17 January 2024
Igniting the spark of curiosity in the minds of the next generation is paramount, as Tasmania’s future innovators and leaders! In 2017, we gave birth to Generation Hydro, an important education program designed to kindle excitement and passion for STEM subjects among primary and secondary students across Tasmania.
02 November 2023
Our first power station open day in four years was held out West at Tribute Power Station, where attendees got an exclusive look at how we generate renewable hydropower in Tasmania.
20 September 2023
This year's Junction Arts Festival is operating under a new, inclusive mantra: "Art is a universal language". Hydro Tasmania is proud to be the 2023 Accessibility Partner of the festival, happening in September.
13 July 2023
The second Girls in Power event was held this year in Northern Tasmania, to demystify the range of STEM careers available in Tasmania’s growing energy industry.
06 July 2022
Bianca Templar is the proud descendant of the Trawlwoolway and Plangermaireener people of lutruwita. Bianca's latest artwork 'From Coast to Country' is proudly on display at Hydro Tasmania's Hobart head office.
07 April 2022
Tasmania’s long history of hydropower will underpin our future. The Tarraleah hydropower scheme is a shining example of how our pioneering efforts have set us up beautifully to support today’s transitioning energy market.
24 March 2022
Dress for Success and their Empower Hour initiative is shining a light on empowering women struggling with unemployment and financial security. Following International Women's Day on 8 March, we took a look at how women are being helped to thrive in work and life.
10 February 2022
We know have a big role to play in helping primary and secondary students understand STEM subjects, including renewable energy. In 2017, Generation Hydro was born.
18 October 2021
The push to decarbonise Australia's energy sector is the opportunity for Tasmania, where what was once a mission to electrify the state now aligns with building a more sustainable future, according to Caroline Wykamp, Executive General Manager Commercial.
07 October 2021
Thanks to a grant from Hydro Tasmania, the Cancer Council Tasmania continues its great work supporting those with cancer through online complementary health programs.
23 July 2021
We catch up with Daniel Watkins ahead of the canoe slalom event at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. We asked about his canoeing career to date and learned about the qualities that make Tasmanian paddlers unique on the international circuit.
27 May 2021
The new ‘Hydro Tasmania Scholarship’ will be granted to an LGBTIQ+ Tasmanian tertiary student annually, as part of our recently announced Gold Partnership with the Pinnacle Foundation.
Mark 26 June for something very special happening in Sheffield, when Hydro Tasmania and TasNetworks partner with the award-winning Big hArt for a one-of-a-kind event.
22 March 2021
Water is at the heart of everything we do. So too is a deep belief in giving back to society, which means thinking globally as well as locally. For these reasons, we’re proud to support Water for a Village: a Tasmanian not-for-profit organisation that improves access to clean drinking water in Ethiopia. Read their inspiring story here, and learn more about how you can get involved.
12 February 2021
The life-saving volunteers of the Derwent Valley SES helped us launch the 2021 Community Grant Program and show us how they put their own grant to good use protecting Tasmanians.
10 November 2020
Every year, NAIDOC Week celebrates Aboriginal culture’s history, culture and achievements. In Tasmania, we are surrounded by the influence of this living culture. Our landscape was changed and managed by Aboriginal people for 40,000 years and still bears the signs if you know what to look for.
14 July 2020
We love ideas that change lives. Dress for Success donate professional outfits to women so they can ace their job interview, get back into work, rebuild a life and achieve independence and confidence.
27 February 2020
This past January, after we announced a series of planned water releases from some of our dams for the annual Paddle Week rafting and kayaking events, we had a few questions about whether this may have affected the drinking water restrictions announced by TasWater in late 2019.
30 November 2018
We love STEM. Unfortunately the number of students taking up STEM subjects at school is low. So we’ve developed an education program, Generation Hydro, which allows teachers to harness the resources of Hydro Tasmania to get their students excited about STEM.
24 August 2018
It’s probably the last place you would think to look for some of the world’s most sought after timber but the depths of Hydro Tasmania’s dams have proven to be a treasure trove.