Lucie Cutting

Radio Producer and Presenter at ABC Hobart

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Woman donates portraits of ancestors including island's unofficial 'king'

3 days ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

An oil painting of the unofficial "king" of Maria Island, off Tasmania's east coast, has been donated to hang in the home he built there more than a century ago. The 19th-century portraits of Angelo Giulio "Diego" Bernacchi and his wife Barbe were donated by their great-great-granddaughter Clare Bernacchi. Ms Bernacchi, from Auckland, recently visited Tasmania for the first time to trace her family's history and visit the heritage-listed home on Maria Island (Wukaluwikiwayna).
The Wolfe family play instruments that have lasted generations - ABC listen

4 days ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

Farming and music run through the veins of the Wolfe family in southern Tasmania, so it's no surprise that after generations of the family living on the same property that the instruments they play today were performed on by the generations before. Cousins Emily and Tom Wolfe grew up surrounded by music, their parents and grandfather performed, and had dreams of becoming travelling musicians, but were held back by responsibilities on the farm.
Oil painting of Maria Island's unofficial king donated back to island

4 days ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

Two oil paintings of Diego and Barbe Bernacchi have been donated to the home they built on Maria Island. The donation came from their great-great-granddaughter, Clare Bernacchi, who recently visited Tasmania for the first time to trace her family's history and visit the heritage-listed home on Maria Island (Wukaluwikiwayna). Diego and Barbe Bernacchi migrated to Tasmania from England in the 1880s.
Neighbours build table into fence to enjoy each others company - ABC listen

4 days ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

How well do you get along with your neighbours? In Old Beach in southern Tasmania, neighbours Rod, Lesley, Raelene and Romeo built a table into their shared fence-line to better enjoy each others company. It started with Rod placing a cool beverage on a fence post on a hot day, when Raelene and Romeo were working in the garden. From there it's progressed to sawing through the fence and creating a table that can be packed away after a BBQ or shared platter.
How Kayla's great work, life, study balance is a fast track to a career

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

A school-based traineeship has given college students Harper Giles and Kayla Perkins a foot in the door to their future careers before they even finish school. School-based trainees and apprentices split their week between school, work and training to achieve nationally recognised qualifications alongside their secondary education. Mr Giles is the first school-based trainee employed by Tasman Council, which is located in south-east Tasmania, about 90 minutes from Hobart.
How Mandarin language shaped the melody of Yulan & Blaise's latest song

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

The latest release by duo Yulan & Blaise is a bilingual song that's creation was partly driven by the tone of Mandarin words used in the song. Called Falling 花火落, the song is the first bilingual song released by the duo, who have previously released music only in English. Creating a song in Mandarin, a tonal language, presented challenges that helped shape the final sound of the song. "Mandarin is a tonal language, and you have to align the tones of the word with the melody," Yulan said.
Police recover parts of bronze orphan statues stolen in Hobart

4 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

Police are investigating the theft of two bronze statues from New Town in Hobart. The statues represented thousands of children who were admitted to orphan schools in the 1800s. The sculptor who created the statues says he hopes they can be rebuilt. Parts of a pair of bronze statues have been recovered after the statues were stolen from Hobart in southern Tasmania.
These 'exotic' murals painted onto hotel walls have become an art mystery

4 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

Little is known about a series of 19th-century murals at Port Arthur Historic Site that are undergoing conservation work. The five "exotic" murals depicting foreign scenes of ancient Greece or Italy were painted sometime in the 1880s during a tourism boom after the shutdown of Port Arthur as a penal station. The works were painted on the interior and exterior of a building at Port Arthur that was run as the Carnarvon Hotel for a short time.
Social media says hot cross buns are good pre-workout food. Is it true?

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

It's hot cross bun season and on social media, the Easter treat is being promoted as an ideal pre-workout snack. Scroll through Instagram or TikTok and you're likely to come across a hot cross bun getting slathered in peanut butter, honey or butter ahead of a workout or run. Sports dietitians Emilie Burgess and Dannielle Hibberd have worked with elite teams and athletes in Tasmania and New South Wales. They share whether hot cross buns are a good choice, plus what and when to eat before exercising.
Tasmanian Steve Pearce photographs Taiwan's tallest tree that's 'laden' with other life - ABC listen

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

Photographer and filmmaker Steve Pearce of The Trees Project has just returned from documenting Taiwan's newly discovered tallest tree, a conifer that is over 84 metres tall. Steve spent over two days traversing difficult terrain, and crossed a raging river, to reach the conifer called Heaven Sword of Daan River. He then had 48-hours to document the tall tree that was 'laden' with life in its upper reaches. "It was a picture of health, it was green leaves all the way to the top," Steve said.