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The Fly Fishers Club of Tasmania

Locality: Launceston, Tasmania

Phone: +61 407 546 069

Address: PO Box 460 7250 Launceston, TAS, Australia

Website: http://flyfisherscluboftasmania.org.au

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25.01.2022 Great promotion if our awesome homeland

24.01.2022 If you are heading to the snow today, pop in and stock up on some goodies, as well as some hot potato and leek soup!!

24.01.2022 Working bee #6,437 1200w of solar installed today at Koongara, a significant step up on the previous system and should service the needs of the members for many years to come. Thanks to Chris, Tom and Jimmy for their help today

22.01.2022 Not the view you would expect drifting along on Penstock Lagoon...

22.01.2022 Heart stopping stuff... Love the Jensen journey

18.01.2022 Brilliant piece on why this is worth fighting to keep wild!

18.01.2022 We’re in there with the fly tying demonstrations from 10am today. Come by and meet the team at their vises.

16.01.2022 Many anglers struggle to create a good blood knot, but having Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions walk you through the process makes everything easier!

15.01.2022 Mystery solved

15.01.2022 Get on it on the 11th...

11.01.2022 Decidedly warmer and brighter this year

06.01.2022 The appeal action hasn’t left us, only served to consolidate our position on what is the ‘right thing to do’...

05.01.2022 After the mornings tying at the IFS Trout Weekend

05.01.2022 Deadly little sucker

04.01.2022 Chris Crawford and Peter Ray up in lights

04.01.2022 It's a very sad day for me to advise of the passing of our own legend of the East Coast this morning. Len Smith was known to all and sundry, having joined the Fly Fishers Club of Tasmania in September 1963 and serving as club president 1973-74. With the poise of a panther, Len managed an incredible 99 years and was an engaging member and well respected wherever he went.... Vale Len

03.01.2022 Best initiative to get involved... Well done Mike and Casey

02.01.2022 PLEASE COPY PASTE AND SHARE OUR POST!!! Open letter from Greg French regarding support for the fight against the Malbena appeal... Hi everyone I’m not sure how ...much you know about the Lake Malbena issue, but you can always brush up by consulting the relevant thread on the FlyLife Forum: https://flylife.com.au//why-can-t-wilderness-just-be-sacre Anyway, this is a request for donations to help a coalition of interest groups and individuals (the ‘partners’) support the Central Highland Council (CHC) in its decision to reject a Development Application (DA) for a luxury lodge (incorporating helicopter-only access) in the core of the Western Lakes Wilderness Trout Fishery. If the CHC decision is overturned by the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal (RMPAT), the development will result in the privatisation of an entire island and displace hundreds of existing users in favour of a handful of wealthy clients. It would also set a precedent for the privatisation of other waters within the Western Lakes, with other proposals already in the pipeline. And it would open the door to further helicopter access in the Western Lakes. Defending the CHC decision in the RMPAT involves the engagement of barristers and expert witnesses, and despite major assistance from the philanthropic Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) it is estimated that it will still end up costing $50,000.00, perhaps much more. To make matters worse, the state government is asking the RMPAT to rule that DAs are not actually required by law on public land (meaning that the CHC decision should be ignored regardless of its merits and overwhelming public support). The hearing is slated to be heard from 2428 June 2018, but more time may be needed, in which case the case may resume in July, August or later. The partners have set up a mechanism by which donations can be made through the Tasmanian National Parks Association (TNPA). The TNPA is a philanthropic group entirely independent of the government’s Parks and Wildlife Service, and as a fly fisherman I wholeheartedly support it. (It was necessary to use an existing registered entity so that donations would be tax deductable.) Option one is the TNPA Lake Malbena Appeal Fund which utilises GiveNow, who will skim off a commission (https://www.givenow.com.au/lakemalbenaappeal). Option two utilises direct bank transfer (https://tnpa.org.au/donate). I understand that the partners have a strong case both in defending the CHC decision and on the jurisdictional question but even if they win, they will end up tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket. If we do not support the partners, we run the risk of losing free access to the Western Lakes and, ultimately, other publically owned fisheries. If this case is lost, the minister of the day will have enshrined in law an unlimited power to approve any development he likes on any piece of public land including in national parks and World Heritage areas without calling for public submissions or even consulting parliament. Sincere thanks for your support. Greg French See more