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Media Release – 25 June 2017
Read moreBRUNY ISLAND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO PULL OUT OF GOVERNMENT’S TOURISM PLANNING PROCESS Community groups on Bruny Island have voted to withdraw from the Government’s tourism planning process. The Bruny Island Community Association (BICA) and the Bruny Island Environment Network (BIEN) have taken this stand because they say that the current tourism destination planning process does […]
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Bruny Island Cat Control Project – Update by Jenny Boyer
Read moreIn this article Jenny Boyer gives an update on the Federally funded feral cat project, Kingborough Council progress on domestic cat control, the recent Wildlife Monitoring project and suggests the use of Feral Scan phone app to record any sightings you have of feral species on Bruny. “At the end of May I attended a […]
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Bruny Island trials world-leading battery storage system to secure energy future
Read moreTasmania’s Bruny Island community is forging ahead with a world-leading trial of battery storage this weekend.The new system will allow thirty-five residential customers to create a “virtual power plant”, that both supports their own energy needs and feeds back into the grid. Andrew Fraser, Network Innovation Team Leader at TasNetworks, joined Leon Compton on ABC […]
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Survey of the State of the World’s Wetlands: tell us about a wetland you know
Read moreWhy undertake this survey? Knowledge about the status and trends of the world’s remaining wetlands is very patchy and limited. To improve this knowledge, and so as to better inform wetland policy and decision-making, we are conducting a simple worldwide questionnaire survey to gather better knowledge on the state of wetlands. Who is organising the […]
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Latest on the Battery Trial
Read moreCONSORT are pleased to report that batteries installed under the Bruny Island Battery Trial were used for support for the first time over the Easter and Anzac day period. As only three batteries had been installed and commissioned prior at that stage, they were unable to draw enough energy from the batteries to provide significant support to […]
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Pressures of increased visitation
Read moreBIEN has participated both in the community consultation involved in the development of the State Government sponsored Bruny Island Destination Action Plan and in the Implementation Group meetings to effect measures in the plan. We have concerns that this process cannot address the real issues identified by the community consultations, that being to match demands of […]
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Wildlife Monitoring Field Day and BBQ
Read moreNeck Campground, Bruny Island, 6th May 2017, 11am-2pm Over the past 6 months Bruny Island landholders have been collecting valuable scientific data about native and feral species from all parts of Bruny Island. This is an opportunity to come along and hear about what this exciting citizen science project has discovered! The field day will involve: […]
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Storm Bay fish farm expansion
Read moreHuon Aquaculture announced an intended extension of their salmon farming lease off Trumpeter Bay. This is in addition to both of the other large aquaculture players – Tassal and Petuna, seeking similar leases. A recent meeting between Yachting Australia and Tasmanian Salmonoid Growers Association noted: “The salmonoid industry wishes to expand and the Huon/Channel area […]
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Use of BIEN funds to support the Cat project
Read moreBIEN has partly funded communications on Bruny Island for the Kingborough Council Cat Management ByLaw implementation. Kaylene Allen from the Kingborough Council has detailed the measures underway.
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Bruny Island Bird Festival
Read moreBird Festival Our flagship event is the Bruny Island Bird Festival. The next Festival will be held 19 – 22 October 2018. See our dedicated webpage here.
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