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May 22, 2017
In the spirit of fact-finding journalism, AWBF General Manager Paul Cullen found himself recently in the northern Portuguese city of Oporto. Rumour had it, wooden boats and […]
May 22, 2017
Chairman of the AWBF Steve Knight with Hobart Lord Mayor Sue Hickey and Volunteers Coordinator Liz Lord. Hobart City Council marked its increased support for […]
May 22, 2017
Volunteering Tasmania winners Chris Palmer and Liz Lord with their certificates. Volunteering Tasmania is the principal organisation in the State, lobbying on behalf of the volunteer sector. Each […]
March 18, 2017
There’s much to do behind the scenes and many a challenge to overcome at the MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival. Long before the crowds arrive on […]
March 18, 2017
It was another successful season at the International Wooden Boat Symposium in the Dechaineux Theatre during AWBF 2017. Noted speakers from the USA, New Zealand, mainland states […]
March 18, 2017
It was back in 1994 that a trio of keen wooden boat enthusiasts – Cathy Hawkins, Andy Gamlin and Ian Johnston, walked through the door in […]
March 18, 2017
In what had to be the most moving ceremony of the MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival 2017, a Tasmanian Aboriginal man paddled quietly into Sullivans Cove on the morning of […]
March 18, 2017
We’ve had a big month, there’s no denying! It may seem a little poignant, when the last wooden boat sails out into the Derwent to make […]







