Tasmanian Times
Society
-
1.1KFirefighting review confirms TWWHA values protection bungle
*Pic: Sandy Lake replica hut and back burn A review of the firefighting efforts ( HERE ) into the unprecedented bushfires that...
-
862
May Day … First Day of the Month …
Autumn Paragon Theatre Queenstown side window It’s May Day … View through roaster ruin Zeehan….taken in April 2016 Window and lamp –...
-
969
Surviving the Carbon Apocalypse
In 1968 the Earthrise image inspired a new generation of environmentalists to care about the Earth. In the same year Dr Peter...
-
2.0K
The Horror of 1080 Poison …
Photo of Makarora Penelope Marshall who lives in southern Tasmania is deeply concerned about 1080 poison, used in Tasmania to kill foxes...
-
926
Sad Postscript to the Clearfelling of Lapoinya Forest. Meanwhile in Mutual Valley …
*Pic: Spot the eagle’s nest … After 20 months of research, negotiations, protests and pleas by the Lapoinya Community to reserve or...
-
1.0K
BASSLINK highlights State’s budget woes
*Pic: This incredibly stark photo illustrates Hydro’s problem … Taken March 5 by Isla MacGregor of Lake Burbury. Part of the flooded...
-
2.0K
Moreton Bay to Port Arthur
GRAPHIC ~ The upper image in the graphic is the Moreton Bay Penal Colony on the Brisbane River, where the city of...
-
1.3K
Donald Trump and the critique of liberalism …
*Pic: From Boohoo HERE, Trumpism: The Apprentice with the Golden Arse In my last article ( HERE ) on the phenomenon of...
-
801
Letters to my grandchildren (14)
Dear Chilliwops, About two thousand years ago the Greek philosopher, Epictetus, said, “We have two ears and one mouth so that we...
-
4.0K
The mother of all coincidences
Warning: This article may contain traces of satire. Only one skyscraper in history has ever collapsed completely due to fire. Fires are...
