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Tasmanian resort accused of underpaying staff

February 16, 2010 10:31:00

The operator of a tourist resort on Tasmania's east coast will face court for allegedly underpaying its staff.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, courts-and-trials, tas, bicheno-7215

Adopted mystery rodent flies the coop

February 4, 2010 14:26:00

An orphaned animal that was fostered by a family of mice at an east coast Tasmanian wildlife park has escaped.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, offbeat, tas, bicheno-7215

A hot and wet 2009

January 5, 2010 11:26:00

Data from the Bureau of Meterology confirms what Tasmanians thought about last year's weather...it was hot and wet.[MORE]

Tags: weather, tas, bicheno-7215, burnie-7320, hobart-7000, launceston-7250, whitemark-7255

Busy day on Tasmania's roads

January 4, 2010 16:00:00

Police and the ambulance service in Tasmania have been kept busy over the past few hours responding to car crashes.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, tas, bicheno-7215, bothwell-7030, devonport-7310

Tsunami alert workshops

November 16, 2009 14:05:00

Tasmania's tsunami response plans are going up a gear this week. [MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, community-education, weather-phenomena, tas, bicheno-7215, st-helens-7216, swansea-7190, triabunna-7190

Humpback sightings increase

November 9, 2009 09:03:00

There is a rise in humpback whale sightings off the coast of Tasmania.[MORE]

Tags: mammals-whales, tas, bicheno-7215, binalong-bay-7216, burnie-7320

Cameras show devilish nights

October 7, 2009 20:32:00

Tasmania's Save the Devil program has new insight into how the animals behave in free range enclosures.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, bicheno-7215, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Big wet washes away records

October 1, 2009 11:46:00

Areas of Tasmania's south and south-east have recorded their wettest September on record.[MORE]

Tags: rainfall, tas, bicheno-7215, hobart-7000, oatlands-7120

Flood cleanup begins

September 23, 2009 11:40:00

The State Emergency Service and local councils are busy cleaning up in north-east Tasmania, after heavy rain and strong winds yesterday.[MORE]

Tags: floods, rainfall, tas, bicheno-7215, hobart-7000, huonville-7109, st-marys-7215, swansea-7190

Roads cut as rain returns

September 23, 2009 08:00:00

Tasmania's big wet continues with downpours across the state causing flooding and power cuts.[MORE]

Tags: floods, rainfall, tas, bicheno-7215, gray-7215, hobart-7000, huonville-7109, st-marys-7215, swansea-7190

Wild weather warning

August 21, 2009 09:04:00

The State Emergency Service is warning northern Tasmanians to prepare for high winds.[MORE]

Tags: storm, tas, bicheno-7215, launceston-7250, savage-river-7321

Anger over wrecked ship

August 5, 2009 10:07:00

Tasmania's maritime community wants changes to the law after the destruction of a 107-year- old ketch.[MORE]

Tags: 20th-century, tas, bicheno-7215, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Salvager fined over boat refloat

July 24, 2009 18:24:00

A Tasmanian salvage company is in trouble for employing an unqualified diver to help refloat a cray fishing boat off the state's east coast.[MORE]

Tags: maritime-accidents, water-pollution, fishing-aquaculture, work, regional, bicheno-7215

Sunken cray boat a write-off

July 24, 2009 12:00:00

A cray boat that sank off Bicheno on on Tasmania's east coast Monday is too badly damaged to be repaired.[MORE]

Tags: water-pollution, fishing-aquaculture, bicheno-7215

Leaky boat salvaged

July 23, 2009 17:12:00

A crayfishing boat, which sank in high seas off Tasmania's east coast, has been brought to the surface and secured.[MORE]

Tags: water-pollution, fishing-aquaculture, bicheno-7215

Boat salvage begins

July 22, 2009 19:47:00

Work has started to salvage a sunken fishing boat leaking fuel off Tasmania's east coast.[MORE]

Tags: water-pollution, fishing-aquaculture, bicheno-7215

Authorities contain east coast fuel spill

July 22, 2009 13:05:00

Tasmania's Environmental Protection Authority says it has contained a fuel spill near a popular east coast tourist town.[MORE]

Tags: water-pollution, tas, bicheno-7215

Councils' merger up for debate

July 4, 2009 10:49:00

The Local Government Board is calling for public submissions on the possible merger of two east coast councils.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, public-sector, activism-and-lobbying, bicheno-7215, triabunna-7190

Birth of 10 devils gives hope to species

February 18, 2009 21:00:00

Tasmania's Save the Devil Program is celebrating the arrival of 10 baby devils.[MORE]

Tags: science-and-technology, mammals, marsupials, tas, bicheno-7215

More optimism for endangered devil

February 14, 2009 09:40:00

New funding to prevent the extinction of the tasmanian devil will build enclosures for disease free animals.[MORE]

Tags: animals, marsupials, bicheno-7215

Minister dismayed at foiled council merger

February 4, 2009 11:02:00

Tasmania's Local Government Minister says he is disappointed that a bid by two councils to investigate a merger has failed.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, tas, bicheno-7215, st-helens-7216

East coast council merger falls over

February 3, 2009 15:33:00

A proposed merger between the Glamorgan-Spring Bay and the Break O'Day councils on Tasmania's east coast is off.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, tas, bicheno-7215, st-helens-7216

Hot night after sweltering day

January 30, 2009 08:33:00

Temperatures remained high in the south and east overnight after record temperatures in northern Tasmania late yesterday.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, fires, bushfire, weather, tas, bicheno-7215, campania-7026, fingal-7214, flinders-island-7255, hobart-7000, launceston-7250, marrawah-7330

Residents warned after algal bloom find

January 24, 2009 13:21:00

Tasmania's EPA has advised people to be cautious about a pinkish-red coloured slick in the Derwent estuary.[MORE]

Tags: environment, wetlands, water, tas, bicheno-7215, falmouth-7215, hobart-7000, tranmere-7018

Celebrations after wet weekend

December 15, 2008 10:16:00

Tourism operators and farmers on the east coast have celebrated after a very wet weekend.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, tourism, disasters-and-accidents, drought, rural, weather, rainfall, tas, bicheno-7215, hobart-7000, launceston-7250, swansea-7190