For nearly two weeks bushfires have threatened communities and infrastructure on the west coast of Tasmania. On Friday, people from the mining town of Zeehan were evacuated as flames licked local ...

More than 93,000 hectares of West Coast wilderness has been lost to several bushfires currently burning in the area.

Midday: Calmer conditions have assisted firefighters and downgraded the risk to West Coast communities — however, four battlegrounds remain a concern. In an update provided by Tasmania Fire Service, ...

Multiple bushfires continue to threaten towns in Tasmania's west, with further evacuation warnings issued this morning.

Tasmanians are being urged to leave their homes and towns, monitor conditions and prepare to take shelter as a complex web of ...

Thirteen gazetted Aboriginal place names in Tasmania written in the reconstructed palawa kani language will have their first ...

Just after 2pm (AEDT), the Tasmania Fire Service issued a Bushfire Emergency Warning for Corinna and surrounds, urging people ...

A new study looking at the nation’s healthiest cities has turned up some surprising results. Use our interactive map to ...

A grove of ancient trees, including Tasmania's oldest-known Huon pine tree, has come under threat by an ongoing bushfire.

A string of hot and stormy days has left numerous fires burning across Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia this week.