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Family fun day at Hastings Thermal Springs

13/11/2009

Hastings Cave is throwing open the doors to the thermal springs pool for a family fun day on Saturday, 28 November.
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Planned fuel reduction burn in the southwest

29/10/2009

The Parks and Wildlife Service and Forestry Tasmania are conducting a planned burn in the Southwest National Park and on lands managed by Forestry Tasmania today.
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Volunteer Campground Hosts Sought for Cockle Creek

21/10/2009

The Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) is seeking people with a passion for the beautiful Cockle Creek area in Tasmania's far south area to be volunteer campground hosts for several weeks during the coming summer.More

Spotted marsh frog, Limnodynastes tasmaniensis

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Striped marsh frog

The spotted marsh frog is found throughout the north eastern third of Tasmania, where it occurs in farm dams, open woodlands, creeks and coastal wetlands. It also occurs throughout much of southeastern mainland Australia. It grows to a length of 45 mm.

The call, which can be heard in spring and summer, has been likened to two stones being tapped together, 'ick -- ick'.