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Lead alert over old tub troughs for farm animals

High levels of lead have been found in samples of water from old bathtub troughs with damaged enamel coating and farmers are being warned to check the condition of any on their property.

Cracks found in Bridgewater Bridge before official opening

A large crack in a support pier and plinth was found in the new Bridgewater Bridge in the weeks before its official opening back in June 2025.

New Bridgewater Bridge

Greyhound industry launches campaign to reverse government ban

The state’s greyhound industry has launched a new website as part of a campaign aimed at reversing the decision to end the industry.

Greyhounds

Tasmanian Wineworks opens in Launceston

A new $5 million wine processing facility will come online this week in Launceston – just in time to fill a void that could have left some wineries without anywhere to crush their grapes.

Tasmanian Wineworks team

Fishing - Hundreds take part in angling competition

The closure of sand flathead fishing in Tasmania's South East zone has sparked significant debate this week, with the no-take or on-water possession rule coming into effect from March 1 2026.

Dave Gasson Memorial heaviest trout winners from Wayatinah Lagoon,father and son Jayden(junior) and Adrian Slater (senior) with their winning catches.

Huon Aquaculture uses antibiotic at hatchery

It's been confirmed that Huon Aquaculture used the antibiotic oxytetracycline for 20 days during January to combat a disease outbreak at its freshwater hatchery on the Derwent River 20 km above New Norfolk.

Salmon at Huon's Forest Home Hatchery

TasFarmers Matters- Rising cost of pest pressure

Pest pressure is increasing across agricultural land, and the tools to manage it are not keeping pace or aligning with on-farm realities.

Pest

Deer control concerns as the animal wreaks havoc at a farm

Jan Crosswell says she was “not happy Jan” after a wild fallow deer got into her paddocks at West Kentish and wreaked havoc, claiming it was responsible for the stillbirth of a cow calf.

A deer on Jan Crosswell's property at West Kentish

Push for inquiry into sand flathead fishing ban

Labor is pushing to establish a short parliamentary inquiry into the decision to ban recreational sand flathead fishing in south-eastern Tasmania.

TARfish CEO Jane Gallichan

SES Search and Rescue

Body of swimmer located in river at New Norfolk

Police have located the body of a male swimmer who was missing in the Derwent River at New Norfolk.

Police drug driving campaign

Drug drivers nabbed leaving paddock party

A third of Party in the Paddock patrons who were drug tested tested positive.

Results from the Scottsdale Tractor Pull

The Scottsdale Tractor Pull is gaining traction with its best crowd and competitor numbers in four years turning up for a contest of grunt last weekend.

Natalie Wise on a Massey Ferguson 135