Inland Fisheries Service News

Happy new year Willow Warriors
Hello Willow Warriors, and happy new year! We are ready to go with another year of willow control and hope you are excited to get back out on the Tyenna River. We will be meeting once a month (twice in February). We are putting on a lunch for our first working bee back to say...

Wild rainbow trout management at Liawenee
Steve and Jo Starling recently visited Liawenee Canal to check out the wild rainbow trout spawning run from yingina/Great Lake and talk about the management of this valuable fishery. To see what they saw check out their video on wild rainbow trout management Liawenee For more great fishing related videos go to Starlo Gets Reel...

Upgrade works at Lake Rowallan
Upgrade works at Rowallan power station from 9 Jan 2023 to Jan 2024 may lead to temporary closures of Lake Rowallan and Lake Parangana campgrounds and boat ramps if water levels rise significantly. Traffic impacts may also occur during the upgrade and access to Rowallan dam will be closed to ensure the public is kept...

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...