Bushfires Archives - Tasmanian Times

UTAS Bushfire Safety Research Wins National Award

A University of Tasmania research team, led by Professor David Bowman, has been nationally recognised at the inaugural Natural Hazards Research Awards...

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Fire Season Overlap Threatens Firefighting Efforts

Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires in many regions of the world. This is due partly to specific weather conditions...

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Three Capes Track Closed for Planned Burns, Annual Maintenance

Media release – Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, 31 March 2025 Three Capes Track to close for planned burns and...

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Australia’s Loneliest Echidna? Pakana Rangers Mull Monotreme Mystery

It was a totally unexpected sight. No-one had seen an echidna on Lungtalanana Island in Bass Strait for decades. It was feared any...

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Northern Meetings Called re Controversial FPPF Zones

Media release – The Wilderness Society, 19 March 2025 Tasmanian government pushing forward with forest handover despite Aboriginal heritage and environment risks...

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It’s Time for a National Remote Area Firefighting Team

Featured image above: significant lightning hit much of Tasmania recently on 12 March, with 19,060 ground strikes recorded. So far, 16 new...

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Trump Cuts a Threat to Firefighting Capability

Media release – Friends of the Earth Australia, 3 March 2025 Do USA fire service cuts threaten Australia? It has been a...

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On Fire Damage to West Coast Huon Pines …

Media release – Nick Duigan, Minister for Parks, 26 February 2025 Ancient Huon pines safe from bushfire impact A 3000-year-old Huon pine...

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Bushfire Survivors Urge Climate Action

Media release – Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action (BSCA), 24 February 2025 Black Summer bushfire survivors to launch ‘Australian Bushfire Survivor Declaration’...