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Digital Uplift Helping Tasmanians access a more connected future

We wanted to give a shout out to all the champions who attended yesterday's Identifying Scams workshops held at West Moo...
28/07/2026

We wanted to give a shout out to all the champions who attended yesterday's Identifying Scams workshops held at West Moonah Neighbourhood House, Goodwood Community Centre, Tasmania and Bucaan Community House. We were so happy to see so many people coming to the sessions to safeguard themselves against an ever-growing trend. Thank you to Deb from Glenorchy City Council for a great collaboration!

HEADS UP LAUNCESTONAustralia is rolling out a brand new emergency warning system called AusAlert, and Launceston has bee...
03/06/2026

HEADS UP LAUNCESTON

Australia is rolling out a brand new emergency warning system called AusAlert, and Launceston has been selected as one of the trial locations during June 2026.

On Monday 15th June at 11:00am, AusAlert will be testing the system on phones and devices in Launceston.

What to expect:
✅ A test alert will appear on your screen with a loud alert tone
✅ It will clearly be labelled as a TEST – no action needed
✅ It works on most phones made since 2019

This test alert will be a ‘Priority Alert’. If you or someone you know may feel unsafe when receiving this test and/or other priority alerts you can configure your device to not receive them.

Want to turn off Priority alerts?

📱 iPhone/Apple watch: Settings → Notifications → scroll to AusAlert at bottom of page → toggle off Priority AusAlert

🤖 Android/tablet and smartwatches: Settings → Notifications → Safety and Emergency → Wireless Emergency Alerts → toggle off Priority AusAlert

For more info, visit ausalert.gov.au

**Example of the test alert below**

25/05/2026

Need a hand with your tech?

Come along to our May Tech Support session and meet Joe and Nathan from Digital Uplift.

This month’s topic is Emails & Google Apps: learn more about Gmail and the other handy apps Google offers to help keep you organised, connected and confident online.

📍 George Town Neighbourhood House
187 Agnes Street, George Town
Wednesday 27th May
1.30pm – 2.30pm

Whether you’re brand new to technology or just want to build your confidence, everyone is welcome

This program is proudly supported through the Good Things Foundation Be Connected Grant.

We will also still have Pete, our wonderful tech volunteer, available by appointment throughout the month for one-on-one support. 😊

This week, RDA Tasmania‘s Trish Tinkler spoke all things Digital Uplift with The Everyday Technologist, Kevin O‘Flaherty...
14/05/2026

This week, RDA Tasmania‘s Trish Tinkler spoke all things Digital Uplift with The Everyday Technologist, Kevin O‘Flaherty!

Kevin has written a great book called The Scam Self-Defence Handbook and we’re all hooked. It’s a simple and practical book that helps people take control of their technology by demystifying how scams evolve and what to look out for. Kevin has a passion for making technical concepts easy to understand for everyone.

We also talked about the future of AI, what safeguarding is coming for Australians, and how people can regain control of the technology they own. It was great to be able to discuss the work we are doing at Digital Uplift with a fellow educator and we’re grateful for the interest Kevin has shown in the programme.

Visit Kevin’s website here: https://everydaytech.com.au/
And his book is here: https://amzn.asia/d/0WAhTuF

Around Launceston today? Pop down to the 'Who are the people in your neighbourhood' event hosted by Starting Point Neigh...
14/05/2026

Around Launceston today?
Pop down to the 'Who are the people in your neighbourhood' event hosted by Starting Point Neighbourhood House. Drop by the Digital Uplift stall to test your scam spotting skills, have a chat and grab a choccy.
Nate will be there from 11-1pm

This week, RDA Tasmania's Trish Tinkler from the Digital Uplift team was fortunate enough to meet with Dr Kim Osman and ...
07/05/2026

This week, RDA Tasmania's Trish Tinkler from the Digital Uplift team was fortunate enough to meet with Dr Kim Osman and Professor Michael Dezuanni from QUT Digital Media Research Centre.

The DMRC conducts world-leading interdisciplinary research for a flourishing digital society, addressing local, national and global challenges at the forefront of digital transformation, and provides an ambitious, stimulating and supportive research culture for their researchers, students, and partners.

Kim and Michael shared their research with Trish who is looking forward to applying it to our Tasmanian communities to improve their Digital Outcomes.

Thank you Kim and Michael for having us and sharing your wonderful work!

Nate and Joe are hitting the road, touring with the crew from the Northern Employment and Business Hub (NEBHUB) to bring...
04/05/2026

Nate and Joe are hitting the road, touring with the crew from the Northern Employment and Business Hub (NEBHUB) to bring digital upskilling to you!

We will be at the following locations offering free tech help and digital upskilling:

Deloraine House - Tuesday 19th May: 1-2pm
NEBHUB (Launceston) - Wednesday 20th May: 12-1pm
Longford Library - Wednesday 20th May: 1:30 -2:30pm
George Town Library - Thursday 21st May: 12-1pm
Beaconsfield Library - Thursday 21st May: 2:15 - 3:15pm

No booking required, feel free to pop on in and see how we can help you.

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