The program is a little shorter than previous years, so we'll be starting a little later to give you an extra half hour to get yourself here. Full schedule is at TasCarnivals.com.au/sthelens

Lots of photos to remember your Carnival series 2026/26. A huge thank you to Caroline Tan, (CTcreatives) for the countless hours she spent shooting, curating, retouching, and enhancing thousands of images. Also to Josh Natera - Cycling Photos Tasmania - for the brilliant images of the cyclists and runners. Might need to change the name to Cycling and Running Photos Tasmania. And Tyler Stretton for capturing some great images at Rosebery. Images can be found on individual carnival pages at...

Elite men’s backmakers have had a lean patch in the handicap events in this Carnivals series, but lone scratchman, Graeme Frislie, turned the clock back to 1977 with a miraculous Clark-like win in the William Adams/Elphinstone Group Wheelrace.   With sprint-star, Sam Gallagher providing support early, Frislie still looked an unlikely winner in the middle stages of the race, but used powerful Queenslander, Toby Jones as a stepping stone, to reduce the gap.   With more than two laps to go, the...