Pristine wilderness? A load of rubbish
Source: The Age
Hobart :: Australia | updated 2013-04-12 06:58:47 -0700 | green-news
The sand is untracked and the nearest road a few days' walk, but the beaches of Tasmania's World Heritage wilderness are still being rubbished. Ocean currents are casting debris ashore on the island's south-west in an unceasing flow as graphic...
China coal giant eyes Australian wind investments
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Hobart :: Australia | updated 2013-04-11 15:37:50 -0700 | green-news
Shenhua Group, China's biggest coal producer, and Hydro Tasmania could jointly invest $1.6 billion by the end of the decade to build Australian wind farms. The Chinese company and Hydro Tasmania reached an agreement to evaluate a further 700 megawatts...
Mawson 'key' to understanding Antarctic
Source: The Age
Hobart :: Australia | updated 2012-03-04 20:45:34 -0800 | political-news
Story continues below "I think he should be known by many people, he's a true heroic figure and Antarctica is really important to Australia," Dr Fleming told reporters in Hobart on Thursday. "From Australia's point of view it's about recognising...
Sea Shepherd drones provoke official rebuke
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Hobart :: Australia | updated 2012-03-04 00:36:22 -0800 | business-news
Andrew Darby January 4, 2012 Read later The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's ship, Brigitte Bardot. Photo: AP THE conservation group Sea Shepherd has received what it describes as a reprimand from the Australian government for its use of aerial drones...
Ash cloud grounds Australian flights
Source: CNN
Canberra :: Australia | updated 2012-11-01 21:06:08 -0700 | political-news
An ash cloud drifting around the world for a second time after spewing from a Chilean volcano more than two weeks ago is once again grounding commercial jets and stranding thousands of passengers in Australia. The June 4 eruption of...
Little chance yacht crew still alive
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Christchurch :: New Zealand | updated 2011-04-28 13:01:24 -0700 | political-news
The 14-metre Norwegian yacht Berserk has not been heard from for nearly a week since its emergency locator beacon was activated on Tuesday. Its liferaft was found empty and damaged last week and an intensive grid search by the Sea...
Antarctic expedition sets sail from Hobart
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Hobart :: Australia | updated 2011-03-04 21:47:32 -0800 | political-news
Almost 80 kilometres of the giant Mertz Glacier, on Antarctica's east coast, broke off after being hit by a massive iceberg a year ago. Oceanographer Dr Steve Rintoul says the six-week expedition is a chance to examine sections of the...
Govt approves bridge over ancient artefact site
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Hobart :: Australia | updated 2011-02-17 11:00:14 -0800 | political-news
Aboriginal groups had been trying to protect the site where archaeological surveys have found artefacts dating back 42,000 years. The state's Heritage Minister, Brian Wightman, has signed the permits for work to start on the bridge over the Jordan river...
Elderly woman pulled from house fire
Source: The Age
Hobart :: Australia | updated 2010-09-27 20:32:11 -0700 | travel-news
Tuesday and found the house was fully engulfed in flames. "Firefighters quickly entered the burning building to search for occupants and successfully rescued an elderly female who had become disorientated when trying to evacuate the dwelling," TFS spokesman David Collins...
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