Grace & Grit Tasmania — We Love Local

Small island.
Big heart.
We love our
locals.

Tasmania is full of brilliant people doing brilliant things — making, growing, creating, and serving their community with everything they've got. This is our love letter to them.

We're Grace & Grit — a Tasmanian not-for-profit social enterprise — two people paddling hard under a very calm surface. 🦆 Come paddle with us.

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Why local matters
Every dollar spent with a Tasmanian small business stays in our community, supports our neighbours, and builds the kind of island we all want to live on. Simple as that.
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What we do here
We spotlight Tassie businesses we love — makers, growers, creatives, cafes, wineries, and community organisations. No ads, no pay-to-play. Just genuine love for good people doing good work.
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Want to be featured?
Tasmanian small business, maker, social enterprise or community org? We want to hear from you. Free. Always. Just good vibes and Tassie pride. Cleo approves. 🐩

Businesses we love

The locals we champion

Real Tasmanian businesses we know, trust, and want to shout about. Each one doing something remarkable on this island.

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Illustration · Visual Communication
Dinkylune
Kylie Dunn is a Tasmanian illustrator, writer, and general creative who helps organisations communicate through visuals. Graphic scribing, visual facilitation, explainer videos, infographics, sketchnote training, bullet journal magic — if your work needs a picture, Kylie is your person. Based in southern Tasmania and one of a kind.
📍 Southern Tasmania
Visit dinkylune →
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Florist · Events · Gifts
Farm Gate Flowers Tasmania
Celebrating relationships and milestones with flowers, gifts, and events — from their home in New Town, Hobart. Seasonal blooms, genuine care, and the kind of local florist who knows your name. They collaborate with other Tassie makers too, because that's just how they roll.
📍 4/205 New Town Road, New Town, Hobart
Visit Farm Gate Flowers →
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Jewellery · Statement Earrings
Splusm
Tanya's go-to source for genuinely excellent statement earrings — and once you discover Splusm, you'll understand why. This Hobart-based maker creates bold, beautiful, blingy earrings that are the kind you get stopped in the street about. Local, handmade, and absolutely joyful. Find them on Instagram and prepare to spend more than you planned. Worth it every time. 💎
📍 Hobart, Tasmania
Find Splusm on Instagram →
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Yoga · Wellness · Community
The Hot Room
Yoga for everybody — not just the bendy ones. Battery Point's beloved Bikram yoga studio is built on the original 26-posture series, with a genuine mission to make yoga accessible to all. High standards, warm community, and that post-class glow that keeps you coming back for more. (Tanya's home away from home. 🔥)
📍 Battery Point / Salamanca, Hobart
Visit The Hot Room →
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Ethical Fashion · Homewares · Jewellery
The Spotted Quoll Studio
"Wild at heart, ethical by nature." The Spotted Quoll Studio is a Launceston institution — a gorgeous shop stocking ethical Tassie-made clothing, homewares, and jewellery since 2009. Women's fashion in sizes 6–22, plus a brilliant rotating collection of earrings sourced from small Tasmanian makers. If you're in Launceston and you love beautifully made things, this is your first stop.
📍 26 Quadrant Mall, Launceston
Visit The Spotted Quoll →
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Stationery · Art · Gifts
The Maker Hobart
A beautiful stationery and art shop on Elizabeth Street, Hobart — stocking kiku print postcards, greeting cards, stickers, notebooks, wall art, bags, and a carefully curated range of gifts. The kind of shop that makes you feel like you're discovering something. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 10am–4:30pm.
📍 173 Elizabeth Street, Hobart
Visit The Maker Hobart →
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Leather Goods · Handmade
Cherry Brand Leather
Premium Tasmanian leather goods, handcrafted from start to finish in a Hobart workshop. Founded in 2014 by craftsman Mark Benz, every piece is examined, cut, shaped, sewn, and finished right here in Tasmania using traditional techniques. Durability and function, with genuine craft at the heart of everything.
📍 Hobart, Tasmania
Visit Cherry Brand →
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Native Flowers · Markets · Weddings
Forage Flowers Tasmania
Seasonal native Tasmanian stems — fresh and dried — grown and foraged right here on the island. Find them at the Farm Gate Market every Sunday, at their Cambridge roadside cupboard stall (open 24/7!), or order for weddings and workshops. Everything Tasmanian. Everything beautiful.
📍 Cambridge & Farm Gate Market, Hobart
Visit Forage Flowers →
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Social Enterprise Network
SECTAS
The Social Enterprise Collective of Tasmania — a movement of social entrepreneurs, impact-driven businesses, and passionate supporters from Hobart to Launceston, Devonport to Burnie. If you believe business should be a force for good (and we absolutely do), SECTAS is your people.
📍 All of Tasmania
Visit SECTAS →
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Music · Aboriginal Artist · Live Performance
DENNI
Proud pakana woman and Tasmanian Aboriginal artist Denni Proctor is one of this island's most important voices — fusing palawa kani (Tasmanian Aboriginal language) with contemporary hip-hop, electronic, and indie folk. A decade of extraordinary music and advocacy, with performances at DarkMofo, MonaFoma, Falls Festival Marion Bay, Festival of Voices, and GARMA Festival. An advocate for social change, truth-telling, and keeping culture alive through art. Listen to DENNI. Tell everyone.
📍 lutruwita/Tasmania
Find DENNI on Music Tasmania →
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Grocery · Local Produce · Gourmet
Hill Street Grocer
Tasmania's favourite independent grocer — family-owned since 2001, with 11 stores across the state. Every piece of produce sourced as locally as possible, every wine made by a single Tasmanian vigneron, every meat from a Tasmanian farmer. The antidote to the big chains, and a genuine institution. The flagship West Hobart store also has an in-house florist, homewares, and the famous Hill Street Hampers. Say yes to local. Vote with your trolley. 🛒
📍 11 stores across Tasmania
Visit Hill Street Grocer →
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Bespoke Jewellery · Botanical · Hobart
Emily Snadden Design
Multi award-winning Tasmanian jeweller Emily Snadden creates distinctly botanical bespoke pieces, inspired by the stunning Tasmanian landscape and our unique endemic flora. Designed and manufactured right here in Hobart at the Salamanca Arts Centre. Modern heirlooms, custom design, and remodelling — exquisitely crafted for a lifetime of enjoyment. The kind of jewellery that becomes part of your story.
📍 Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
Visit Emily Snadden Design →
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Contemporary Jewellery · Collective
FIND Contemporary Jewellery Collective
Twelve Tasmanian designer-makers under one roof in the heart of Salamanca — each bringing their own distinctive voice to contemporary jewellery. If you want something original, made by an actual human on this actual island, FIND is where you go. Pop in on a Saturday and meet the makers. The collection changes constantly. You will not leave empty-handed.
📍 Salamanca, Hobart
Find them on Instagram →
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Leather Goods · Handmade · Hobart
Hope & Jane Leather Co
Unique, handmade quality leather goods made right here in Tasmania by Kirby and Steph. Every piece is cut and assembled from Australian full-grain leather, working with tanneries in Queensland and Victoria. Bags, wallets, accessories — made with care, made to last, made in Hobart. The kind of leather goods you keep forever and pass on.
📍 Hobart, Tasmania
Visit Hope & Jane →

An absolute institution

The CWA Gift Shops — Tassie's best-kept secret

The Country Women's Association Gift Shops have been running since 1942 — and they remain one of the best places on this island to buy handmade crafts, baked goods, jams, chutneys, knitted goods, and Tasmanian treasures. Everything is made by CWA members. Every purchase supports local women and community initiatives. The Hobart shop has been in its Elizabeth Street home since 1951.

Best range early in the week — cakes sell out by Friday! ☕🍰

Find a CWA shop near you →
🏙️ Hobart Gift Shop
165 Elizabeth Street, Hobart · Mon–Fri 8:30am–3:30pm · Sat 10am–1:30pm
Open since 1942. An absolute Hobart icon.
🌿 Lindisfarne Branch Gift Shop
29 Lincoln Street, Lindisfarne · Wed–Sat 10am–1pm
🍎 Huonville Shop
7 Wilmot Road, Huonville · Fridays only, 9am–2:30pm
🏔️ Launceston Gift Shop
129 St John Street · Mon–Fri 9am–3pm
🌊 Furneaux CWA Restroom (Flinders Island)
Wed & Fri 10:30am–3pm

Where Tassie shops local

The markets that make this island sing

Tasmania's markets aren't just places to shop — they're where community happens. Where farmers meet chefs, where artists meet collectors, where Hobartians meet each other over a very good coffee at 8:30am on a Sunday. Go early. Bring a basket. Talk to the stallholders.

Salamanca Market
Every Saturday · 8:30am–3pm · Salamanca Place, Hobart
Over 350 stalls — handworked glass, Tasmanian timber, jewellery, clothing, organic produce, ceramics, leather, cheese, breads, gin, and more. One million visitors a year and still magical every time.
Farm Gate Market — "Farmy"
Every Sunday · 8:30am–1pm · Bathurst Street, Hobart
Hobart's Sunday ritual. Seasonal produce, artisan cheese, sourdough, seafood, spirits, honey, baked goods, and breakfast with friends. Where Hobart's chefs shop. Smoke-free. Plastic-free. Wonderful.
Tasmanian Made Markets
Silverdome Launceston (June 20–21, 2026) · PW1 Hobart (July 18–19, 2026)
Premier markets for handmade Tasmanian artists. Ceramics, textiles, jewellery, art, and gifts — made by real people with real hands right here on the island.
Willie Smith's Artisan & Produce Market
Every Saturday · 10am–2pm · Willie Smith's Apple Shed, Grove, Huon Valley
In the lush Huon Valley — Tasmania's apple heartland. Meet producers, cooks, and artists. Smallgoods, honey, ceramics, leather, timber wares. All Tasmanian. All worth the drive.

Cellar doors & cool-climate magic

Tassie wine — worth every sip

Tasmania produces some of the world's finest cool-climate wines — Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, and sparkling that punches way above the island's weight. Most cellar doors are small, personal, and just a short drive from Hobart. Take the long way through the Huon Valley. You're welcome.

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Coal Valley Vineyard
A stunning 5-hectare estate in the Coal River Valley with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the valley. Every vine hand-pruned, every grape hand-picked. A passionate focus on Pinot Noir.
📍 Coal River Valley · Open Thu–Mon
Visit cellar door →
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Pooley Wines
Halliday Wine Companion's Winery of the Year 2023. World-class Riesling and a 99-point Pinot Noir. Set in a historic homestead outside Richmond in the Coal River Valley. A dedication to perfection — and it shows.
📍 Richmond, Coal River Valley
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Derwent Estate
Five generations of careful custodianship on the Lyell Highway at Granton. Calcareous soils similar to Champagne and Burgundy. An exceptional cellar door with a dedicated team and wines to match.
📍 329 Lyell Highway, Granton · Derwent Valley
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Mewstone Wines
On the shores of the D'Entrecasteaux channel at Flowerpot, overlooking Bruny Island. Seated tastings with Jonny or Margie, 8 different drops, and the story of how a cherry orchard became one of Tassie's most exciting wineries.
📍 Flowerpot, Huon Valley · 35 min south of Hobart
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Home Hill Wines
Nestled in the Huon Valley with views of rolling hills, Home Hill consistently produces award-winning, approachable Pinot Noir. An intimate cellar door experience in one of Tasmania's most beautiful settings.
📍 38 Nairn Road, Ranelagh · Huon Valley
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Puddleduck Vineyard
The "Reverse BYO" winery — buy a wine, bring your own food, and have a picnic by the lake. In the Coal River Valley near Richmond. As Tasmanian as it gets. The name alone is worth the visit.
📍 992 Richmond Road, Coal River Valley

A 30-minute drive from Hobart

New Norfolk — a town worth the trip

Tucked into the Derwent Valley, New Norfolk is the kind of Tasmanian town that rewards slow travel. Historic buildings, independent makers, extraordinary food, and that gorgeous river winding through it all. Go on a weekday. Stay for lunch.

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The Quilted Teapot
Set in an early 1800s church building on the grounds of St Matthew's Church, The Quilted Teapot is a patchwork and quilting shop with a quaint cafe serving Tasmanian coffee, a wide selection of teas, light meals, homemade pies (goat! venison! scallop!), scones, and all manner of delights. Owners Janine and Bernie have made it a genuine Derwent Valley treasure. 4.8 stars and utterly deserved.
📍 6 Bathurst Street, New Norfolk · Mon–Sat 9am–4pm
Visit The Quilted Teapot →
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the artHouse New Norfolk
A vibrant art cafe on High Street — homemade cakes, the famous Egg Bacon & Chilli Jam Roll, Thai curry, jacket potatoes, and expertly crafted coffee. Genuinely inclusive (vegan-friendly, menu adapted with care), genuinely welcoming, genuinely Tasmanian. The kind of place you'll want to tell everyone about.
📍 High Street, New Norfolk
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The Agrarian Kitchen
One of Australia's most celebrated farm-to-table experiences — an award-winning restaurant, cooking school, kitchen garden, and kiosk all in one extraordinary New Norfolk location at Willow Court (yes, the old mental asylum — and it's stunning). Chef-founder Rodney Dunn sources over 90% of ingredients from their own one-acre walled garden. Classes cover butchery, cheesemaking, fermentation, bread-baking, and more, with a maximum of 12 students. The restaurant is on the World's 50 Best Discovery list. Enough said. Fri–Sun for dining, classes run year-round.
📍 11A The Avenue, New Norfolk · Fri–Sun
Visit The Agrarian Kitchen →

Put it in the calendar

Tassie events worth travelling for

This island punches so far above its weight in arts, culture, music, and food events it's almost embarrassing. Here are the ones we love most.

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Art · Culture · Year-round
MONA — Museum of Old and New Art
One of the world's great museums, sitting on the Derwent River 15 minutes from Hobart. Confronting, extraordinary, and utterly Tasmanian. Even if you've been before, go again. Something will have changed.
Visit MONA →
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Arts Festival · June · Hobart
Dark Mofo
MONA's midwinter arts and culture festival — celebrating the dark through music, film, noise, light, public art, and extraordinary food. One of the most important fixtures on Australia's cultural calendar. Cold, dark, and completely unmissable.
Dark Mofo →
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Music Festival · Winter · Hobart
Festival of Voices
An annual celebration of the power of song — live performances, workshops, singalongs, and community choirs lighting up Hobart in the depths of winter. The perfect antidote to the cold. Thousands of voices. One island.
Festival of Voices →
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Festival · July · Huon Valley
Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival
A pagan-inspired celebration of the Huon Valley's apple-growing history at Willie Smith's Apple Shed — wassailing, firelight feasting, cider, music, and if you're brave enough, a 16th-century Welsh Morris costume. Banging drums to wake the apple trees by firelight. Tassie at its most gloriously weird and wonderful.
Willie Smith's Apple Shed →
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Arts Festival · January · Hobart
Mona Foma (MonaFoma)
MONA's summer arts festival — the sunlit counterpart to Dark Mofo. Music, performance, visual art, and experiences that push boundaries in every direction. Where DENNI has performed. Where Tasmania shows the world what it can do.
MONA →
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Music · Folk · Cygnet
Cygnet Folk Festival
Australia's most loved community folk festival, held every January in the gorgeous Huon Valley town of Cygnet. Three days of music, dancing, workshops, and that particular magic that only happens when a whole town gives itself over to song. Don't miss it.
Cygnet Folk Festival →

Beyond the mainland

The islands — a world away

King Island and Flinders Island are two of the most extraordinary places in Australia — and most people have never been. That needs to change.

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Bass Strait · 90km from NW Tasmania
King Island
Grass-fed beef. Award-winning King Island Dairy cheese — served on tables right across Australia and beyond. Fresh crayfish. A wild coastline shaped by Bass Strait. Two world-class golf courses at Cape Wickham and Ocean Dunes. An island distillery producing gin and whisky. 65+ shipwrecks. And a community of people who genuinely love where they live.

If you haven't been — plan it. Fly from Launceston or Melbourne. Hire a car. Eat the beef. Buy the cheese. Stay a few days.
King Island Tourism →
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Furneaux Group · NE Tasmania
Flinders Island
120+ pristine beaches. The Strzelecki Peaks. Trousers Point — as beautiful as it sounds ridiculous. Killiecrankie "diamonds" (semi-precious topaz) you find yourself on the beach. Wallabies at dusk. Cape Barren geese. The Furneaux Distillery making gin and peated whisky from island peat. A community of 800 people who live somewhere the rest of Australia has barely discovered.

This is the definition of a hidden gem. Go before everyone else does.
Visit Flinders Island →

The long way round

The east coast — take the scenic route

Tasmania's east coast is one of the most beautiful coastlines on earth — white sand, turquoise water, pink granite, and enough great food and wine to make it a proper trip. Go slowly. Stay longer than you think you need to.

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Wineglass Bay & Freycinet
One of the world's most photographed beaches — and for good reason. The walk up to the lookout takes 45 minutes and never gets old. Swim, kayak, or just sit and take it in. Freycinet National Park at its finest.
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Bay of Fires
Lichen-covered orange granite boulders against impossibly blue water and white sand. The Bay of Fires stretches 29km and earns every superlative it's ever been given. Swim. Walk. Stay overnight if you can.
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Swansea & Bicheno
Swansea for wine (Freycinet Winery, Spring Vale) and the gorgeous Meredith House. Bicheno for the penguin tour at dusk, the blowhole, and the Tasman Sea crashing on the rocks. Both towns for the local oysters.
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St Helens
Gateway to the Bay of Fires and the island's deep northeast. Great fishing, excellent seafood, the George River, and a genuinely warm community. The mountain bike trails at Derby are 45 minutes away. Don't rush through.

For the big day — and the hen's night too

Getting married in Tasmania? 💍

Tasmania is one of the most breathtaking places on earth to celebrate love — from the wild east coast to the heritage streets of Hobart, vineyard valleys to mountain tops. And we know some brilliant people to help you pull it off.

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Farm Gate Flowers Tasmania
Seasonal blooms, genuine care, and arrangements that make people cry the happy kind of tears. Perfect for weddings, elopements, and everything in between.
Visit website →
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Forage Flowers Tasmania
Bespoke wedding florals using seasonal native Tasmanian stems. Grown here. Designed for you. The flowers that look like Tasmania smells — wild and perfect.
Visit website →
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Dinkylune — Wedding Visuals
An illustrated record of your ceremony or celebration? A hand-drawn piece that captures your day? Kylie Dunn creates one-of-a-kind visual pieces for extraordinary occasions.
Visit website →
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Coal Valley Vineyard — Wedding Venue
A stunning vineyard setting in the Coal River Valley with outdoor and indoor spaces, panoramic views, and award-winning wines. One of Tasmania's most beautiful wedding locations.
Visit website →
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Hen's Night — Go Local!
Yoga at The Hot Room → floral workshop with Forage Flowers → Sunday morning at Farm Gate Market → craft at Salamanca → picnic at Puddleduck Vineyard. A Tassie hen's experience the bride will actually love.
Ask us to help plan it →
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Know a Tassie wedding vendor?
Photographers, venues, caterers, cake makers, accommodation, hair and makeup — we want to know every brilliant Tasmanian wedding business. Nominate them below. Free, always.
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Is your business ready for a little love?

We want to hear from Tassie small businesses, makers, social enterprises, and community organisations. No cost — ever. No catch — ever. Just genuine love for this island and the people on it. 🌿

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Completely free. This is a love project, not a directory. We don't charge. We just share.
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All of Tasmania. Hobart, Launceston, north-west coast, east coast, the islands — everywhere counts.
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Any kind of business. Food, art, wellness, services, social enterprise, community org — if it's Tasmanian and you love it, nominate it.
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Self-nominations welcome. Yes, you can nominate yourself. We love the audacity. Do it.
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