On a dark winter's morning, perhaps the last thing you would want to do is go for a swim in Hobart's icy River Derwent. In its 11th iteration, this year's annual winter solstice swim saw people gathered on the shore of Hobart's Long Beach as local drummers marked the approaching sun rise at 7:42am. The swim usually marks the end …
The air temperature was 5 degrees and the water about 11, but that did not stop about 2,000 swimmers from plunging naked into Hobart's River Derwent to celebrate the passing of the longest night. Key points: The River Derwent plunge started at sunrise — 7:42am The event is held to celebrate the passing of the winter solstice, or longest night …
The creative director of Tasmania's popular winter festival Dark Mofo has given his strongest indication yet that this year's event could be the last, saying the event had "perhaps run its course". Key points: After border closures and more controversy, a scaled-down Dark Mofo winter festival starts in Hobart today Public Health says restrictions on travel from Greater Melbourne will …