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New signs improving one of Tasmania's natural wonders
Sun, 01/08/2012 - 18:30Walkers on the Overland Track now have better signs to help them appreciate and protect Tasmania's alpine environment.
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Discovery Rangers Open the Door to Learning and Fun
Thu, 12/15/2011 - 18:30The Minister for Environment, Parks and Heritage, Brian Wightman recently launched the Summer Discovery Ranger program - kicking-off an exciting calendar of events and activities
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Overland Track takes out best adventure holiday destination award
Wed, 12/07/2011 - 18:30The Overland Track in Tasmania's World Heritage listed Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park has won the award for best adventure holiday destination in the Australian Traveller Magazine's Readers' Choice Awards.
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Aboriginal interpretive experience at Melaleuca
Mon, 12/05/2011 - 18:30A unique Aboriginal interpretive experience, the Needwonnee Walk, has been created at Melaleuca in the Tasmania's remote south-west.
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Stranded whale successfully returned to open water
Sun, 12/04/2011 - 18:30A sperm whale stranded at Temma Harbour on the West Coast since Saturday has been successfully returned to open water.
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Mt Nelson Signal Station 200th anniversary celebrations
Tue, 11/29/2011 - 18:30The Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) in conjunction with volunteer friends of the station will today celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mt Nelson Signal Station.
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Minister visits Maria Island
Sun, 11/27/2011 - 18:30The Minister for Environment, Parks and Heritage, Brian Wightman recently took a break from his busy Parliamentary schedule to head to Triabunna and visit Maria Island National Park.
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New Lookout for Tasmanian Tourism Icon
Sun, 11/27/2011 - 18:30One of Tasmania's most visited and spectacular tourist locations, the Wineglass Bay Lookout, has a new viewing platform.
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Get your Arthur-Pieman permit now for summer
Sun, 11/27/2011 - 18:30The Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) is reminding visitors who intend driving on the off-road tracks at the Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area this summer that they must be licensed, their vehicle must be registered and they need a valid permit.
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Fuel reduction burn at Prospect
Tue, 11/22/2011 - 18:30The Parks and Wildlife Service will continue its spring fuel reduction burning program with a property protection burn adjacent to the Silverdome at Prospect on Friday 25 November.
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Feedback sought on Three Capes Track Proposal
Sun, 11/20/2011 - 18:30The Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service is seeking public comment on a draft Development Proposal and Environmental Management Plan (DPEMP) for the Three Capes Track - a five night, hut-based bushwalk in the Tasman National Park.
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Last whale dies after West Coast mass stranding
Wed, 11/16/2011 - 18:30The last survivor of the weekend whale stranding on Tasmania's West Coast died at 7pm last night.
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Macquarie Harbour whale rescue attempt postponed
Mon, 11/14/2011 - 18:30Deteriorating weather has postponed today's attempts to refloat the only surviving sperm whale stranded in Macquarie Harbour.
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Cooperative effort to free remaining trapped whales
Sun, 11/13/2011 - 18:30DPIPWE crews are continuing to work with personnel from Macquarie Harbour salmonid farms to free the remaining three whales trapped inside Hells Gates on Tasmania's West Coast.
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West Coast whale rescue update
Sun, 11/13/2011 - 18:30Marine mammal specialists are continuing to work with fish farm personnel to free four whales still trapped in Macquarie Harbour near Strahan.
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A Gardenfest feast for garden enthusiasts
Mon, 11/07/2011 - 18:30The fourth annual Gardenfest will be held this coming weekend at Entally Estate in northern Tasmania.
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Waterhouse Conservation Area road and campground closures
Tue, 11/01/2011 - 18:30The Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) wishes to advise November long weekend campers of road and campground closures in the Waterhouse Conservation Area.
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Track and bridge works in the Arthur-Pieman
Tue, 11/01/2011 - 18:30The Parks and Wildlife Service is gearing up for the summer season at the Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area with works on the off-road tracks under way, including the replacement of a bridge on the Sandy Cape Track.
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Whale rescue training at Orford
Wed, 10/19/2011 - 18:30The Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) in conjunction with Wildcare Inc will run a free first response whale and dolphin rescue training course at Orford on 13 November, 2011.
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