Ashleigh Barraclough

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Ashleigh Barraclough

A conservation group on Tasmania's east coast has been trying to restore a beachside wetland since the 1980s, but has had its hard work trampled by deer, time and time again. Deer were introduced to Tasmania in 1836 as a hunting resource, and despite a significant population boom are not considered an invasive species in Tasmania. The Seymour Community Action Group is lobbying the state government to better resource deer control in the area.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Ashleigh Barraclough

A conservation group on Tasmania's east coast has been trying to restore a beachside wetland since the 1980s, but has had its hard work trampled by deer, time and time again. Deer were introduced to Tasmania in 1836 as a hunting resource, and despite a significant population boom are not considered an invasive species in Tasmania. The Seymour Community Action Group is lobbying the state government to better resource deer control in the area.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Ashleigh Barraclough

Care Park private car park infringement notices, some dating back to 2022, have recently been arriving in the mail for motorists. Some car owners say they can't remember who was driving their car that long ago, while a lawyer says there could be grounds for challenging the notices. A lawyer says people who have received infringement notices should write to Care Park "asking for evidence of the contract, evidence they accepted the terms, and evidence of the parking infringement".

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Bec Pridham |Ashleigh Barraclough

A Tasmanian federal Labor candidate has walked back from comments she made supporting ending native forest logging in the state. On Thursday, during a live radio interview with ABC Northern Tasmania, the Labor candidate for the northern seat of Bass, Jess Teesdale, conceded she wanted to see the state government end the practice. It came after she said the federal Labor government would not intervene to override the states.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Ashleigh Barraclough

A distillery in northern Tasmania has been charged with failing to comply with a health and safety duty, over a fire in 2021 that left worker with burns to 40 per cent of his body. The case turns on whether Adams Distillery adequately trained the worker in the safe production of gin. Magistrate Evan Hughes will deliver his decision at a later date. A gin and whisky distillery in Tasmania's north is facing court over a fire that seriously injured a worker in 2021.