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Minister Ellis Barking up the Wrong Forest

Introduction The most popular emoji of 2022 was, according to Brandwatch, the laughing-crying emoji. Tasmania’s north-west newspaper, The Advocate, doesn’t let readers...

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TICT Slams Logging Burns’ Impact on Tourism Businesses

Media release – Tourism Industry Council Tasmania, 12 April 2023 New Approach Needed to Forest Burns Tasmania’s peak tourism industry organisation says...

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Impact of Short-term Rentals on Tas Housing Evidenced in New Report

Media release – Sheter Tas, 1 July 2022 Impact of short-term rentals on Tasmanian housing markets evidenced in new report A new...

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Tasmanian Forests Help Solve the Climate Crisis

Tasmania has a unique aura that stems from its wilderness areas, especially the old growth forests. If you walk among the lofty...

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Letters to the Editor

COVID-22 is not COVID-19 One thing that irks me about our current situation is that many aspects of our pandemic response have...

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Ride High at Derbyfest 2022

Tasmania is known for its bespoke and unique events, and Derby is now gearing up to host a new and exciting mountain...

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Adventure and Wilderness

Mountain Biking Gives This Tasmanian Town a Sustainable Future; Logging Doesn’t

In the late 19th century it was tin mining that drove the economic life of Derby, about 100 km from Launceston in...

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On Forestry & Tourism …

Statement – Blue Derby Wild, 9 November 2021 Tasmanian and Global Outdoor Adventure and Tourism Businesses Call to End Native Forest Logging...

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Knowledge

Tourism Projects Dominate Architecture Awards

Tourism projects have dominated at the 2021 Tasmanian Architecture Awards. Held earlier June, the winners of Tasmania’s most prestigious architecture awards were...