Tasmanian tourism leaders have called on the state and federal governments to revive the Cradle Mountain cableway project. The proposed cableway remains in doubt after $30m of federal funding was withdrawn because the project had not progressed to the contract stage. The cableway would link the Cradle Mountain visitor centre to Dove Lake, offering a […]
Thu Jun 22, 2023 - 2:00pmExtra funding of $1.57 million is coming to help fix up roads and walking tracks damaged during the 2018-19 bushfires in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, with both the federal and state government chipping in through the disaster recovery funds. Federal Minister for Emergency Management Murray Watt said the extra cash comes on top […]
Mon Jun 19, 2023 - 1:09pmBen Lomond National Park has transformed into a magical winter wonderland, with over 10cm of snow falling overnight Saturday. The resort shared early on Monday morning that they will be opening today, asking skiers to ‘standby for a lift status’. Yesterday the resort wrote that the Bass and Summit lifts may be opened on Monday […]
Mon Jun 19, 2023 - 6:30amThe Cradle Mountain Cable Car project is now effectively ‘dead’, after federal funding was withdrawn this week. Construction costs for the project have soured to $190m, since the initial estimate of $60 million to be jointly pledged by the state and federal governments. Greens Senator Nick McKim, a vocal opponent of the cable car development, […]
Tue May 23, 2023 - 7:00amA month-long ban on bushwalking has been imposed in Tasmania’s Walls of Jerusalem National Park while sharpshooters take to the skies to cull the fallow deer population from helicopters. Parks and Wildlife Tasmania say fallow deer are causing extensive damage to the sensitive soils and waterways in the area. “Deer erode and damage soils and […]
Mon May 1, 2023 - 12:59pmTasmania’s West Coast is currently cut off from Hobart after a serious crash on the Lyell Highway this afternoon. Police say the two-vehicle crash has closed the highway 4km West of Wayatinah, with one of the occupants involved in the accident reportedly sustaining serious injuries. The Rescue Helicopter has been dispatched to the scene in […]
Tue Apr 25, 2023 - 4:29pmLATEST: After an extensive search operation overnight, Police say the man was ‘safely located’ early this morning. “Police would like to thank members of the public for their information and assistance in relation to the matter.” EARLIER: Tasmania Police have launched a “major search operation” for a missing elderly man in Tasmania’s north this afternoon. Police […]
Thu Apr 20, 2023 - 10:40pmThe man who was tragically killed after falling at Cradle Mountain over the weekend has been identified as 38-year-old Samuel Whinnett. Sam’s partner Hannah has remembered him as “the kindest, most generous and loving soul” who “brought people together and took care of them before himself”. His family have thanked his friends who were with […]
Wed Apr 5, 2023 - 4:23pmUPDATE – 3:42 PM: A man has lost his life after falling from height while climbing near Weindorfers Tower at Cradle Mountain in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. The incident occurred on Saturday morning when the man, who was one of four climbers, was making his way from the Saddle to Weindorfer Tower. […]
Sun Apr 2, 2023 - 12:27pmA Queenstown man who was caught by marine police on Tasmania’s West Coast fishing undersized rock lobsters and not clipping the tails of the recreationally-caught crayfish has been fined and charged over the weekend. The 36-year-old offender was nabbed during a surveillance operation at Macquarie Heads near Strahan and is now facing charges and a […]
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