The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel

At the edge of Tasmania, Bruny Island feels like another world. Cliffs drop into the Southern Ocean, beaches stretch into the distance and the light can change the landscape in minutes. Over four days, we'll explore the island with time to slow down and photograph it properly. From the Bruny Island Lighthouse and the sweeping views at The Neck to the open coastline of Cloudy Bay, each location offers a different story and a new opportunity to work with the light. You'll head out before sunrise, stay out for golden hour and wait for the moments that make a photograph. Along the way, we'll search for one of Bruny's most elusive subjects, the white wallaby. When the sun disappears, the photography continues. From our accommodation, we'll turn our cameras to the night sky, looking for the Milky Way and, if the conditions align, the Aurora Australis. This is Bruny Island beyond the postcard. Four days of exploration, photography and chasing the light.

Family Muster of Andrew Goodwin, convict, Scarborough 1788 and Lydia-Letitia Munro-Munroe, convict, Prince of Wales 1788 who arrived in Hobart in 1808. The Muster is being held at the Old Wool Store Hobart. Speakers include Professor Hamish Maxwell-Stewart: UNE and Digital History Tasmania; John Short: Historian and author of A different view of Hobart; Goodwin Family Historians: Gabriela Canning, Don Gordon, Kevin Reed, Kimbra Thomas and Michael Monaghan; Public Historian Cathy Dunn and others. Showcase topics of the early history of Hobart 1804 - 1830s.; DNA research; Creating Wealth: Early Hobart Hotels and Boarding Houses; A fight for stolen Briscoe land; Historical Tasmanian Records; Creating Stories: so much more to Family History research than just BDMs records; The Munros of Scotland; Historical early Hobart Records Other activities include visit to St David's Cemetery Hobart and a special tour of the Tasmanian Archives and the Hobart Penitentiary. The Muster "Creating Stories" includes the book launch of Poverty and Wretchedness: Goodwin Family in Hobart 1808–1827 along with the the Taste of Tasmania Banquet Dinner . With family members coming from NSW, VIC, QLD, TAS, WA, ACT and NZ. Other family historians are also welcome and discover the early history of Hobart and Creating Stories.

Over three days and two nights, immerse yourself in the wild beauty of Mt Field National Park during the peak of Tasmania's famed fungi and fagus season. With Mt Field Retreats booked for our group, you'll enjoy a balance of comfort, creativity and connection. From the golden hues of Australia's only deciduous beech (fagus) to forest floors alive with extraordinary fungi, Mt Field sets the stage for an unforgettable photography journey. Sunrise and sunset shoots among the fagus, daytime macro and focus-stacking sessions in lush rainforest and hands-on editing workshops ensure you capture this spectacular season at its very best. Guiding you through it all are Tasmania's leading fungi and landscape photography experts Tim Grimsey and Francois Fourie - each bringing years of experience, local knowledge, and creative insight. With two instructors dedicated to supporting small groups of six, you will receive loads of one-on-one time as you learn. Take the comfortable new cabins at Mt Field Retreats, add incredible food, a welcoming group of like-minded photographers, great instructors, the magic of Mt Field National Park and you have the ultimate fungi and fagus photography tour.