What makes this type of travel memorable isn’t so much about what you see or do, but the exhilaration, delight, awe, thrill, ...

The Tasmanian town of Zeehan and other coastal communities are in the path of bushfires, with the residents of one tiny town ...

February 14, 8am: West Coast bushfire smoke has spread down to Southern Tasmania — with a smoke alert issued, while the community of Zeehan is unable to return home after blazes swept through. The ...

Tasmania’s bushfire emergency is escalating, with an emergency warning issued for Corinna and surrounding areas. Residents in Granville Harbour are being urged to prepare to take shelter as conditions ...

Communities on Tasmania’s west coast are facing worsening bushfire conditions, with dangerous winds fanning multiple blazes in remote and difficult terrain. Tasmania’s fire commissioner has described ...

An “uncontrollable” bushfire threatening the West Coast town of Zeehan has prompted authorities to issue a “prepare to leave” ...

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"Our point of view is people should not be there," he said ... firefighters battling 16 blazes in Tasmania's west are ramping up efforts, which include a C130 Hercules. Mr Smith said firefighting ...

It has always been an icon of Launceston’s dining scene and is considered one of the best in Tassie, with luxury ...

Police have rescued two people from a sinking yacht that ran aground off the coast of north-west Tasmania. The 42-foot yacht ...