Why lithium find is promising for Tassie’s future: Expert
Finding lithium in a Tasmanian mine could prove “critical” for the state’s renewable energy future. Find out why from the state’s mining expert.
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Back to square one: Delay for $40m shopping centre
Objections to a $40m shopping precinct development in the state’s North-West have put a six-month hamper on completion of the project, with its developers heading back to the Planning Commission. Details
Renewable power plant project crucial step toward greener Tassie
A proposal to redevelop the decommissioned Bell Bay Power Station into a $1.2bn green methanol and hydrogen plant has been lauded by the state government. DETAILS >
Tassie’s ‘insane’ offshore wind farm potential
A Tassie pair who helped bring to life the world’s first underwater restaurant in Norway now have their sights set on offshore wind farms back in their home state.
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The risk to Hobart’s zincworks if federal gov’t don’t take key step
A suite of new investment opportunities and project facilitation would open up to Hobart’s century-old zinc smelter if the lead of other countries was taken, Nyrstar’s incoming GM says.
Nyrstar jobs boom: 45 hires needed right now amid zinc rush
A new $400m electrolyser at the metal producer’s Lutana smelter will create up to 200 jobs at construction peak, while the company itself is looking to hire an additional 45 workers right now.
The early years: Zinc smelter’s history entwined with clean power
The first ever proponent of a zincworks in Hobart, metallurgist and inventor James Hyndes Gillies, cemented, in 1908, a mutually beneficial relationship between hydro power and manufacturing.
Tassie minerals sector to boom as globe goes clean
Tasmania’s mineral exports could triple in value by 2050 as demand to make green technology continues to surge, the head of the state’s peak mining industry body says.
Avebury Nickel mines electric opportunities
After 13 years lying dormant in Tasmania’s mining heartland, the Avebury Nickel Mine is up and running once more – and its owner has big plans to transform it.
Tassie wood chip mill’s extraordinary glow-up
The Triabunna Wood Chip Mill was once the largest of its kind anywhere in the world – yet today it has been transformed into an environmentally conscious business events destination and a thriving hub of sustainability. How they did it >>
Carbon footprints front of mind for Tassie tourism
Before Covid hit, the Tasmanian tourism industry had climbed to Olympian heights and was the envy of its mainland peers – now, as local operators pick up the pieces, their “next evolution” will be the achievement of “genuine sustainability”. How they’ll do it >>
‘Renewable energy is the future’: Little girl becomes star of new campaign
Meet little Evie Smith, one of the stars of the new Powered by Tasmania campaign, focusing on the power of renewable energy. WATCH >>
A golden chance for state in renewable exports
Tasmania’s aspiration of generating 200 per cent of its electricity needs from renewable energy will “create a massive wave of economic opportunity that will rival the post-war hydro boom”, the head of the state’s business lobby says. DETAILS >
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