Rescuers have spotted another pod of about 200 whales stranded further south in Macquarie Harbour on Tas West Coast ... brings total number of stranded whales to more than 450. ABC Hobart

Rescuers say they’ve discovered another 200 stranded whales in Macquarie Harbour on Tas West coast - most dead. Brings total number of stranded pilot whales to about 450. ABC Hobart

Rescue crews say while the discovery of another group of about 200 pilot whales (most dead) in Macquarie Harbour on Tas West Coast is devastating - it would not have changed their approach to the rescue operation for the original pod of 270 stranded whales ABC Hobart

380 whales confirmed dead in mass stranding on Tas west coast. Confirmed as largest stranding and death toll of whales in recorded Australian history. 50 whales have been saved - work continuing to save remaining 30 living whales ABC Hobart

Crews have told how baby pilot whales are swimming in shallow water near their stranded mothers on Tas west coast - knocking into rescuers and swimming between their legs as they try to free the adult whales. One rescuer: “it’s just the grimmest thing” ABC Hobart

Tasmania’s Clarence City Council has backflipped on decision not to fly Aboriginal flag outside its chambers. The Council tonight voted to permanently fly the flag from this NAIDOC week + also to fly the Torres Strait Islander flag every NAIDOC and Reconciliation week ABC Hobart

29yo Pru Easton takes part in ‘fashions on the field’ comp at Melbourne Cup event in Hobart. She says her hat took about six hours to make and was inspired by Covid-19 and ensuring everyone keeps 1.5m away from her! ⁦ABC Hobart⁩

Howard Culph has been a racetrack bookkeeper for 40 years... he says today the luck is definitely with the little punters not the bookies ⁦ABC Hobart⁩

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race has officially been cancelled. Cruising Yacht Club of Australianmade the announcement tonight after Tas Gov ordered all those arriving in Tas from greater Sydney must quarantine for 14 and banned travellers from Sydney’s northern beaches. ABC Hobart

Sydney to Hobart yacht race will not be conducted for the first time in 76years because of Covid-19. Cruising Yacht Club of Aus made the announcement 4 1/2 hours after Tas Premier announced all travellers from greater Sydney have to quarantine for 14 days on arrival. ABC Hobart

Launceston to Hobart yacht race overall winner ‘Detail First’ hoping for a repeat in today’s King of the Derwent off Hobart ABC Hobart

Zoom the platypus 🥰 Beautiful footage thanks to Pete Walsh from Hobart Rivulet Platypus who says: "This was my absolute favourite video snippet of Zoom from 2020. Felt I had to include the message as received." 🥰 #Tasmania

Tas Parks & Wildlife bracing itself for high fire danger day on Monday. Camp fire restrictions listed on webpage but message is - ‘just DON’T light one this weekend in parks’. More than 20 campfires left burning unattended so far this year #TasCrime ABC Hobart

Tas Parks & Wildlife has responded to reviews of devastating fires in 2016 and 2019 and is now training fire fighting teams in being winched into remote areas. First teams have begun training in Hobart. Previously Tas has used interstate specialists #TasCrime ABC Hobart

Record crowd has gathered on Parliment Lawns in Hobart for Invasion Day rally - calling for date of national celebrations to be changed. ABC Hobart

1st shipment of vaccines against Covid-19 touches down in Hobart. About 1000 priority workers (inc quarantine hotel workers) in Hobart will start to be immunised on Tues. Those in aged +disability care in N+ NW Tas will also get jab this week ⁦⁦ABC Hobart⁩

1st shipment of Covid-19 vaccine arrives in Hobart. Two boxes - one for Hobart based priority workers (inc quarantine hotel staff), one for aged and disability care in N+NW Tas. Each box about 1000 doses ⁦ABC Hobart⁩

Sebastian Galloway’s ‘View of Mt Lyell through an Acid Raindrop’ takes out this year’s Glover Prize. Absolutely amazing work. So much detail ... even down to the handmade sassafras and copper nail frame

Director of Public Health Tas Dr Mark Veitch says most of State’s population will have their Covid-19 vaccine by October but it’s not a ‘lolly scramble’ - it’s a planned rollout ABC Hobart

Signing off for the last time for 12mths. ABC has generously allowed me time off to tackle a new project. Thank you to our audiences for letting me bring you stories over the past decade +to my colleagues for your friendship and support. I’ll miss you all. See you next year. Bevo