Inland Fisheries Service News
Biosecurity Advisory 01/2023 - Come in clean and help protect Tasmania from foot-and-mouth disease
Australia is currently free of foot-and-mouth disease and lumpy skin disease, and with your help we can keep it that way! Biosecurity is a shared responsibility, so if you’re going away to, or have family and friends visiting from, an area affected by foot-and-mouth disease, like Indonesia/Bali, it is your responsibility to help protect Tasmania and mainland...
Meadowbank Dam works starting soon!
Meadowbank Dam’s crest gates are being refurbished. This important maintenance work will ensure Meadowbank Dam can continue to generate renewable energy, protect surrounding communities from floods and water levels in Lake Meadowbank constant. For more information about the project, visit www.connect.hydro.com.au. Work on Gate 1 will start this month and for safety reasons, Lake Meadowbank...
Talinah Lagoon track now open
The Parks and Wildlife Service advise that the boom gate at the Talinah Lagoon track is now open. For any further information please contact the Great Western Tiers Field Centre on 6701 2104.
Double Lagoon and Pillans / Julian Lakes gates open
The Parks and Wildlife Service advise that the boom gates allowing vehicle access to Double Lagoon and Pillans / Julian Lakes have been reopened as of 23 December 2022. The boom gate at Talinah Lagoon track will remain closed at this time, subject to another inspection in one week. For any further information please contact the...
Campfire restrictions to be in place for national parks and reserves
Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) will introduce campfire restrictions across high-risk campgrounds in a number of parks and reserves from 02:00 on December 20 until further notice. These measures will help protect Tasmania’s significant reserve estate, along with ensuring visitor and community safety. Restrictions coincide with the impending announcement of the fire permit period...
