after spending countless hours searching for missing persons lost in Tasmania's wilderness - finding the remains of missing Belgian tourist Celine Cremer near Waratah, and more recently, a body believed to belong to Peter Willoughby at Underwood. Jon Edmunds, president of Find Our Lost Loved Ones (or FOLLO) is now making searching for miss...

Judy Augustine speaks with Paula Wriedt and Michelle Dracoulis about online abuse and other issues faced by women in local government here in Tasmania. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Think Tasmania and you're probably thinking produce, tourism, maybe modern art. But fashion? Think Melbourne or Sydney. For Emma Petterwood, that assumption is Romy the Brand's secret weapon. At just three years old, Petterwood's Hobart fashion label is thriving — showing at Australian Fashion Week, selling into the lucrative US market, and recently collabing on a piece with the Tassie Devil...

Spencer Connelly was five-years-old in December 2012 when he and his older brother Fletcher were set on fire by their father. His dad loaded open gas bottles into a car boot and lit a cigarette and left his boys alone.. Now 13 years on, and Spencer openly shares his experience with family violence and living with life-altering scars. Olivia Hicks speaks with Spencer about his terrifying experience...

May 9th 2026 marks two decades since Brant Webb and Todd Russell were rescued from the Beaconsfield Mine. In this episode of iHeart Tassie, Ebony Abblitt speaks to Brant about his experience being trapped underground, and how it changed his life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on iHeart Tassie, John Fabris finds out all about a Hobart Beer Company that grew out of homebrewing and takes a look at all the ins and outs of homebrewing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, Ebony Abblitt speaks with the top dog of the state's incoming AFL team, Tasmania Devils CEO Brendon Gale. Learn more about Brendon's busy childhood on the North West Coast, and how the decision to take a gap year from university might be the best one he's made! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Gareth Thomson takes a look at the history of the Junction Festival ahead of its 15th year. We'll hear from organisers and performers about what you can expect this weekend and next.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we chat to a Tasmanian Organisation that's lifting the lid on brain injuries caused by domestic violence.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, Ebony Abblitt spoke with Olympic swimming sensation Max Giuliani during his recent trip home to Tasmania, speaking about recent World Championship success, upcoming training, sharing skills with the next generation - and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on iHeart Tassie, John Fabris catches up with Hobart Zoo & Aquarium owner Stuart Webster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of iHeart Tassie, Ebony Abblitt takes a look at Tasmania's premier celebration of science: The Beaker Street Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ebony Abblitt takes the plunge into the chilly waters of Long Beach, as she examines how a controversial one-off event became a beloved annual tradition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Britt Aylen chats with CEO and co-founder of local charity Tassie Mums, which has helped 10,000 kids across the state throughout the past 10 years, and is now aiming to raise $10,000 in 10 days. Find out more at https://tassiemums.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Christmas Day 2021, Hobart midwife Rachel Wake was brutally murdered by her ex-husband.  This week on iHeart Tassie, Olivia Hicks sits down with Rachel's daughter Romany Wake, to discuss her activism in the fight against domestic and family violence. A warning, some of the content in this episode could cause distress. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Childhood apraxia of speech is a condition affecting up to 2 in every 1000 Tasmanians.  For Apraxia Awareness Month, Britt Aylen speaks with a Tasmanian mum and a local speech pathologist about the best ways to identify, diagnose and treat the condition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ebony Abblitt previews this year's drop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Good Friday, the Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation is holding its annual Easter Egg Hunt – which this year, will be held at the Government House Lawns.  From 10 til 2, kids of all ages will solve clues to uncover their own bag of eggs – with other games and activities to keep them entertained – and there might even be a visit from a certain bunny...  The even...

Part 2 of John Fabris' chat with leader of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, Craig Farrell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on iHeart Tassie, Jackie Lymn explores our state's booming gin scene. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week John Fabris asks whether humans are the cause of the recent whale deaths on the West Coast, and looks at fauna fears for the Robbins Island Wind Farm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.