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, ...

While in Tasmania, a solo hiker has been rescued after he failed to return to his family while hiking on the south coast track. It follows the deaths of three other bushwalkers in Tasmania at the ...

The rescue on Tasmania's east coast comes on the same ... man in his 50s had been on a walk from Cockle Creek, on the South Coast Track, when he failed to return to his family on Thursday.

Don't miss out on the headlines from Tasmania. Followed categories will be added to My News. 3.40pm: Zeehan is bracing for a bushfire at Yellowband Plain to strike the West Coast town. It’s ...

Here’s the latest warnings. February 13, 9am: A bushfire raging at parts of the Overland Track has destroyed the Pine Forest Moor Hut, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Services confirm. PWS liaison ...

The Overland Track will stay closed until next week as a precaution while bushfires continue to burn through Tasmania’s ...

Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service northwest regional manager Nic Deka said the Overland Track had been shut ... fires in the state’s west coast and south, with aircraft deployed to fight ...

Firefighters are concentrating their efforts on containing more than a dozen bushfires burning on Tasmania’s West Coast. 17 ...