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Woollen mill

Better wool finding market favour

THE ‘rinse and repeat’ scenario played out as expected for the Australian wool market this week with the better types slightly dearer, the poorer spec wools slightly cheaper and crossbreds and cardings helping to offset the slight decrease in the broader lower yielding merino wools.

Landcare hands out grants to 23 projects

A total of 23 projects have been given funding as part of a Landcare grant program.

Ricegrass meadow spraying

EPA finds florfenicol poses low risk to Tasmanian marine environment

Tasmania’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says that the use of florfenicol in salmon pens in the south of the state posed a low risk of environmental harm in marine waters.

Salmon pens

Illegal dumping occurring in state-owned forests

There has been a spike in instances of illegal rubbish dumping and pollution incidents on Permanent Timber Production Zone land across the state.

Tires dumped on STT land

Farmers fighting back against red tape

The fining of the Fergusson family for unauthorised tree removal on their Triabunna farm has set in motion a determined push-back from farmers from around the state and sparked questions in parliament this week.

Lee Hanson and farmers

Tasmanian Mushroom Festival getting people hungry for fungi

It’s been the week of getting hungry for fungi, with the Tasmanian Mushroom Festival connecting consumers with growers and combining mushroom food offerings with art, ecology and science.

Jordan Grieves

Roger River Dolomite

New sporting facilities opened in New Norfolk

Boyer Oval and Tynwald Park's new football and soccer facilities were officially opened on Thursday with red ribbons cut by Federaly Lyons MP Rebecca White and Derwent Valley Mayor Michelle Dracoulis.

Michelle Dracoulis, Rebecca White, Steve Balmforth

Rex changes its services to and from King Island

Regional Express (Rex) has announced a major restructuring of its Victorian and Tasmanian flight networks in response to a challenging operating environment driven by soaring fuel prices.

REX

Salmon industry not prepared for fish deaths, documents reveal

Documents have shown that the fish farm industry and the EPA were unprepared to deal with a mass salmon mortality event last year.

A salmon pen

Powranna

Breeding pays off in mixed yarding

AFTER a very busy weaner sale season, last week we reverted back to monthly store cattle sales at Powranna where agents yarded 1,657 cattle which were mainly weaners and yearlings.

Brad Stansfield

Brad Stansfield analysis 2026-27 Tasmanian Budget

In the history of Tasmania, no State Government has ever delivered a budget that spent less money than the previous year.

Eric Abetz hands down 2026-27 Tasmanian Budget

A return to surplus in two year’s time and “peak debt” of just under $10 billion being reached by 2028-29 headlines Tasmanian Treasurer Eric Abetz’s 2026-27 budget.

Treasurer Eric Abetz