Two leaking oil wells from the 1940s have been plugged to prevent further oil spills into an Ottawa County lake.

Work to contain an oil spill on a popular Tasmanian lake is underway, as the state's environment authority tries to understand the factors behind the event. About 30 kilometres of Lake Rosebery's ...

Lake Rosebery on Tasmania's west coast remains closed by authorities as they continue responding to a large oil spill from earlier this month. The Environment Protection Authority (EPA ...

Water is having to be brought in by truck, and the normally bustling tourist town of Tullah on the West Coast is ‘very quiet’ after a popular lake was shut to the public due to an oil spill.

It is estimated that around 30 kilometres of shoreline have been affected by the oil spill. EPA Director Wes ... how much oil has spilt into the lake, but it is a substantial pollution event ...

An estimated 5000 litres of oil has spilt into a Tasmanian lake, forcing the EPA to launch ... of shoreline have been affected by the oil spill. EPA Director Wes Ford. Picture: Richard Jupe ...