Destinations
Gallery: Tasman Coastal Trail
Just an hour’s drive from Hobart, this 53km bushwalk offers access to Tasmania’s highest sea cliffs and some of its most arresting views.
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Destinations
Gallery: Overland Track Tasmania
Tasmania’s iconic bushwalk winds through 80 km of mountain peaks, alpine meadows, fairytale forests and thundering waterfalls
Destinations
Mt Wellington, Hobart, Tasmania
Explore the iconic backdrop of Hobart, a secluded natural environment
Destinations
Arthur Pieman Conservation Area, Tas
Arthur River is known as the Edge of the World; the coastline and isolated river mouth stand before 18,000km sea – the longest stretch of ocean in the world.
Science & Environment
Bob Brown reflects on saving the Franklin River
Bob Brown looks back over the 30 years since the historic High Court decision that saved the Franklin
Destinations
Mt Ossa, TAS
Explore Tasmania’s highest peak on an adventure into the heart of the state.
History & Culture
Fighting for the Franklin: archive footage
SEVEN YEARS OF campaigning to save the Franklin River from a similar fate to that of Lake Pedder culminated in the 1982 -blockade at Warner’s Landing, in which 1300 people were arrested. Domestic and international focus on the campaign grew as popular celebrities including Sir Yehudi Menuhin, -Barry Humphries, Eartha Kitt, Claudio and Lesley Alcorso,… View Article
Destinations
Gallery: Journey across the Franklin River
Six determined Tasmanians retrace the arduous overland journey of convict bolter Alexander Pearce – the first known white man to cross the Franklin River country.
Wildlife
Gallery: Tasmanian devils
In the desperate race to stop a new cancer from wiping out Tasmanian devils, an expedition financed by an Australian Geographic Society fundraiser has found cause for hope on a remote, windswept coast.