Suicide memorial service to help healing
The organisers of a service for people affected by suicide hope to raise the profile of the issue in Tasmania.
View ArticleFront line help for suicide grief
Tasmanian ambulances will carry information for people affected by a suicide.
View ArticlePolice concerns for suicidal people
Tasmanian Liberals say a departmental brief for the state's new police minister shows police are concerned suicidal people with no history of mental illness are falling through the cracks.
View ArticleChanging lives on a shoestring
A Tasmanian program is making a real difference in suicide prevention.
View ArticleLGH suicide inquest
A nurse has told a coronial inquest there was nothing to suggest a woman who committed suicide in the Launceston General Hospital's psychiatric ward was at risk.
View ArticlePsych clinic inquest begins
The Coroner's Court in Hobart is investigating the death of a psychiatric clinic patient in April last year.
View ArticleCoroner concerned about hospital inaction
The Launceston General Hospital in northern Tasmania has been urged to review its treatment of a mentally ill man who committed suicide.
View ArticleTasmanian contractor reports on mainland harvest woes
Tasmanian contract harvester Peter Radford is experiencing first-hand the stress and emotion of the rain-affected mainland grain harvest. Mr Radford runs 11 harvesters with a 23 crew of people,...
View ArticleMental health support is just a phone call away
With floods following on from drought and depressed commodity prices, you couldn't blame Tasmania farmers for feeling a little overwhelmed. But there are organisations who can help, whether that's just...
View ArticleOpening the Vault
As part of Heritage Tasmania's Open Doors program, Grove Heritage Nursery in the Huon Valley is inviting the public to have a wander around their working orchard. Packed with hundreds of varieties of...
View ArticleTasmanian Mental Health Council welcomes Budget plans
The Mental Health Council of Tasmania has welcomed an increased funding committment for mental health services in the Federal Budget, saying it appears to be "well balanced and targetted". Overall,...
View ArticleWorrying increase in quad bike accidents
It's National Farm Safety week and this year the spotlight is on the danger of quad bikes on farms.
View ArticleTragedy makes a small island think reflect on farm safety
Bruny island has seen its fair share of tragedy on farms, in the past ten years the community has lost two people in farming related accidents.
View ArticleTragedy makes a small island think reflect on farm safety
Bruny island has seen its fair share of tragedy on farms, in the past ten years the community has lost two people in farming related accidents.
View ArticleRegional mental health services struggle with funding cuts
Rural mental health workers say cuts to the state's mental health budget could not have come at a worse time for regional Tasmania.
View ArticleDrought review makes five recommendations
A review of Tasmania's drought relief efforts, released by the state Government this week, recommends a more proactive approach to help farmers and rural communities.
View ArticleTwo men shot dead in Devonport
Two men are dead and a woman is in a critical condition in hospital after a shooting in Devonport in northern Tasmania. The bodies of the two men were found inside a home in Watkinson Street,...
View ArticleChildcare centres in country areas to be monitored closely
The future of childcare centres in country areas will be closely monitored by the group Early Childhood Australia after the introduction this week of new standards for childcare providers.
View ArticleAgfest says no to state government funding
The organisers of Tasmania's biggest agricultural festival say they have no intention of applying for government funding to help host future events.
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