Wastewater recycling to benefit farmers
A new $1.7 million water treatment project in Tasmania's Northern Midlands will benefit farmers affected by low summer rainfall.
View ArticleFirefighting effort continues across Tasmania
Firefighters are having some success in their battle to contain blazes throughout Tasmania.
View ArticleLuck rules in truck crush
A northern Tasmanian family had a narrow escape this morning when a truck ran into their house.
View ArticleStrong winds lash northern Tas
Wind gusts of 100 kilometres an hour were recorded at Devonport and Cressy, in northern Tasmania, this morning.
View ArticlePolice probe fish farm death
Police are treating the discovery of man's body at a fish farm in northern Tasmania this morning as death by misadventure.
View ArticleIntense house blaze keeps firefighters at bay
Fire caused an estimated $100,000 damage to a house in northern Tasmania this morning.
View ArticleAbsence of forecasted frosts pleases fruit growers
The lucrative Tasmanian fruit and wine grape industry has been spared further losses after forecast overnight frosts did not eventuate.
View ArticleAuthorities keep watch on blue-green algae outbreak
Health authorities and the Northern Midlands Council are closely monitoring a blue-green algal bloom in Tooms Lake and the upper reaches of the Macquarie River in Tasmania.
View ArticleFarm workers electrocuted in freak accident
Two 21-year-old farm workers have been electrocuted near Cressy in northern Tasmania this afternoon.
View ArticleProject leader sought for fungus-infected platypuses
Research is being stepped up into a fungal disease that's killing the Tasmanian platypus.
View ArticlePipeline to alleviate Ross water problems
Tasmania's Northern Midlands Council is pressing ahead with a new water pipeline to supply the drought-stricken town of Ross.
View ArticleThird Tasmania poppy plant opens
Tasmania's latest poppy processing plant has officially opened, heralding a comeback for the industry.
View ArticleSale of Red dog to fund Blue fight against black dog
An interesting way of raising money for charity is catching the attention of patrons of Tasmania's biggest rural event this year.
View ArticleLyons schools to get computer funds
Six schools in the central Tasmanian electorate of Lyons will receive funding for computers as part of the Rudd Government's digital education revolution.
View ArticleBiodiesel plant already in demand
Tasmania's first biodiesel plant, which turns poppy seed waste into fuel, is expected to be in full production mode by August.
View ArticleOur daily bread thieves
Police have arrested a person alleged to have stolen a bread van from northern Tasmania this morning.
View ArticlePilot survives fiery crash
A New South Wales man who escaped from a burning plane wreck this morning is recovering in the Launceston General Hospital.
View ArticleOne dead in northern Tas crash
A 26-year-old motorcyclist has been killed in an accident at Cressy in northern Tasmania.
View ArticleWater flowing to drought areas
A group of drought-stricken farmers from Tasmania's northern midlands has bypassed the State Government to develop their own water pipeline.
View ArticlePrivate water pipeline leaking
A new $6 million privately funded water pipeline in Tasmania's northern midlands has sprung a leak.
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