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Nanobubbles Improving Sewage Treatment

Media release – TasWater, 13 August 2024 Science Week: An Australian first bubbling away in Tassie In an Australian first, TasWater is...

Maugean Skate Hatched in Captivity

Media release – Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), 13 August 2024 New arrival: baby Maugean skate hatches from captive-laid egg...

Ten Days Interview Violinist Julia Fredersdoff

Call to Bin Salmon Regulations

Media release – Neighbours of Fish Farming, 12 August 2024 NOFF calls for salmon regulations to be overturned Cites lack of transparency...

Tas That Was – Sorell

Sorell once spent an entire night under the control of bushrangers.

Architects Appointed for Freycinet Gateway Project

Media release – Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, 12 August 2024 Tasmanian architects to lead design of the Freycinet Visitor...

Feature Letter: Beauty Point Evictions are Concerning

I write as a long-term resident of the village of Beauty Point. This past year I have grown very concerned about the treatment of...

Legal Proceedings Commenced to Wind Up Wild Drake Pty Ltd

Statement – The Wilderness Society (Tasmania); Tasmanian National Parks Association, 12 August 2024 TWS and TNPA have commenced legal proceedings to wind up...

New Self-guided Platypus Walk

Media release – City of Hobart, 12 August 2024 Discover the hidden world of Hobart’s platypus Did you know platypus spend 12-14...

Macquarie Is Plants Brought Back from Extinction Brink

Nick Duigan, Minister for Parks and Environment, 12 August 2024 Conservation efforts bring threatened species back from brink of extinction Pest eradication efforts on Macquarie Island...