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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Clancy Balen
The chief executive of salmon producer Tassal says he does not have any confidence in Tasmania's Department of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) delivering a proposed sardine fishery. An email released under Right to Information laws shows in June last year, CEO Mark Ryan wrote to Tasmanian Business, Industry and Resources Minister Eric Abetz and NRE's then-acting general manager of marine resources, Will Joscelyne.
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4 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Clancy Balen
If you have driven along Tasmania's coastline, you may have spotted collections of black circular pens floating just offshore and thought to yourself: 'what are those?'They're salmon farms. And there's a lot of them, dotted around the state's waters. Tasmania's salmon aquaculture industry started in the 1980s —it's since grown to become a billion-dollar force in the state, producing almost 75,000 tonnes of Atlantic salmon for the 2022-23 financial year.
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4 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Clancy Balen
Tasmania's salmon industry, and people who live and work near Macquarie Harbour in the state's west, have expressed relief after amended environmental legislation passed parliament. The new laws are intended to remove provisions that allow the environment minister to reconsider salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour. Environmental groups say the amendments are a "death warrant" for an endangered fish for which the harbour is its only known habitat.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Clancy Balen
Long-running music venue Uni Bar will shut its doors in June following the University of Tasmania's (UTAS) decision not to renew its lease, as the education provider eyes a redevelopment of its Sandy Bay campus. Uni Bar was established in 1976, and over the following decades has hosted hundreds of local and international shows including Cold Chisel, Paul Kelly, Powderfinger, Public Enemy and the Divinyls.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Clancy Balen
Locals say a bus stop used by schoolkids along a 100kph stretch of Tasmania's Huon Highway is notorious for near misses. On Monday, a 17-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle at the location and remains hospitalised in a critical condition. The state government says $3 million has been committed to upgrading the site, with construction to begin in 2026, but locals say for a long time they've "worried something bad was going to happen" and now it has.
Journalists covering the same region
Meg Powell
Journalist at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Meg Powell primarily covers news in Tasmania, Australia, focusing on areas around Launceston and Hobart.
Damian McIntyre
Reporter at ABC News (Australia)
Damian McIntyre primarily covers news in Tasmania, Australia, including areas around Launceston and Hobart.
Fiona Breen
Landline Tasmania Reporter at ABC News (Australia)
Fiona Breen primarily covers news in Tasmania, Australia, particularly around Launceston and surrounding areas.
Lucy Bain
Breakfast Producer at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Lucy Bain primarily covers news in Tasmania, Australia, particularly around Launceston and surrounding areas.
Lucie Cutting
Radio Producer and Presenter at ABC Hobart
Lucie Cutting primarily covers news in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia and surrounding areas.
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