Tasmania Fire ServiceBushfire Advice Message Dawson Rd, LAKE REPULSE   Current from:13/01/2013 11:46 AM    until:  13/01/2013 03:00 PM   or further notice There is a large bushfire at Dawson Rd, LAKE REPULSE. The fire danger rating in this area is forecast to be high. Fire under these conditions can be difficult to

Tasmania Fire ServiceBushfire Advice Message Dawson Road, LAKE REPULSE   Current from: 12/01/2013 9:09AM  until: 12/01/2013 NOON or further notice There is a large bushfire at  Dawson Rd, LAKE REPULSE. The fire danger rating in this area is forecast to be high. Fire under these conditions can be difficult to control.

MONSTER Trucks return to New Norfolk tomorrow (Saturday) night for a two-and-a-half-hour family show at the Mountain Dew Speedway, Lyell Highway. The show starts at 6pm but tickets are available at the gate from 3pm. Prices are: Family (2 Adults+2 Children) $118.90; Adult $43.90; Student (12-15yrs) $38.90; Child (3-11 years)

WITH all the Round 11 Southern Cricket Association matches cancelled due to the bushfires which have affected many, it gives us the chance to look at Round 10 which was played just before the Christmas break. New Norfolk Cricket Club player Josh Walsh really turned things on in the 5th

Warren Truss MHR, left, at Allwright’s farm WITH Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott fighting bushfires in New South Wales as a volunteer with the Davidson Rural Fire Brigade, Acting Federal Opposition Leader Warren Truss yesterday visited bushfire affected areas in Tasmania, including the Derwent Valley and Dunalley. While in Ellendale,

Warren Truss ACTING Federal Opposition leader Warren Truss is this morning visiting bushfire-affected areas of the Derwent Valley. Mr Truss is accompanied by State Opposition Leader Will Hodgman, Tasmanian Liberal senators and MPs. The group will meet Ellendale farmers Jim and Pip Allwright whose property was badly damaged in the

AUSTRALIAN Government Disaster Recovery Payments (AGDRP) will be made available to eligible residents of the Ellendale area. Human Services Minister Kim Carr told ABC Radio this afternoon that the same support would be exended to the ravaged Derwent Valley town as had previously been offered only to residents of the

Tasmania Fire ServiceBushfire Advice Message Dawson Road, LAKE REPULSECurrent from: 9/01/2013 10:42PM   until:  10/01/2013 10:00AM  or further notice There is a large bushfire at Dawson Rd, LAKE REPULSE. The fire danger rating in this area is forecast to be high. Fire under these conditions can be difficult to control. This

Tasmania Fire ServiceCommunity Information Dawson Rd, LAKE REPULSECurrent from: 9/01/2013 10:16AM   until:  9/01/2013 1:00PM   or further notice The main area of fire activity is on the north-western edge in the Broad River area. Although cooler conditions are expected today people still need to remain vigilant as conditions can

Tasmania Fire ServiceBushfire Advice Message Dawson Road, LAKE REPULSE      Current from: 9/01/2013 8:24AM  until:  9/01/2013 11:00AM or further notice There is a large bushfire at Dawson Rd, LAKE REPULSE  . The fire danger rating in this area is forecast to be high. Fire under these conditions can be difficult

THANKS to Chloe Gleeson for her photos from Magra looking towards Plenty earlier in the week when the fires were at their peak.

Tasmania Fire ServiceBushfire Advice Message Dawson Road, LAKE REPULSE     Current from: 8/01/2013 10:01PM  until:  9/01/2013 8:01AM  or further notice There is a large bushfire at  Dawson Road, LAKE REPULSE. The fire danger rating in this area  is forecast to be high. Fire under these conditions can be  difficult to