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Bec Pridham

Tasmania

@abcnews reporter based in North West Tassie. Formerly @ExaminerOnline. Views mine. [email protected]

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  • Experienced bushwalker missing in Tasmania's remote south-west wilderness

    5 days ago | abc.net.au | Bec Pridham

    An experienced bushwalker has become separated from his bushwalking partner while attempting a challenging hike in Tasmania's remote south-west. The man was last seen on Friday morning, and was not carrying a personal locator beacon, police say. The Westpac rescue helicopter has begun an aerial search of the area. Tasmanian authorities are searching for a missing bushwalker in the state's remote Southwest National Park.

  • Tasmanian architect releases free plans for $150k owner-built structure to support 'economical' housing

    1 week ago | abc.net.au | Bec Pridham

    In a bid to support self-built low-cost housing, a Tasmanian architect has released free plans for others to download and use. He used one of his designs to construct his own family home, with the build taking six months around part-time work and costing about $150,000. The Housing Industry Association says homes by owner-builders can work out more costly if things go wrong.

  • Federal Labor candidate for Bass Jess Teesdale walks back support of end to native forestry

    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.

  • From timber and potatoes to tourism, Penguin celebrates 150 years

    1 month ago | abc.net.au | Bec Pridham

    Penguin, a small town on Tasmania's north-west coast, is celebrating 150 years. On Sunday, hundreds of locals took part in The Great Penguin Waddle. Craig Dunham from the town's history group says Penguin will always be small, with a sense of civic pride and community. What is a name? In the seaside town of Penguin, it's something of a north star. With the Big Penguin, and penguin-themed bins and bollards, the small but thriving Tasmanian town stands behind its name.

  • Federal Labor moves to protect Macquarie Harbour salmon farming, sideline Plibersek decision

    1 month ago | abc.net.au | Bec Pridham

    Federal Labor will push through legislation next week which could derail a legal battle over salmon farming's impact on an endangered ray and safeguard the industry's future in Tasmania.

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Bec Pridham
Bec Pridham @BecPridham
8 Jun 23

Tasmania will miss its penguin reporter 😢🐧 @MonteBovill

Monte Bovill
Monte Bovill @MonteBovill

Little penguin habitat in Tasmanian city of Burnie to expand into existing car park @abcnews https://t.co/sJSl1pQeGu

Bec Pridham
Bec Pridham @BecPridham
6 Jun 23

RT @AdamHolmes010: Tas govt pledged $1.2m to a rum distillery headed by the brother of a former Liberal state candidate, who was also a for…

Bec Pridham
Bec Pridham @BecPridham
3 Jun 23

Ruff day at the office #runningoftheweiners #campbelltownshow @abchobart @abcnews https://t.co/l9lHBZ5MoQ