Swine flu clinics mothballed in Tasmania
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- Swine flu clinics mothballed in Tasmania
- Heavy snowfalls in highland Tasmania
- Endangered whales breeding off Tasmania
Swine flu clinics mothballed in Tasmania
The Age
We use an id here to be able to jump to this section. –> Swine flu clinics mothballed in Tasmania. –> August 27 2009 – 6:29PM Tasmania has mothballed four dedicated swine flu clinics set up to ease pressure on hospital emergency departments. Public health spokesman Peter Renshaw said on Thursday there had been a falloff in demand but the clinics would remain on standby to be reactivated if necessary. Six people have died with swine flu in Tasmania. The state’s last swine flu-related death was on August 17. © 2009 AAP Brought to you by.
Heavy snowfalls in highland Tasmania
ABC nline
Lake Dobson Road the Lyell Highway between Wayatinah and Derwent Bridge and the Gordon River Road are all being ploughed. A plough is also on standby on the Midland Highway. The Highland Lakes Road between Miena and Golden Valley is closed because of deep snow. liver Breeze from the State Emergency Service says there are some hazardous driving conditions. “[There is] reduced visibility the roads will be very slippery elevated roads will be affected with ice and snow so drivers should proceed with extreme caution” he said.
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Endangered whales breeding off Tasmania
ABC nline
(Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment). Southern right whales calved and nursed their young in large numbers in Tasmanian waters until the early 1800s when they were hunted to near extinction. Two weeks ago a biologist photographed a mother and her calf in sheltered waters off Swansea on Tasmania’s east coast. Now biologist David Pemberton says a Victorian whale expert has confirmed the calf was born one or two days before the photo and that the mother had been in the area for at least three days.
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