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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

Notley Fern Gorge State Reserve

Introduction

Ferns at Notley Gorge

Ferns at Notley Gorge

A half hour drive north-west of Launceston will bring you to Notley Gorge State Reserve (11.42 ha), a remnant patch of wet sclerophyll forest. The forest is dominated by large, old eucalypts over a understorey of rainforest. Towards the creek, a variety of fern species grow in profusion. A 1.5 km return walking track will lead you through the forest.

Further Information

Parks and Wildlife Service
Trevallyn District
Ph. (03) 6336 2678