Tasmanian Home Of The Year, Bushfire Warnings

Events For The Week

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David Rowe
October 21, 2025

Good Morning Hobart,

Hope you had a great weekend.

In today’s newsletter:

  • Tasmanian Home Of The Year

  • Restaurant Of The Week

  • Bushfire Warnings

  • Lego Store Grand Opening

  • Royal Hobart Show 2025

  • Bakers Delight Alleged Underpayments

  • Events For The Week

Tasmanian Home Of The Year

Construction With Destiny has won the 2025 HIA Tasmanian Home of the Year with its Nebraska Residence on Bruny Island.

Described as a “coastal sanctuary” blending natural elegance and craftsmanship, the home features Tasmanian oak joinery, Moroccan tiles and brass tapware.

Other winners included JOSCON Tasmania, Axis Homes Tas and Turner Plus, while Simon Rossiter was named Emerging Builder and Kalan Hutchins Apprentice of the Year.

All winners progress to the 2026 national awards.

Restaurant Of The Week

Originally opening in North Hobart in 1989, Vanidol’s was the first Tasmanian restaurant to bring Thai, Indian and Indonesian cuisines together on one menu.

Today, Vanidol and his wife Sumitra welcome diners to their South Hobart restaurant, serving homestyle dishes crafted from fresh produce and inspired by annual culinary journeys to Thailand.

Open Tuesday–Saturday for lunch from 11am and dinner from 5.30pm, Vanidol’s South Hobart remains a much-loved dining destination.

Bushfire Warnings

Firefighters are working to contain multiple bushfires across southern Tasmania as damaging winds of up to 115km/h batter the state.

Active fires at Crawlers Gully near Nugent, Ross, Levendale and Stonehenge are proving challenging, with aerial operations restricted.

The Tasmania Fire Service advises that conditions can change quickly.

Residents are urged to stay informed, with winds expected to ease on Monday evening.

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Lego Store Grand Opening

Crowds packed Collins Street on Saturday for the grand opening of Tasmania’s first official LEGO store.

Some superfans camped out before sunrise to be among the first inside the flagship outlet, one of the largest in Australia and New Zealand.

Housed in the former Rivers building at Collins and Elizabeth streets, the store features giant LEGO Tasmanian devils and a Hobart waterfront mosaic, making it both a retail destination and a creative community hub.

Royal Hobart Show 2025

The Royal Hobart Show, which is hosted by the Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania, is an event that celebrates all things Australian.

From our country heritage and agriculture to the charms of our bustling city and from top level competition to the latest in entertainment, the show offers something for everyone.

Bakers Delight Alleged Underpayments

More than 140 young workers allegedly underpaid $1.25 million at three Hobart Bakers Delight stores are closer to recovering their wages.

The Full Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by Bakers Delight Holdings, clearing the way for a trial that could see the franchisor held liable for $642,000 in underpayments.

The Kingston, Lindisfarne and Eastlands outlets, run by Make Dough Enterprises, closed in 2023 after going into liquidation.

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Events For The Week

Tuesday 21st

🧘 Healthy Hobart Yoga | 5:30PM

Location: St Davids Park, Salamanca Place
Description: With a focus on connecting breathe and movement, these sessions are guaranteed to leave you feeling revived and refreshed after your busy day.

Wednesday 22nd

Location: 71 Brooker Ave, Glebe
Description: Join us for a community tour of the Philip Smith Centre – a heritage building on Hobart’s Domain that has been refurbished by the University to host teaching and learning activities in the city for generations to come.

Location: Theatre Royal
Description: Dark, gritty, hilarious and unexpected, Gravity Let Me Go is Trent Dalton's deeply personal exploration of marriage and ambition, truth-telling and truth-omitting, self-deception and self-preservation.

🌄 Adventure Reels Tour | 7:00PM

Location: Village Cinemas Hobart
Description: The Adventure Reels Tour brings the world’s best action sport films to the big screen. Designed to keep audiences on the edge of their seats, each action-packed short has been hand-picked.

Location: My State Bank Arena
Description: Experience the greatest pieces of film music of the modern era when the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and conductor Jessica Gethin, pay tribute to one of the most influential film composers of all time: Hans Zimmer.

Thursday 23rd

Location: 132-134 Elizabeth Street, Hobart
Description: Join local guitarist Felix Russell for an evening of Flamenco & World music inspired guitar tunes. The perfect accompaniment to a margarita and some spicy tacos.

Friday 24th

Location: Ian Potter Recital Hall, The Hedberg 
Description: Join The University of Tasmania as they celebrate the end of semester with a concert featuring some of the Conservatorium's Contemporary Music Staff. This concert will feature a range of timeless jazz standards alongside some of the group members' original compositions.

🤣 Bob Downe: Choose Bob | 7:00PM

Location: Theatre Royal
Description: Choose Bob is a high-energy comedy concert of ‘80s bangers, power ballads and mega pop classics, with hilarious standup and madcap surprises in between.