Forty South Tasmania Magazine - Issue 76

In this issue

200 years of mud and misunderstanding
At high tide the beautiful upper Tamar River, in the heart of Launceston, is a fitting gateway to the iconic Cataract Gorge. However, beneath the turbid waters lurk issues of sewage effluent and excessive silting.

Triabunna tomorrow
Not for the first time, nor likely the last, Triabunna is a town in transition. For those with imagination, optimism and vision, times of transition are exciting times when creativity comes to the surface and becomes more highly valued. This perhaps explains something of the buzz many have noticed in Triabunna over the past year or so.

Tasmania’s favourite beetle
Victoria has the Leadbeater’s possum, Western Australia has the numbat and South Australia has the hairy-nosed wombat, but Tasmania does not have an official animal, the only state without one. We have had a long love affair with the Tasmanian devil, but there is another candidate ...