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Tasman Council lashes out at Parks Minister Nick Duigan over services and infrastructure

Tasman Mayor Rod MacDonald has lashed out at Parks Minister Nick Duigan over what he says is declining services and infrastructure on the peninsula.

Tasman Mayor Rod Macdonald and council general manager Blake repine

Tasmanian farmer confidence on the rise according to new Rabobank report

Rural confidence in Tasmania is starting to rebuild after plummeting last quarter, according to a new Rabobank report.

Stuart Whatling

Tasmania Young Dairy Network helping Jenna Fielding beat barriers

Teenager Jenna Fielding is working full-time on a dairy farm at Natone in the state’s north-west.

Jenna Fielding

Researchers working to restore kelp farming and processing

KING Island’s iconic bull kelp has experienced a dramatic decline but an international research effort could help unlock a new future through kelp farming, restoration and processing.

Bull kelp

THIS WEEK'S COUNTRY CLASSIFIEDS

All the classified listings from this week's paper

Country Classifieds

Tasmanians urged to buy local beef following Woolworths pulling out of state

Tasmanian beef should be raised here, processed here and sold here.

Daniel Kelleher

Pet bird owners urged to provide Biosecurity Tasmania details on animal whereabouts

Biosecurity Tasmania is urging pet and domestic bird owners to provide details of where their birds are kept in response to H5 bird flu.

Pet bird

Firearm bill passes the Lower House

The government’s firearm legislation has passed the Lower House, but Labor's push to cap the number of guns a person can own failed.

Firearms

FPA commissions independent review into investigation processes

The Forest Practices Authority (FPA) has announced it will commission an independent review into its investigation processes.

FPA Chief Forest Practices Officer Anne Chuter

BREAKING: Gun caps defeated

A Labor amendment to impose caps on the number of firearms that individuals can own has been defeated in Parliament's Lower House.

Hunter