Tasmanian Times
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Hobart rail corridor potential
AIA Tasmanian Chapter MR “There is an urgent need to think-through viable options for Hobart and its surrounding population. Housing across Australia...
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Two New Tassie Films
Ula Majewski Check out two brand spanking new Tassie forest films, proudly brought to you by Still Wild Still Threatened and Little...
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We cannot sit and do nothing
Mel Hills At this stage Forestry Tas tells us that they are still intent on logging this coupe “sometime during this financial...
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Asthma and burn-offs
Clive Stott “The rate of asthma continues to rise, with a higher proportion of people affected by the disease than the rest...
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Pesticides: disturbing findings
Dr Alison Bleaney One of the disturbing findings of the Tasmanian River Catchment Water Quality Monitoring Initiative (just about to finish after...
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Congestion tax
Marrette Corby The advantages of a congestion tax are great: reduction of pollution, reduction of road rage, lower Greenhouse gas emissions, improvements...
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Other rivers are in an even worse state
Dr Alison Bleaney And mixtures of toxic chemicals, especially water soluble and water non-soluble, have unpredictable and unknown effects. Ask CSIRO, they...
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Native forest furnace push
Simon Branigan Environment Tasmania MR The Federal Government is currently reviewing the expansion of the MRET, and is under heavy pressure from...
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People power blocks Gunns
Nick Clark Mercury TIMBER giant Gunns Limited has bowed to strong opposition from a new community group and withdrawn plans for a...
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Pesticides and St Helens
Dr Alison Bleaney Tasmanian Pesticide Monitoring Results – Flood Events – June and July 2008. Nonetheless the media release also states: “The...
