Georgie Burgess
Georgie is a reporter with ABC Hobart. She began her journalism career at The Examiner and The Advocate and joined the ABC in 2016. She was a political reporter in Tasmania between 2013 and 2018 and is currently ABC Hobart's cross media reporter. You can find her on Twitter @GeorgieJBurgess
Latest by Georgie Burgess
Parks to remove 'unauthorised' sea walls that make coastal erosion 'worse'
Frustrated with a lack of government action, the residents of this coastal paradise constructed their own sea walls to slow coastal erosion. But authorities claim the ad hoc builds sometimes make erosion worse and need to be removed.
This shaggy companion all but disappeared from the world, except for Tasmania
A breed once used to manage livestock at London markets has all but become extinct in the UK but is thriving as a working dog and pet in Tasmania.
Super rare dwarf violet 'hiding for 200 years right next to a walking track' discovered in Tasmania
A bushwalker who came across a small flower in a Tasmanian national park and snapped a photo did not realise she'd made a significant discovery at the time.
Jack jumper ants are a risk to human safety. But an entomologist says their nests can be removed safely
Jack jumpers are a fact of life in many south-eastern Australian backyards, and a sting is almost inevitable for anyone who goes outdoors. But you don't have to live with them.
Paddy Dooley's bowling style is unorthodox, much like his path to professional cricket
The Hobart Hurricane player's windmill-style bowling is making him a cult hero, so how did this Queensland lawyer end up spinning for the Big Bash League side?
Mystery 'dog tag' found in Bruny Island rock pool captures the imagination of online sleuths
An identification tag found by beachcombers in southern Tasmania sparks an online quest to find its owner. But an ABC listener may have put the case to bed.
In 1872, houses shook and there was a 'deafening roar' as part of kunanyi/Mount Wellington slid away
The Glenorchy landslide of 1872 is still used to model future debris flow risks in parts of Tasmania with heavy rainfall deemed the biggest risk.
'It was all very hush-hush': Hong Kong boy band lends star power to Tasmania's tourism ambitions
They have been credited with revitalising Hong Kong and Cantopop, and it's hoped the fame of boy band sensation MIRROR will make Tasmania a must-visit holiday destination.
Five years ago only 20 of these parrots remained, but unexpected numbers have flocked home to breed
The orange-bellied parrot is one of the most endangered birds in the world, and the program saving it from extinction is starting to focus on the next phase of the birds' survival plan.
Just like these drawings, the animals depicted face erasure
Tasmanian artist Lucienne Rickard could have made about $100,000 from selling her detailed drawings of animals. Instead, she hopes erasing her work will enhance the creatures' chance of survival.
A newspaper ad asked for someone to donate their dead body to art — meet the successful applicant
Tasmanian artist Nathan Maynard advertised in a national newspaper for someone to donate their corpse to his art project. It's led to an unlikely friendship with Victorian Tony and "strangely normal" conversations about "giving me his body".
4WD filmmaker says Tasmania has 'slammed door shut' to intrepid influencers
Four-wheel driving YouTube celebrity Andrew St Pierre White claims Tasmania's Parks and Wildlife Service has effectively locked out his ilk, while authorities make no apology for being strict on how sensitive areas are promoted.
Hunt for pioneering modernist architect's legacy after records destroyed. Could you be living in one of his homes?
Esmond Dorney is widely celebrated for his groundbreaking modernist buildings in Tasmania and Melbourne, but about 100 of his designs are missing.
Bounties, gruesome treatments and the creation of giants: Welcome to Tasmania's violent past with snakes
When Europeans colonised Tasmania they developed a hysterical fear of snakes but unwittingly provided them with the perfect food source, rabbits, which led to one venomous species growing into near 2-metre giants.
How a little yellow chick stole the hearts of Tasmanians and brought bargain-bin shopping to the island
Known for its prolific advertising and catchy jingle, Chickenfeed forced its way into the Tasmanian psyche in the 1990s. Now a decade on from its downfall, nostalgia for the variety store is as strong as ever.
Australia imports 5,000 pianos a year, but it's running out of people to tune them
Piano tuning is an artisan trade that's dying — but pianos aren't. The shortage of tuners has one music teacher so concerned, she has teamed up with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra to come up with a solution.
'Cat poo on my hands': Emma fell sick when pregnant. She wants cat laws tightened
Emma Goyne believes she picked up the parasitic infection while cleaning her horse stable, which a neighbouring cat had been using as a litter box. Now she's pushing for tougher cat laws.
Matty has just gone 117 days without seeing sun. The darkness had a silver lining
From frozen forks to midday auroras, Matty Jordan's videos of his Antarctic winter experience have grown a global following.
'It was mad': What it was like to be a part of the Australia II sailing team in 1983
At age 20, David Rees joined the team of Australia II in the America's Cup campaign and became one of its "celebrities for a day" when it won, taking the cup from the New York Yacht Club for the first time in 132 years.
Why Tasmania is a sweet spot for glowing sea, sky and creatures
Shimmering blue seas below pink and green skies are all possible in Australia's southern-most state which is a nexus for glowing oddities.
Thirty years ago Ricky went inside prisons to capture the faces of Indigenous incarceration. He never forgot them
Documentary photographer Ricky Maynard says trust and conversation is key to the art of portraiture.
Tasmania legally produced whisky before Scotland, so why did it stop for 150 years?
Tasmania is slowly becoming a hub for whisky lovers, but it's not the first time the island state has seen a distilling boom.
Terrific tales — tall and true — the next chapter in Hobart's Hadley's Orient Hotel history
Visitors journey through the hotel's history from the 1800s, with stories ranging from a Norwegian polar explorer who was almost refused a room, a fake lord, and the first glimpse of a motor car for many Tasmanians.
From convict sites to the icy end of the earth, Elspeth has spent a lifetime chasing the past
Researching convicts and ghosts has taken the museum curator to some of the world's most remote places — but after 40 years, there's still one mystery she desperately hopes can be solved.
How one of Australia's earliest surviving Aboriginal artefacts ended up lost in Paris
A water container made from bull kelp was collected by French expeditioners in the 1700s, but the incredibly rare artefact became mislabelled and lost in various museums for more than 100 years.