tasmania
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Missing: 50,000 Salmon
A leak in Tasmania is sparking fears of pollution. But it’s not an oil, gas, or chemicals; what leaked is at least 50,000 fish. Farmed salmon, to be exact.
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Dark Mofo Founder Releases Brutally Honest Statement About Coronavirus Cancellation
Hobart’s hugely popular Dark Mofo festival has been cancelled due to Coronavirus. But unlike other events that have cited healthy concerns as the reason for cancellation, founder David Walsh has said he doesn’t want to lose money.
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Hobart Is Banning Single Use Plastics
This week the Hobart City Council voted in favour of banning single use plastics by 2020. While there has been a notiecable decline in the use of plastic straws in particular across many capital cities, Hobart is in the first in Australia to actually pass a by-law.
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Australian Scientists Just Found A 3.7 Billion Year Old Living Fossil In Tasmania
Researchers were checking out an unusual peaty-limestone freshwater swamp in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area recently, when they discovered something pretty special. Living stromatolites – the 3.7 Billion year old, oldest evidence for life on Earth. Previously only found in extremely rare, highly specific salt water environments, this is also the first time they’ve…