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Police raids net firearms, ammunition, vehicles and drugs

Tasmania Police performed strategic raids targeting illegal firearms and illicit drugs across multiple locations in Southern Tasmania, including the Derwent Valley, today.

Police pursing poppy theft after crims collect crop

Police are investigating the theft of a “significant quantity” of poppy capsules from a regulated crop in the Northern Midlands between Tunbridge and Campbell Town.

Poppy

Simplot bean growers agree on price

Growers look for long-term benefits

Bean crop

Tasman Council wins LGAT award for campaign

The Tasman Council recently received the LGAT Delivering Excellence – Smaller Council Award.

Councillor Steve McQueeney, Kirsty Grice, Sandra Woods, Tanya Dalton, Councillor Angela Knott, General Manager Blake Repine, Mayor Rod Macdonald, LGAT President Mayor Mick Tucker

Group determined to see Freycinet car park plans scrapped

The Freycinet Action Network is concerned that the Tasmanian government will “kill the goose that laid the golden egg” by building a 350-plus space “Bunnings-style” car park at Coles Bay and going through with its wider masterplan for the popular tourist area.

Freycinet

After 80 years, River Derwent soon to re-open to traffic

The River Derwent will soon be open to unimpeded traffic at Bridgewater for the first time in 80 years, with the removal of the lift span on the old Bridgewater Bridge.

Old Bridgewater Bridge no span

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Australia stands at a crossroads in managing its vast and vital forests.

A forest

Powerboxes around Sorell beautified

Children from nearby schools and the local child and family centre have transformed 16 low-voltage power cabinets in the Sorell town centre into pieces of art.

Powerbox at Sorell

Confidence in Tasmanian farmers highest in nation, Rabobank survey shows

Tasmanian farmers remain the most confident in the nation, according to a new Rabobank survey.

A farmer

Ian, Ruth, Alexander, Matthew, Benita and Lesley Young

Succession planning a vital family process, says expert

It is a fraught process that many families find difficult to navigate, but succession planning is necessary for farmers who want to pass their land and business to their children.

Police, Fire and Emergency Management Minister Felix Ellis

Tasmanian Government pushes back on gun buy-back

The Tasmanian Government has pushed back on a proposal for a gun buy-back at a joint meeting of the Police Ministers Council and the Standing Council of Attorneys-General held yesterday in response to the Bondi attack.

The winning ways of Cloverside Murray Greys

Cloverside Murray Greys has achieved a lot in its short six years of existence, especially considering most cattle studs are intergenerational.

Shaun Lovell and Kaitlyn Wilton with their four-year-old daughter Darci