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Tasmanias Environment Protection Authority to investigate Van Dairy Limited WedWednesday 14 updated 1 AprApril 2021 at 2:10am Tasmanias Environment Protection Authority has announced it will investigate Van Dairy Limiteds compliance with environment protection notices. ( Print text only Cancel Tasmanias environment watchdog is investigating Australias largest dairy farm over its failure to properly deal with its overflowing effluent systems. Key points: The notices were issued by the Circular...

Campground cannibal snatches girl so he ‘can eat her’ A court has heard horrifying details of the moment a sex fiend snatched a five-year-old girl from a campground. Crime by Helen Kempton Premium Content Subscriber only A SELF-professed paedophile who snatched a five-year-old girl from a campground in Tasmanias far North-West told staff at Risdon Prison he had done so intending to eat her, a court has heard. Cecil Maurice Mabb, 42, has plead...

Save Normal text size Very large text size The Chinese owners of Australia’s biggest and oldest dairy farming business are facing fresh scrutiny following claims of animal welfare abuse and overstocking of cattle that is causing effluent systems to fail and damaging nearby waterways. Confidential documents, photographs and accounts from employees and locals obtained by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reveal that conditions at Tasmania’s iconic Van Dairy farm have been deterior...

07 April 2021 Sarah Prior fell in love with Marrawah the second she saw it. Originally hailing from Northern California Sarah has lived all over the world, calling Marrawah home since 2007. First hitting the surf scene at 17, Sarah says she was a latecomer to the water having lived in forested  and rural areas growing up. Moving to Santa Barbara with a friend Sarah fell in love with the ocean and so began her relationship with the surf and finding the perfect wave. “It could’ve not happ...

11 March 2021 Circular Head local Tessa Moodie is putting Circular Head, Tasmania and the courage of all survivors of family violence on the national map. From an early background of family violence Tessa has grown as a survivor to become a voice for those waiting to be heard. Tessa works as the Project Coordinator for Engender Equality Advocates for Change, initially starting out as an Advocate for Change in 2019, before moving into the coordinator role in the middle of last year. Coordinat...

25 February 2021 A community meeting hosted by the Circular Head Coastal Awareness Network (CHCAN) at the Smithton Recreation attracted 150 locals keen to learn both sides of the narrative in regards to the Robbins Island Renewable Energy Park application set to be tabled early this year. Emcee Leanne Minshull was joined by Michael Anderson, Craig Garland and Ben Marshall on the panel, as well as Birdlife expert Eric Woehler joining the meeting via Zoom. The group touched on a wealth of conc...

03 February 2021 Circular Head’s vandalism epidemic continues to rage on with significant damage being done to Anzac Park over the weekend. A plaque detailing all those who have served in Circular Head from the Boer War right through to the Vietnam War was smashed and will need to be replaced, and damage to the trail of Remembrance has resulted in the death of two trees. “I’m p***** off about it to put it mildly,” Circular Head RSL Subbranch President Jason Chatwin said. “It pretty...

03 February 2021 Where there’s smoke there’s fire they say, but do you know if your premises is prepared for if the worst were to occur? FCF Fire and Electrical have been operating across Tasmania since 2019 helping businesses & real estate agencies with their compliance needs for fire, electrical and safety requirements.  FCF are a locally owned service-based company in the compliance industry which means we can assist with many different services focused on and around your safety.  O...

Change in Redline bus route causes dismay, confusion in northern Tasmania TueTuesday 2 Midge Gray, from Mella near Smithton, has been using the Redline bus system for years. ( Share Print text only Cancel Midge Gray has been using the bus from Smithton to Tasmanias other regional centres on and off for decades — but she may not anymore. Key points: Residents in Tasmanias north-west are furious about a bus service change Redline used to operate services from Smithton to Hobart, but now the Bur...