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Royal Hobart Poultry and Pigeon Show cancelled due to bird flu threat

This year’s Royal Hobart Poultry and Pigeon Show has been cancelled due to the threat of bird flu.

Poultry

Sustainable Timber Tasmania recreational hunting motion passes parliament

A motion calling for greater public hunting access to Sustainable Timber Tasmania land and for licensed recreational hunters to be prioritised before contractors are engaged has passed parliament.

Carlo Di Falco

Who stands up for Tassie?

WHAT is Tasmanian Labor doing to stand up for Tasmania in Canberra?

Comalco Bell Bay

Roger River Dolomite

Sea Forest deals are breath of fresh air

TRIABUNNA-based Sea Forest has signed a pair of deals to increase its commercial agreements involving its Asparagopsis-based SeaFeed supplement to cover about 131,000 grain-fed cattle.

Sea Forest CEO Sam Elsom with Clean Grow Lick Block

Rushy Lagoon inquiry to go ahead after passing parliament

The Tasmanian Liberal Government’s push to establish an inquiry into the sale of Rushy Lagoon has passed parliament.

Rushy Lagoon

Simplot accused of bullying tactics against Tasmanian potato growers

TasFarmers has accused Simplot of using bullying tactics to coerce potato growers into signing new contracts.

Last year's potato protest

Roger River Dolomite

Tasmania records first bird flu case

Tasmania has had its first confirmed case of bird flu.

A Brown Skua

National success for Toffeemont Alpacas

TASMANIAN alpaca stud Toffeemont has had success at the Australian Alpaca National Show at Bendigo.

Toffeemont Cranakan, which was the reserve champion adult male.

Tasmania to prioritise vaccinating orange-bellied parrots against bird flu

The government will roll out a vaccine against the deadly H5N1 bird flu, with Tasmania to prioritise vaccinating orange-bellied parrots held in captivity.

Orange-bellied parrot

Roger River Dolomite

Final section of the pipeline laid for the Northern Midlands Irrigation Scheme

The final section of the pipeline has been laid for the Northern Midlands Irrigation Scheme.

Final section of the pipeline laid for the Northern Midlands Irrigation Scheme.