Latest News & Updates

  • 4 June, 2021 1 min Read

    New landholder fact sheet for Black or Brookers Gum forests on farms

    We’ve just released a new fact sheet for farmers all about the benefits of preserving stands of forests on their…

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  • 25 May, 2021 4 min Read

    Improving pasture resilience in one of Tasmania’s most drought-prone areas

    Parts of the Derwent Catchment are some of the driest in Tasmania, receiving an annual average rainfall of less than…

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  • 22 May, 2021 2 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: Celebrating International Biodiversity Day

    May 22 is International Biodiversity Day. This international celebration of our planet’s biological diversity teaches us more about why biodiversity…

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  • 7 May, 2021 2 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: Grazing time in the Derwent – Upskilling course for dryland graziers

    After a successful first round of the annual ‘Grazing Time’ dryland pasture course, registrations are now open for a second…

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    12 April, 2021 2 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: Drawing on local knowledge to restore internationally significant Tasmanian wetlands

    Looking into the past is providing clues for future management of important wetlands in Tasmania’s south east. A four-year Australian…

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    15 March, 2021 2 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: A new cat facility for Bruny – purrfectly positioned

    Cat welfare and native wildlife on Bruny Island are set to benefit from the opening of a cat management facility….

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  • 19 February, 2021 3 min Read

    SITCAP – connecting education and industry

    Connecting some of Tasmania’s teachers directly with the state’s seafood industry proved an impactful learning experience at the Seafood Industry…

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  • 10 February, 2021 3 min Read

    Weeds funding round supports partnerships across land tenures

    The Tasmanian Government’s $5 million Weeds Action Fund has announced 26 successful applicants for projects to be funded in its…

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  • 2 February, 2021 1 min Read

    World Wetlands Day – celebrating 50 years

    February 2 is World Wetlands Day, and this year marks 50 years since the signing of the Ramsar Convention of…

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  • 25 January, 2021 5 min Read

    Bruny cats and the by-law; a positive community cattitude!

    On Tasmania’s Bruny Island, resident cat owners and visitors are learning about their responsibilities under the recently introduced Bruny Island…

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    22 December, 2020 1 min Read

    New factsheet for a threatened vegetation community

    Tasmanian forests and woodlands dominated by black gum or Brooker’s gum ((Eucalyptus ovata / E. brookeriana) is a threatened ecological…

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  • 15 December, 2020 2 min Read

    Perennial trials and tribulations

    In early December, NRM South’s Regional Agricultural Landcare Facilitator – in collaboration with the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) and…

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  • 1 December, 2020 1 min Read

    Hunting for rare heath in the far south

    In early November, NRM South’s Maudie Brown teamed up with staff from DPIPWE, Tasmania’s Parks and Wildlife Service and volunteers…

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