A World-Heritage-listed convict site in northern Tasmania has been given a dose of the 21st century in an effort to secure the future of the 200-year-old property. Woolmers Estate at Longford now ...

YARNS were swapped by descendants of convicts and their farming masters at Woolmers, as they gathered to celebrate the World Heritage listed property’s 200th birthday at the weekend. Woolmers remains ...

It is hoped artefacts uncovered at a historic Tasmanian homestead will help the property gain World Heritage status. The colonial relics have been unveiled at the Woolmers estate near Longford. The ...

The state government says it has contributed more than $470,000 to the site in the last 18 months and has denied being unresponsive to requests for help. The federal government on Wednesday announced ...

Time feels frozen inside the homestead at Woolmers Estate, where a lavishly set dining table sprawls in the middle of a room adorned with crimson wallpaper, dating back to 1858. Yet, linger a little ...

Tasmania's World Heritage-listed Woolmers Estate warns it needs thousands to keep its doors open as state government funding hangs in limbo amid budget delays. Chairman of the Woolmers Foundation John ...

The history of the Woolmers Estate has quite literally been brought out of the dark and into light with a new convict exhibition. On a Friday night you may see me at the theatre, a festival, an ...

Celebrations for Woolmers Estate’s 200 th birthday kicked off on Saturday. Stefan came to The Examiner after working as a copywriter at a digital media firm in Melbourne and interning at The ...