Niche subject, but how many coats of arms feature extinct animals? The ones I have here are Tasmania with two thylacines, Mauritius with a dodo, Wellington with a moa and Hobart with a Tasmanian emu. What else ya got?

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Eat your heart out
Its March 31st 1792 & Lady Archer is at the Faro Table in wiping out Mrs Hobart, who scowls back at her as Charles James Fox looks aghast - The Prince of Wales, with a front row seat, is rumoured to be taking a cut of Archer's winnings

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Have you checked out the latest episode from Colour In Your Life? In this show, we feature Tony White, a superb watercolour artist based in Hobart, Tasmania. Enjoy!

The Dry Central West by Tony

https://t.co/vpWahSDdKM

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Additional regional screening locations have just been added for Promare

Hobart - Village Glenorchy (26-27 only)
Alice Springs - Alice Springs Cinema (28th only)

Secure your tickets now!
https://t.co/AIIVZ15dT5

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83 years ago today, the last known thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) was found dead in his cage in Hobart, Tasmania https://t.co/sdEOwSGug1

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September 6./7, 1936, the last known surviving (Thylacinus cynocephalus) died in captivity at Hobart Zoo (Tasmania) 🐅 https://t.co/ulzAUnYW5Z

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Michelle Ball contributed these enormous and exquisitely detailed original watercolours to this year's Tarkine in Motion Collaborative Exhibition.

You can see Michelle's work at the Long Gallery in Hobart for only 4 more days as we must close on the 29th of July.

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