Kim Napier
Launceston, TAS
Kim is a born and bred Launcestonian with convict heritage; her ancestor was a woman involved in possibly the world's first flash mob, lifting her skirt and slapping her bare bum to a preacher alongside 300 other incarcerated women in the Hobart Women's Prison. Kim studied drama at university before accepting a cadetship in broadcast news, working in television and radio. She has had a long and award-winning career in the media.
Latest by Kim Napier
Visitors loved 'the little world of little moles'. We found out what happened to the holiday park diorama
Many Tasmanians fondly remember Mole Hill Fantasy — a popular 1980-90s attraction for locals and tourists alike. We look into what happened to it.
For a transgender man going through menopause, Shane feels there aren't a lot of resources out there
As discussions surrounding menopause increasingly find their place in mainstream conversations, one healthcare worker is creating a podcast exploring what menopause is like for trans men and gender-diverse people.
Once the largest employer of women in Tasmania, the Mill is remembered by workers a century after it spun its first yarn
Tasmania's textile industry thrived soon after this iconic wool mill opened its doors in 1923. As the building's centenary is celebrated, former workers reflect on their time at Patons & Baldwins.
More businesses are becoming inclusive for people with disability, and Finn works for one of them
More businesses are recognising the benefits of employing people with disability, but "misconceptions and stereotypes" remain, a support agency says.
Seru Obed left home to support his family. He didn't know he'd return to his village with the gift of clean water
Like many others, seasonal worker Seru Obed came to Australia to earn money for his family in Vanuatu. But a chance meeting with three northern Tasmanian locals made his journey a lot more fruitful.
This town's post office and grocery shop closed, so the pharmacy added mail and bread to the medicines
When this town's residents need to collect the post or the bread, they go to the local pharmacy.
Just six new dwellings were approved to be built in this regional Tasmanian city in nine months
The state's construction industry has expressed surprise and concern at the Burnie figures, especially as the city has traditionally been the economic centre of the north-west coast.
A generation of 'broken' foster carers is retiring in Tasmania — and they're not being replaced
There are so few foster carers signing up that the sector is forecast to face a "cliff effect" within five years — potentially leaving vulnerable children without support — and exiting carers say low pay and inadequate insurance are to blame.
Tasmanian woman channels devastation of losing her mum into becoming a death doula
When Tracey Wick's mother died in 2019, she put her energy into becoming an end-of-life doula, joining a movement of people pushing for more honest conversations about dying.