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Tasmania mandates fire permits after ‘significant escaped burns’ across the state
Image / Pulse “By introducing fire permits, we are implementing measures to allow Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) to mandate and ...
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Ancient evidence may reveal when humans began to shape the world with fire
When did ancient humans start using fire to control the world around them? A new discovery reshapes our understanding of ...
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Tasmanian wineries to visit
Dave Brookes gives an update on what’s happening in wine across in Tasmania, and includes some of the best Tasmanian wineries ...
Ancient Tasmanians used fire to shape their environment 41,600 years ago, earliest evidence shows
Analysis of ancient mud reveals a sudden increase in charcoal around 41,600 years ago, indicating fire use by early ...
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Earliest evidence of humans using fire to shape the landscape of Tasmania
Some of the first human beings to arrive in Tasmania, over 41,000 years ago, used fire to shape and manage the landscape, about 2,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Children rescued from Port Phillip Bay; winds fan Great Ocean Road fires as smoke wafts into Melbourne
Residents living near Victoria’s Great Ocean Road should “leave now” or risk their lives as a bushfire threatens the scenic ...