Tag: Copping 7174
Forestry defends swift parrot management
Forestry Tasmania has rejected a claim it is destroying the habitat of the endangered Swift Parrot.[MORE]
Call for PM to protect parrot
The Australian Greens leader, Bob Brown, is demanding the Prime Minister intervene to protect a rare parrot species from possible extinction.[MORE]
Renewed debate over logging impact
The nesting of swift parrots in a section of forest on Tasmania's east coast earmarked for logging has renewed debate about the protection of the area.[MORE]
Swift parrot delays logging
The logging of an area of Tasmania's Wielangta forest will be deferred because of the threatened swift parrot.[MORE]
Concern for breeding birds
Birds Australia says hundreds of endangered swift parrots are set to breed in an area of the Wielangta Forest in southern Tasmania which is earmarked for logging. [MORE]
Owner of historic Marchwiel property named
It has been revealed that Tasmanian entrepreneur and Moorilla winery owner David Walsh has bought the historic south-east property Marchwiel.[MORE]
Parachutist injured at agricultural show
A parachutist was injured in a skydiving demonstration at yesterday's popular Bream Creek show in Tasmania's south-east.[MORE]
Firefighters fear Bream Creek blaze will take days to control
Firefighters are concerned today's dangerous conditions could thwart efforts to contain a fire burning near Bream Creek in Tasmania's south-east.[MORE]
Fire Service warns of dangerous weekend conditions
A number of fires are continuing to burn around Tasmania as the Fire Service prepares for a day of dangerous conditions.[MORE]
