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Twenty-one community projects across Tasmania will receive a total of $350,000 in grants to tackle climate change.Under the Community Climate Change Action Grant Program, projects will receive between $2,000 and $20,000 to raise awareness about clima...

Grants are now available to assist small beverage producers to transition to Tasmania’s container refund scheme ‘Recycle Rewards’.The grants will assist the producers with the cost of obtaining barcodes and updating labels ahead of ...

$2 million in grants will soon be available to projects undertaking the recovery of resources from waste that would otherwise be lost to landfill.Applications for the second round of the High Priority Infrastructure grants open on March 14. Eligible ...

The relative abundance* of Maugean Skate in the Macquarie Harbour has increased for the second consecutive year according to a new report by the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS).The Third Report of the Maugean Skate Monitoring Project...

28 Orange-bellied Parrots (OBPs) have been released into the wild ahead of what wildlife experts predict will be the largest-ever winter migration of the endangered bird species.The captive-bred birds were released at Melaleuca during the annual Juve...

The Tasmanian Government has announced Ms Catherine Murdoch as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Environment Protection Authority (EPA).Minister for the Environment, Madeleine Ogilvie, congratulated Ms Murdoch on her appointment to the role.&ldq...

The Tasmanian Government is undertaking a conservation project to save a small snail named after Sir David Attenborough, threatened by habitat loss and damage.Found only in rainforests on the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas in the State’s south...

Narelle Pamplin has been appointed as the Director of Prisons of the Tasmania Prison Service.Minister for Corrections and Rehabilitation, Madeleine Ogilvie, congratulated Ms Pamplin on her appointment to the leadership role.“Narelle is known fo...

Tasmania’s container refund scheme, Recycle Rewards, has launched with resounding success, with more than 250,000 containers deposited on the first day.  Minister for the Environment, Madeleine Ogilvie, said the scheme has already proven e...

Tasmanians continue to embrace the State’s container refund scheme, surging past 30 million containers returned since Recycle Rewards launched just four months ago on 1 May.Minister for Environment, Madeleine Ogilvie, said the number of contain...

A total of $2.3 million will be provided to infrastructure projects to support the waste and resource recovery sector in Tasmania.Minister for Environment Madeleine Ogilvie said the Tasmanian Government was reinvesting the landfill levy via grants wh...

Tasmanians National Threatened Species Day is an important reminder to celebrate, protect and work together to recover the species and habitats most in need of support.Minister for Environment, Madeleine Ogilvie, said the Tasmanian Government is revi...

Tasmanian businesses are encouraged to apply for a share of $550,000 in grants to reduce emissions, build resilience and transition to a low-emissions economy.Minister for the Environment, Madeleine Ogilvie, said the Climate Change Business Innovatio...

The Tasmanian Government is helping to shine a spotlight on space this week with support for the Humans in Space course underway in Hobart.The Space Life Science Course hosted by the Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine and the University of Ta...

The Tasmanian Government is putting its support behind the Migrant Resource Centre’s Big Tassie Walk this October.Minister for Community and Multicultural Affairs, Madeleine Ogilvie, said the Government has provided a $7,500 contribution toward...

Ten community organisations have received funding to celebrate and promote the contribution of carers across Tasmania during National Carers Week.Minister for Community and Multicultural Affairs, Madeleine Ogilvie, said the Carers Small Grants Progra...

Twenty-four community food relief providers will receive a boost to their food relief capacity to maximise cold storage, logistics and commercial kitchen facilities through Tasmanian Government grants.Minister for Community and Multicultural Affairs,...

Applications will soon open for the next round of the Waste Levy and Data Readiness Grant Program.The program is designed to provide support for landfill and resource recovery facilities, with grants of up to $50,000 for eligible applicants to fund t...

Applications open soon for Round 3 of the High Priority Infrastructure Grants Program, aimed at reducing the waste going into landfill.The Tasmanian Government and the Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Board have already supported two rounds of p...

Heritage property owners are encouraged to submit applications for the latest round of the Built Heritage Grants Scheme which are now open.Minister for Arts and Heritage, Madeleine Ogilvie, said the Scheme aims to ensure Tasmania’s built herita...

Tasmanian video game developers are set for a boost, with two Tasmanian developers securing support to take their video games to the next level, while a popular video game expo is set to return.Giant Margarita, the team behind crowd-pleasing games su...

Tasmania is home to Australia’s oldest intact colonial gaol which this year marks a significant milestone.The Richmond Gaol was established in 1825 using convict labour, originally standing as a single-storey structure housing both male and fem...

A new advisory council will allow the State’s multicultural communities and organisations to provide advice and insights about issues affecting culturally and linguistically diverse Tasmanians.Minister for Community and Multicultural Affairs, M...

Tasmania’s first strategy to strengthen our volunteering industry has been launched today.Valuing Our Volunteers: Tasmania’s Volunteering Strategy 2025-2030 is the Tasmanian Government’s strategic framework to build a flourishing fu...

The Tasmanian Government is progressing plans for a contemporary biodiversity offset framework for the State.Minister for Environment, Madeleine Ogilvie, said the Government will work together with the community and industry to develop the framework....