Tasmanian Times
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917To the Meander Valley Council Mayor and All Councillors
Image here Dear Councillors, We note that Meander Valley Council’s 28th February 2012 Special Meeting has been called ostensibly to “Discuss the...
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NZ trumps Australia on keeping Japanese whalers out: Brown
Three days ago the Australian Minister for the Environment, Tony Burke, was “aware” of an incursion by Japanese whalers into the exclusive...
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Native Forest Logging is economic madness
While the arguments about forestry rage again, the central tenet of the argument, while mentioned in passing, fails to grab the political...
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Expansion of bushfire alert SMS system needs priority. Farmers count cost
The Tasmanian Greens today have called for State Labor to prioritise the expansion of the current Emergency Alert fire warning system, to...
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If Kevin Rudd wins today …
As Australia looks to the possibility of Kevin Rudd retaking the prime ministership, it is worth considering the kinds of changes I...
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Huon activists anything but anarchic
Peter Pepper “Anarchists” is how Peter Pepper describes members of Huon Valley Environment Centre (HVEC). It’s not surprising that Pepper, as a...
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At first I thought this email from DHHS was a joke. Dangers of farmed salmon
Picture: John Hawkins of Forestry burn-off smoke over Chudleigh Dr. Roscoe Taylor Director Public Health, & Dr. Chrissie Pickin Deputy Director Public...
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Extreme tree-spiking exposed in Tasmania
There has been quite a bit of heated argument recently from both sides of the debate regarding the practice of tree-spiking in...
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This is the game changer. Milne: Lies, Forestry Tasmania must go. Gunns …
An editorial in The Australian newspaper today, Forestry conflict needs to end (Australian 23 Feb, (Reproduced below and online here) ), is...
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Arthur-Pieman & 4WDs: Minister Wightman, Feds need to approve
CONSERVATION AREA’S 94 NEW 4WD TRACKS NEED FEDERAL APPROVAL Minister Must Refer Tracks Decision to Commonwealth Paul O’Halloran MP Greens Member for...
