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Planned burn at Cosy Corner, Bay of Fires Conservation Area, 8 & 9 May

08/05/2012

PWS is today (Tuesday 8 May) conducting a fuel reduction burn in the Bay of Fires Conservation Area south of St Helens at the Cosy Corner North campground.More

Fresh hunting team heads to Macquarie Island

13/04/2012

A fresh hunting team will join an Australian Antarctic Division resupply voyage to Macquarie Island next week to continue efforts in one of the world's largest island pest eradication projects.More

Fuel reduction burns near Hobart and around the state

03/04/2012

The Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) has advised that small and large planned burns are taking place around the state this week while weather conditions are suitable.More

Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area

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Please Note:  The significant natural and cultural values of the Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area will be better protected by changes to the use of some recreational tracks and more community involvement in the reserve’s management following the release of the Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area Sustainable Recreational Vehicle Access Report 2012.

Please also note: The Parks and Wildlife Service is seeking Expressions of Interest from interested and suitable individuals to occupy various positions as members of the Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area (APCA) Management Committee from 1 July 2012. See details.



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The Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area, reserved in 1982, stretches along the spectacularly wild north-west coast of Tasmania, covering over 100 000 hectares. Its northern boundary begins just to the north of the Arthur River, while its southern boundary follows the Pieman River. From its West Coast border, the reserve extends east to the Frankland and Donaldson Rivers. The Arthur-Pieman is the coastal portion of a much larger region extending inland, known as The Tarkine.

This is a powerful place - of great significance:  a big, open land, shaped and nurtured by the hands of thousands of generations of Aboriginal families, with a coastline sculpted by the enormous swells of the Southern Ocean. Its profusion of Aboriginal sites has lead to it being hailed one of the world's great archaeological regions:  shell middens, hut depression sites, artefacts and rock engravings may all be seen. The permanent occupation of the area by Aboriginal people ended around 180 years ago. Since then, this country has captivated many others - miners, cattlemen, fishers, campers, bushwalkers, photographers, surfers, four-wheel drivers, shack-owners and today's Tasmanian Aborigines who continue to maintain the traditions of their old people.

As a visitor, there is much to discover on these broad, windswept ocean beaches, the beautiful heath-covered plains, and mystical inland forests.
It's more than just country - it's people as well.
"We started spending summer holidays at the shack in the '60s.  We'd swim, walk, ride and fool about all summer till it was time to go back to school. We're a bit quieter these days ... just like to sit and soak it in ... sunsets, fresh air, clean water. Doesn't get better than this." (shack owner)