Newsletters
The TCT publishes a regular newsletter called the Tasmanian Conservationist. Newsletters published after August 2005 are available as PDF file downloads.
TCT membership includes a free subscription to the hard copy version of the Tasmanian Conservationist newsletter. Join the TCT here.
Number 320 August 2010
Director’s report, Dans Hill nickel mine proposal update, Three Capes track proposal, Roydon Island and Goose Island working bees, Freezer boat proposal a threat to fish stocks, Export of brushtail possums opposed, 2010 State election and 2010-2011 State Budget, Wildlife warning signs survey, Tasmanian rock lobster fishery review, Alternatives to 1080 poison, Tas Weed Alert & Devil updates, Jessie Luckman, conservationist.
Number 319 February 2010
Proto Resources' Dans Hill nickel mine, Director's Report, Delivering 1080 alternatives in 2010 and beyond?, Duck shooting, Save the Tasmanian Devil Program in need of reforms, Rock lobster update, Grasslands update, Funding to continue Furneaux boxthorn control, Swift parrot update, Tasmanian Weed Alert Network, Managing Port Davey, Vegetation clearing regulations weakened, Garrett caves in to forest industry over EPBC review, Cat Management Act, TCT questionnaire, New funding for Parks and Wildlife Service, Reservation of Crown land, Proposed Bay of Fires national park, Regional planning agenda, TCT Crossword No.1, TCT membership and donation form.
President’s report, Rock Lobster fishery in peril, Staff profile: Jonah Gouldthorpe, New Wildlife Campaigner, Arthur Pieman review, Public Access at preminghana (Mount Cameron West),8 Tasmanian Lowland Native Grassland on the EPBC Act, Little Penguins in the Derwent Estuary, Energy efficieny in housing, Save the Tasmanian Devil Program
Director’s Report, Tasmanian Scalefish Review, Recreational Gillnets an Environmental Disaster, Boxthorn Control for Biodiversity, Tasmanian Weed Alert Network, Review of the Biodiversity Provisions of the Forest Practices Code, Planning System Changes, Experts Share Knowledge of Living with Little Penguins, Feratox Not the Alternative to 1080, TCFA Research into Alternatives to 1080, Wallaby-proof Fencing, Bay of Fires National Park Proposal, Letter to the Premier, TCT’s 40th Anniversary Retrospective Visits North
Director’s Report, Staff Changes, Drought-proofing Tasmania Program, ET Formulates Forest Policy, Tasmanian Devil Roadkill Will Increase, Weeds: Time it Right!, Why We Need a Tasmanian Parks & Wildlife Authority, Gunns Pulp Mill - Will it or Won’t it Get Built, The Pulp Mill - Effluent Update, Recreational Vehicle Advisory Group, Proposed Changes to Tasmania’s Planning System, The Bruny Marine Bioregion MPA Fiasco, Gambusia Update, Review of Crown Lands Act 1976
CEO’s Report, It’s Time to Stop Starving the Parks and Wildlife Service, Bartlett Government Stymies Marine Reserves, Derwent Estuary Little Penguin Project Update, Drought-proofing Tasmania 8 Tasmania’s Roadkill Black Spots, Tasmania’s Planning System Review, Weeds and Climate Change, Feral Animals of Tasmania Publication, Cat Control Legislation a Step Closer, Swift Parrot DVD Now Available, Coastwise Investment for Tasmania
CEO’s Report, 40th Anniversary Bash, State Government’s Approach to Cat Control, Review of the Tasmanian Planning System, Vale Veronica Thorp, Cat Control & Management Forum, Coastcare Programs & Community Facilitation, Rally for Marine Protection, Time for a New Australian Coastal Policy, Minimising the Swift Parrot Collision Threat, Swift Parrot Breeding Season in Review, Myrtle Forest Facilities Upgraded, Changes to Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Action Schedules, TCT Comments on Tasman National Park and Reserves Draft Management Plan 2008
Friends of Lillico Penguins Call for Volunteers, Bruny Bioregion Marine Protected Areas, A Species on the Brink - Miena Cider Gum, Malcolm Turnbull’s Decision on Pulp Mil, CCAMLAR 2007, Forest Activity Threatens Stag Beetle, Hot Rocks, Bruny Island Cat Control Project, Independent Planning Process Still Necessary, Voiceless Wildlife Education Kit, Volunteers Needed For Swift Parrot Study, Conserving Shorebirds in the Tamar, Derwent Penguins Receive Help, Looking after our Backyard Bandicoots
New CEO appointed, From the President, TCT Strategic Plan 2007 – 2008, Tasman National Park, Road Kill Survey by Push Bike, Coastal Development, Our Threatened Flora Need Your Help, Annual Report to Members: Biodiversity Conservation, Coastal and Marine, Water Management, Waste Management, Land Management, Legislation and Committees
From the Director, Minister Challenges Public’s Rights of Appeal under Threatened Species Legislation, World Heritage Embarrassment, New Era of Dam Building, Warming to the Ice Plants, Conservation Bits and Pieces, Gambusia Control Update, The Cascade Effect, Shorebird Conservation in Tasmania, Miena Cider Gums Fight Back, Clean Up Australia Day a Smashing Success, Circular Head Shearwater Support
From the Director, Tasmanians Urged to Tackle Climate Change on Clean Up Australia Day, Draft Climate Change Stragegy Falls Short, The Recovery Shop, A Walk on the Wild Side, Conservation Bits and Pieces, If You Have Windows You Have Window Strikes, King Island Cat Control Project, Beach Daisy Control, Launch of the Forest Stewardship Council Australia
From the Director, The Handfish and the Developer, Thanks From All the Fish, Understanding the Role of a Peak Organisation, Devil Facial Tumour Disease, Vale Peter Storey, The Economics of Climate Change, The War on Foxes, Community Biodiversity Survey Kit, Broken Promises, Environmental Environment Law Gutted, Clean Up Australia Day.
From the President, Confusion reigns as Parliament abandons control over future of Ralphs Bay Conservation Area, Southport Lagoon Finally Protected, Coastal Salt Marshes: Unique Habitats Worthy of Protection,Gunns’ Pulp Mill IIS Lacks Basis Pollution Monitoring Detail, Weeding out the Mulches, What is the Environment Challenge?, Marine Protected Area within the Bruny Marine Bioregions on the Agenda, TCT North-West Branch 2006 Activities, New Declared Pest, Too Much Risk for the Reward: Analysis of the Pulp Mill Returns to the People of Tasmania, Tasmania’s Environmetal Home Expo.
Contents: From the Director, Rally for the Coas,t Are Dogs Causing a Problem on your Beach?, Blackyard Blitz helps Derwent Little Penguins, Volunteers Wanted to Save Cider Gums, Clarifying the Status of Cats, The Fox and Ockham’s Razor, Pulp Friction, The Saga of Tamar Silt, Why is Australia Considering Nuclear Power?
Contents: From the Director, Cat Amongst the Parrots on Wind Farms, Commonwealth Marine Park Fiasco, Minister Delays Protection for Orange Roughy and Southern Bluefin Tuna Appeal, King Island Cat Control Trapping Project, More on Cats, Another $4 Million for Alternatives to 1080, World Heritage Values under Threat at Macquarie Island, New Coastal Protection Plan Minus the Protection Bit, You Can Save a Cider Gum, Protecting Non-forest Vegetation in Tasmania, Giant Freshwater Lobster Update
Contents: From the Director, Cat Management, Land for Wildlife, Eucalyptus ovata at the Meander Dam Site, Derwent Penguins, EPBC Update, Bounties for Pest Animals, Fishing Line and Birds, North-east Highlands Track, Seven-day Adventure, Clean Up Australia Day.
Contents: From the Director, EDO's new publication, Roadkill, Pademelon Kill, Wielangta, Shark Net, Lutregala Marsh, Tarkine Coast, 1080 Code of Practice, Clean Up Australia Day, Possible Fungus / Ant Association.
Contents: From the Director, Land-clearing Controls, Shearwater Poaching, Meander Dam, Trawl Fishery Killing Seals, Devil I Know, Gander at the Goosefoots, Whales v Shorebirds, War on Wildlife, Clean Up Australia Day, Current Projects.
Contents: From the (new) Director, What Use is Policy Planning?, Patypuses are also Having a Devil of a Time, Protecting the Spotted-tailed Quoll, Does Commonwealth Heritage Listing have any Value, War against Foxes, Better Homes & Gardens for Little Penguins, Water: Facts, Issues and Problems, Don’t Miss Tasmania’s Environmental Home Expo, Feral Cats and Feral Weeds, Coastal Orchid Haven Up for Grabs, Good Year for Greenhoods, Increased Community Awareness Vital to Shorebirds.
Contents: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, Commercial harvest of native wildlife, Thanks for the Memories, Gambusia Project Update, Draft Recovery Plan for the Tasmanian Giant Freshwater Lobster, You Could Easily Protect a Threatened Species, Goundsels & Fireweeds, Meander Dam: The Truth Emerges, Iris Farm: A Private Nature Reserve, De Nile Isn’t Just a River In Egypt, Popular 1080 myths still doing the rounds, Jumping the Garden Fence, Grumpy Old Greenies.
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