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Category Archives: Arthur River
Quicksand is found not only in the movies
Tasmania’s coast between the Arthur and the Pieman rivers on the north west coast has treacherous real life swallowing quicksands. Four wheel drive vehicles and animals are particularly susceptible to these swimming sands. Be informed by this piece of photo … Continue reading
Posted in Arthur River, Pieman River, Tarkine
Tagged Arthur River, Pieman River, quicksand, Tarkine, Tasmania
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Protests against logging
Once again the Tarkine forests are being noticed by the public. Read a report here and another here. A protesting blockade has been re-established in the Sumac area to hinder further logging. The Bob Brown Foundation says ‘while we wait … Continue reading
Posted in Arthur River, Tarkine
Tagged Arthur River, blockade, Bob Brown Foundation, eucalyptus, Myrtle, protest, Sumac Lookout, Tarkine, Tasmania, tasmanian devil
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Into the Arthur River/Pieman Conservation Area
We drove south from Marrawah on the road to Arthur River. After a short distance, a public sign indicated we were entering the Arthur River/Pieman Conservation Area . Not much further and a sign to West Point pointed to the … Continue reading
Arrival at Marrawah
It is claimed that in the Peerapper Aboriginal language ‘marrawah’ was the name for a eucalypt, a gum tree. We arrived, from along the Bass Highway, at a T junction with the Comeback Road/Arthur River Road continuum, and turned right … Continue reading
Change of ownership of part of Tarkine
A 338-hectare stretch between the Arthur River and Marrawah has been purchased from a private owner by the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania with a donation of $325,000 from well-known Tasmanian philanthropist Graeme Wood, combined with funds from the Indigenous … Continue reading
Federal government has sanctioned more access to the Tarkine
The Bob Brown Foundation has released a number of statements including the following: “When Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull signed a new Regional Forest Agreement with Tasmanian Premier Hodgman in August, it was a death sentence for forests protected in reserves for … Continue reading
Posted in Arthur River, Corinna, Pieman River, Tarkine, Whyte River
Tagged Bob Brown Foundation, National Park, World Heritage Centre
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Destruction in the Tarkine
I have written before about loutish behaviour and disregard of the environment in the Tarkine. The news today brings another grim story, complete with a horrifying photograph. Have a look at “4WD damage in Tasmania’s Arthur Pieman Conservation Area stokes … Continue reading
Love the Tarkine
Online I continue to come across websites and social media sites devoted to the Tarkine. One of those on Twitter, Love the Tarkine can be found at @lovethetarkine. You may be interested to follow this Twitterer either on Twitter or … Continue reading
Illegal use of old tracks by vehicles in the Tarkine
All-terrain vehicles are accessing no go areas in the Tarkine. The news.com.au story claims “A Parks and Wildlife Service spokeswoman said investigators were “following a specific line of inquiry relating to two suspects and the alleged use of the barge … Continue reading
Tarkine History
The following is a long but exceptionally interesting excerpt from the document AHC Tarkine Assessment Report issued by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, that was prepared sometime around 2012. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. The Tarkine is named after the … Continue reading
Posted in Arthur River, Corinna, Pieman River, Savage River, Tarkine, Waratah, Whyte River
Tagged aboriginal, AHC Tarkine Assessment Report, Arthur River, Department of Sustainability Environment Water Population and Communities, George Augustus Robinson, indigenous, Manegin, Pee.rapper, Peternidic, Pieman River, Tarkine, Tarkine History, Tarkiner, traditional owners, Van Diemen's Land
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Stop press – Quad bikes wrecking Tarkine
Over the past two decades and more, considerable research has studied the impact of vehicles on beaches and the studies have found that the visual marks of the tyre tracks are the least of all the problems. Unfortunately, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Arthur River, Pieman River, Tarkine
Tagged 4WD, ABC News online, aboriginal, Afghanistan, Arthur River, Australia, beach, Buddha, Elgin marbles, middens, Parthenon, Pieman River, Quad bikes, sand dunes, Tarkine, Tasmania
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Where is the Tarkine?
The Tarkine covers a large area in the north western quarter of Australia’s largest island, Tasmania. Tasmania is the southernmost state of Australia and is separated from the mainland by Bass Strait. Generally, the Tarkine is bounded by the Southern … Continue reading
Posted in Arthur River, Pieman River, Tarkine
Tagged Murchison Highway, Tasmania Australia
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