Antarctic journey of a lifetime
Launceston ABC cameraman Michael 'Chook' Brooks recently took the opportunity of a journey of a lifetime, six weeks travel from Hobart to the Mertz Glacier for ABC News' documentary series, 'Breaking...
View ArticleOpening the Vault
As part of Heritage Tasmania's Open Doors program, Grove Heritage Nursery in the Huon Valley is inviting the public to have a wander around their working orchard. Packed with hundreds of varieties of...
View ArticleFarmers prepare for an uncertain future under carbon tax
Landcare says the farmers it works with are unsure of what a carbon tax will mean for them, but they are preparing for major changes in farming practice.
View ArticleTFGA opposes Carbon Tax
The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association is urging people not to confuse a stance against the carbon tax as opposition to any initiative to deal with climate change.
View ArticleLandcare relief from budget
Prior to the state budget the Tasmanian Landcare Association was beginning to prepare for winding up its services and support for local landcarers.
View ArticleSoil Carbon a small solution to cutting emissions
The Federal Government's $250 million Carbon Farming Initiative is promoting soil carbon as a way for farmers to earn credits under an emissions trading scheme.
View ArticleChildcare centres in country areas to be monitored closely
The future of childcare centres in country areas will be closely monitored by the group Early Childhood Australia after the introduction this week of new standards for childcare providers.
View ArticleAgfest says no to state government funding
The organisers of Tasmania's biggest agricultural festival say they have no intention of applying for government funding to help host future events.
View ArticleSpawning anglers hopes
Tasmania's inland fishing is worth an estimated $100 million dollars a year and there are 30 thousand licensed anglers.
View ArticleSalmon industry expands on West Coast
The Tasmanian Salmon industry is about to undergo a huge expansion after approval from the State Government for new farms in Macquarie Harbour at Strahan.
View ArticleTrusting community and fish farms
A type of community trusts may be set up in Strahan as the salmon industry undergoes a big expansion in the area.
View ArticleCall for chemical trespass laws to be strengthened
Greens Water spokesman Tim Morris says there is no excuse for agriculture contamination of any waterways throughout Tasmania.
View ArticleLocal focus for the next 5 years of Caring for our Country
Tasmania's northern NRM group is urging the next 5 years of Caring for our Country environment funding to implement a "bottom up" approach.
View ArticleCaring for Our Country - the next 5 years
The Federal Government has asked for input on the next five years of the program Caring for Our Country.
View ArticleFarmers get the good oil on irrigation
Farmers in the midlands have gathered at Ross to learn more about the new Midlands Irrigation Scheme.
View ArticleShellfish conference underway
Seventy of Tasmanias shellfish producers are gathering at Stewarts Bay for their annual conference today and tomorrow.
View ArticleCall to restart Tasmanian poppy strategy talks
While Labor and Liberal have been arguing in the Tasmanian state parliament about poppy imports and advice from the Poppy Control Advisory Board, the head of the company at the centre of the furore is...
View ArticleCharting the changes in Tasmanian apple exports
Just what's happening with Tasmanian apples and the export market?
View ArticleGreen light for salmon farm expansion
The Federal Government has given the go ahead to the multi million dollar expansion of fish farming on the West Coast of Tasmania.
View ArticleWater: your licence, your say
A new project is questioning how effective Tasmanian's water licence regulations are.
View ArticleIrrigation in Israel has lessons for Tasmania
Tasmanian Irrigation is looking to practices in Israel to see what can be applied in Tasmania as irrigation projects are being developed across the state.
View ArticleSalmon take centre stage in southern river study
The salmon industry will be the centre piece of a new study which will assess impacts on river and estuarine systems in southern Tasmania.
View ArticleDerwent fails the pollution test
The latest report card into the health of the Derwent Estuary has been released today, and it's sober reading with the condition of the waterway declining in the period 2011 to 2012.
View ArticleDrop off in Tasmanian thoroughbred numbers
One of Tasmania's prominent thoroughbred breeders says fewer yearlings are being bred in Tasmania, and that's helped stabilise prices.
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