Following the Prime Minister’s Macquarie Harbour visit, a salmon worker says he and his co-workers are anxious about an impending decision that could see their industry removed from the West Coast.
State Labor leader has taken a shot at his federal counterpart over her impending decision on salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour. Here’s the latest.
Its adjacent power station provides around 13 per cent of Tasmania’s power and holds the honour of Australia’s largest arch dam. Now, a ‘visionary project’ is celebrating 50 years.
Fish farming activists are calling for better transparency on fish farming mortality rates after shocking data reveals the volume of dead fish removed from Macquarie Harbour.
By 2029 Grange Resources hopes to transition to underground mining at its Savage River site. However, it will cost more than $400 million to make that happen.
An RSL on the West Coast has shut its doors after being placed in voluntary administration.
The Greens want to remove salmon farming from Macquarie Harbour and laid out how workers could transition into other roles. However, the plan has not been well received by everyone.
The Whaleback Ridge wind farm is only the third proposal to be declared a major project by the State Government. Find out what it means for the proposal.
A significant ripple effect impacting the West Coast has been predicted if aquaculture is removed from Macquarie Harbour, with the region already suffering the blow of job losses.
Having been in receivership and on the hunt for a new owner since September, the life support for the embattled Avebury Nickel Mine has been turned off. Why it closed.
Ahead of a decision that could heavily affect the aquaculture industry on the West Coast, Peter Dutton has urged Tanya Plibersek to not politicise the issue.
Ever felt stunned at the price of a flight’s return tickets? One independent MP expressed his frustrations with “scam” pricing, lodging a complaint with the ACCC.
A remote Tasmanian school is at crisis point as it struggles to secure teachers. What the union says needs to be done to fix the problem.
It’s the story of the cycle of life in the birth of Tasmania’s first baby in 2024, with the little girl a namesake for a treasured family member.
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