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For every sort of Dad. There are people who maintain that fathers are difficult to buy for. We disagree. The trouble is asking them. Ask Dad what he'd like for Father's Day and you'll generally receive one of three responses: “Nothing.” “Don't waste your money.” Or the particularly helpful, “I don't mind.” Right. So this year, we're bypassing Dad entirely. Instead, we've assembled our Father's Day gift guide according to the sort of Dad you're dealing with. Much more efficient. THE RELAXED DAD He's not late. He's simply operating on a different timetable. The Relaxed Dad appreciates comfortable shoes, a...

Heading to Hot August Jazz in North Hobart? Lake Leather will be open especially for the festival from 11am–3pm on Sunday 30 August.

Tasmania does winter rather well. Not necessarily pleasantly, you understand. But well. There are mornings when frost settles over the paddocks, the mountains disappear behind cloud and stepping outside requires a small but meaningful act of courage. Then there are the proper winter days. West Coast rain. Highland snow. Wind coming off the water with seemingly personal intentions. Which is precisely when good gear earns its keep. And whether you're planning a Tasmanian winter road trip, disappearing for a weekend or simply attempting to make it through August with all extremities intact, we have a few thoughts on what ought...

There are some things Tasmania does particularly well. Cold mornings. Wild weather. Very good leather and, as it happens, a rather excellent dram. Tasmanian Whisky Week is upon us, which means distilleries, bars and whisky lovers across the island are raising a glass to one of Tasmania’s finest exports. Naturally, we thought we ought to join them. We may know considerably more about leather than we do about the finer points of a single malt, but we do know this: A good dram deserves good leather. Made Better With Time There’s something rather familiar about the way people talk about...

There are buildings that simply exist. Then there are buildings that become part of a town. Our Evandale store falls rather firmly into the second category. Long before there were leather bags lining the shelves and customers debating whether chestnut or black would suit their wardrobe better, this building was home to Elderfield Wood Butchery. Historical records place R. Wood & Son here as quality butchers during the 1930s, serving the people of Evandale as they had done for years before. It was the sort of business every country town knew well. The kind where people popped in for a...

There's a particular kind of northern Tasmanian evening that happens once a year, usually towards the end of July, when the Mersey turns silver under the streetlights and somewhere nearby a saxophone is doing something rather lovely. That's Devonport Jazz. From the 23rd to the 26th of July this year, the city will settle into a different rhythm. People linger a little longer over dinner. Theatre doors swing open. Music spills onto the streets, and suddenly everyone seems to have collectively decided there isn't any great rush to be anywhere else. We've always thought jazz and good leather have quite...