Tasmanian Life Magazine October/November 2009

Features in this edition included;

Betting on Art Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Canoes, Lampshades or Stradivarius? Van Diemen’s Land – the Interview Tasmania’s Fabulous Flinders Island Bonnie Banks - Gardening Feature From the swinging sixties to Gen Y – have things changed for Tasmanian women? Matron Elizabeth Orr Raptor Refuge

Arts Editor Steven French talks with Dick Bett about running a family business and the changing face of Tasmania’s art scene.

Conductor Sebastion Lang-Lessing explains to writer Hannah Martin why the TSO is an icon all Tasmanians should be proud of.

Peter Ingram- Jones speaks with writer Steven French about his ultra-light canoes and their more unusual uses as lampshades and artworks.

Jen Owens speaks with director Jonathan Auf Der Heide about his film, Van Diemen's Land, which tackles a
confronting piece of Tasmania’s convict past

Writer Tim Dub learns there’s more to Flinders Island than the colourful locals; unearthing a wealth of natural beauty and a few hidden gems.
– The Residents of Flinders Island
– Killiecrankie Diamonds
– West End Beach House

Gardening writer Helen Cushing visits the sweeping grounds of Bonnie Banks, near Launceston, and discovers a garden for all seasons.

Writers Patsy Hollis and Hannah Martin team up to find out if today’s yummy mummies and career women really are happier than their grandmothers in the 1960s.

History buff Reg Watson looks at the remarkable life of a Tasmanian nurse who travelled the globe caring for soldiers injured in World War One.

Writer Jen Owens has a close encounter with the winged residents at the Raptor and Wildlife Refuge of Tasmania.

August/September 2009 Issue Contents