"Up to 1100 properties in low-lying areas may need to be plugged with the river predicted to reach a peak of around 9.5 metres on Wednesday.” Chair of the Local Disaster Management Group, Councillor ...

An enormous new ‘litter trap’ weighing about 45 tonnes will act as a key defence against pollution in the ongoing fight to protect the Hobart Rivulet and its resident platypus population. The ...

Fears of an explosion in the number of mosquitoes carrying potentially fatal dengue fever have prompted authorities to trial a new device aimed at stopping them from breeding in roadside drains. The ...

The cavernous underground concrete chamber below the tip face is designed to capture litter before it finds its way into the rivulet. A huge concrete lid was lowered onto an 18-tonne diversion chamber ...