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Dirty Jobs, Big Hearts – Help Save Little Penguins

Not afraid of water, fish smells and outdoor work? Perfect — you might be just who little penguins and other seabirds are...

Call for Permanent Ban on Antarctic Krill Fishing 4

Call for Permanent Ban on Antarctic Krill Fishing 5

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Call for Permanent Ban on Antarctic Krill Fishing

Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 19 December 2024 Bob Brown Foundation calls for permanent ban on krill fishing in Antarctica Shocking...

Two Tasmanians Win 2024 Environment Award for Children’s Literature 14

Two Tasmanians Win 2024 Environment Award for Children’s Literature 15

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Two Tasmanians Win 2024 Environment Award for Children’s Literature

Tasmanians Jedda Robaard and Johanna Bell have won the 2024 EACL for Fiction and Picture Fiction.

'Missed Opportunity' on Heard & McDonald Islands Reserve Expansion 16

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‘Missed Opportunity’ on Heard & McDonald Islands Reserve Expansion

Media release – Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for the Environment and Water, 8 October 2024 Australia now protects more ocean than any...

Extreme Weather Threatens Survival of Seabirds, Seals 19

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Extreme Weather Threatens Survival of Seabirds, Seals

Scientists have identified the Australian and Antarctic marine predators most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and it will help focus...

Mini MakerX at Burnie, Sunday 25 August 21

Mini MakerX at Burnie, Sunday 25 August 22

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Mini MakerX at Burnie, Sunday 25 August

Media release – UTAS, 21 August 2024 Innovation and fun take centre stage at Burnie’s Mini MakerX Get ready for a day...

H5N1 Could Devastate Wild Birds & Seals 23

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H5N1 Could Devastate Wild Birds & Seals

Media release – Invasive Species Council, 22 May 2024 ‘Catastrophic impacts’: Bird flu discovery on egg farm a reminder that killer strain...

Men's Sheds Making Antarctic Festival Penguins 25

Men's Sheds Making Antarctic Festival Penguins 26

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Men’s Sheds Making Antarctic Festival Penguins

Media release – Australian Antarctic Festival, 4 April 2024 MEN’S SHEDS JOIN ANTRACTIC FESTIVAL IN COOL PROJECT Two respected Tasmanian initiatives have...

'Forever Chemicals' Detected in Penguins and Nests 27

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‘Forever Chemicals’ Detected in Penguins and Nests

Media release – Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), 17 January 2024 ‘Forever chemicals’ detected in lutruwita / Tasmania’s Little penguins...