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Hydro Tasmania

Locality: Hobart, Tasmania

Phone: +61 1300 360 441

Address: 4-12 Elizabeth St 7000 Hobart, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.hydro.com.au

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25.01.2022 If you dream it, you can conduit! Last year University of Tasmania student Emma Calvert was awarded a $5000 Engineers Australia Driving Diversity Scholarship. This year, she helped launch the 2020 scholarships, proudly supported by us and Caterpillar. Engineers are solving some of our communitys biggest problems, so their workforce should be representative of our communitys diversity. Heres Emma with our CEO Steve Davy and Engineers Australia GM Darren Beattie.

25.01.2022 The Lady Nelson replica is a living piece of Tasmanian history. The pandemic made it hard to keep the ship sailing until a COVID-19 Community Grant from us enabled this not-for-profit operation to do some much-needed maintenance. Under the guidance of local volunteers, the future looks bright for the Lady Nelson and she will continue to be Tasmania’s own tall ship for many years to come. Find out more information on the Lady Nelson www.ladynelson.org.au/

24.01.2022 When it rains heavily during a storm at your homes, often the water runs off rooftops and pavements instead of soaking into the ground. This water can carry pollutants and sediments, draining into our stormwater systems and making its way into our rivers and lakes, making our aquatic ecosystems unhealthy. When water soaks into gardens or the bush, the water is taken up by the plants and is filtered. Building a raingarden in your yard can help prevent stormwater pollution. #ScienceWeek

24.01.2022 Tasmanians love water, and so do we. We’re not going to lie, we get happy when it rains and our lakes fill up. But there’s so much more to managing the lakes and water levels that feed our power stations, than just keeping dams full. From predicting the effects of climate change and monitoring rainfall, to managing the flow downstream for paddlers, irrigators and communities our water management team are out in the field and on the pulse of our most precious resource https://bit.ly/31p1KJS #NationalWaterWeek

24.01.2022 Did you participate in our community information session or survey on the King and Yolande Sustainability Review? Just like you, during the lockdown, we couldnt get out and about. Weve pushed our environmental studies back a bit and revised our timeline to launch the final report mid-2021. For more information visit https://bit.ly/2FauYnh

22.01.2022 We're flying the flag for clean energy! Tasmania is so lucky to be one of the greenest states or territories in Australia #cleanenergyopenday #poweringon

22.01.2022 There is a beautiful snow blanket over the Central Highlands today. Our team at the Waddamana Power Station Heritage Site have taken these wonderful photos on their way to the site. The roads are surrounded by snow and it is very icy. If you wish to visit us, we recommend only those with a 4WD vehicle make the attempt. Please be careful on the roads if youre travelling. For the latest road conditions see the Tas Police website https://bit.ly/31s4eGB

22.01.2022 Get your paddles ready! This Sunday 6 September, were providing a special water release at Cataract Gorge. After our crew turns the valve on at 7am, anyone interested in a Fathers Day paddle will be able to enjoy perfect water conditions from 9.30am City of Launceston Official, Tasmanian Canoe Club, Paddle Tas

22.01.2022 Have your say and win a stay at Pedder Wilderness Lodge! Were reviewing the experiences at our sites by conducting a community survey - open to anyone who has visited one of our recreation or visitor sites (i.e. campsites, waterways, lookouts or heritage sites) in the past 5 years. For more information and to access the survey visit our website www.hydro.com.au/things-to-do

21.01.2022 Community notice: Paloona Power Station will be undergoing routine maintenance work from Monday 26 October 2020 to mid-February 2021. These works are vital to ensure safe and efficient operations. During this period, the flow of water into the River Forth will not be controlled, meaning water levels may fluctuate without warning. Canoers, fishers and other recreational users are encouraged to exercise caution if using the river. Hydro Tasmania apologises for any inconvenience. For up-to-date information on this work visit www.hydro.com.au/alerts

21.01.2022 Happy 'National Find a Rainbow Day' Today challenges us to look to the sky and find a colourful ribbon of beauty. We've been lucky enough to snap these rainbows, have you spotted your rainbow today? Share your rainbow with us in the comments

20.01.2022 #ThrowbackThursday to the first icy Antarctic blast wed seen in a while and the gift of snow and dancing with snowflakes. Looks like we have more on the way The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast highland snow for this weekend, remember to check the Tas Police website for any road closures or alerts before you set off on your snow adventure https://bit.ly/2Q6w5Xh

19.01.2022 Ever thought that being a dad should come with an instruction book? Now it does! Our Community Grant Program has helped Mens Resources Tasmania publish their brand new Dads Book, launched this week by the TasDads (and some of their tiniest fans), just in time for Fathers Day.

18.01.2022 Grade 7 students at Calvin Christian School put their engineering skills to the test this week when our Generation Hydro team came for a Class Talk. The task, design a stand for your water turbine and test them against each other.

18.01.2022 The lads from Orions Devonport Cricket Club are fixing up their clubroom after their season was cut short by coronavirus. With a little help from one of our COVID-19 Community Grants, next season should go through the roof! To read more about this initiative and other grant recipients visit https://bit.ly/3h7yBsf

18.01.2022 Ever wondered how clean our energy is? Check out this map (it uses live data) www.electricitymap.org/map

18.01.2022 Its a winter wonderland outside These beautiful pics were taken by the crew out at Lake Margaret Power Station today. Remember if you are out and about, stay warm and drive to the conditions.

17.01.2022 What’s involved in a pumped hydro feasibility study? A mix of civil workers, project managers, site managers, geologists and environmental specialists gather geotechnical and geological information from our pumped hydro sites as one of the study inputs. As you can see, we gather this in different ways either a hand-held 'wacker packer' for near surface profiling, or we can use an excavator for deeper soil profiling. All of this technical data gets analysed, catalogued and interpreted to help inform feasibility studies. You can find out more about our pumped hydro feasibility study here https://bit.ly/3kYUQT7

17.01.2022 Ever wondered how Gordon Dam was built? Peter de Weys shared some amazing images on the Tasmanian History page. They take us back to the days of construction, when 154 thousand cubic metres of concrete was poured to make a 140-metre high double curvature concrete arch dam, known today as Gordon Dam. They also show the power station being carved out of the earth 183 metres underground. The photos were taken in June 1976 on a trip to visit friends who were living in Strathgordon and working on the Gordon power scheme at the time. We're sure glad you shared them Peter Do you have any pics taken of our dams in construction?? We'd love to see them!

17.01.2022 As project manager in the civil assets team, James Weller is responsible for our large underground tunnel re-support project at Tribute Power Station. "One of the things about doing something like this is you could never do this on your own. There's a sense of achievement being part of a team that can undertake this kind of work. That's what keeps me going." says James. The Tribute project is all about resetting our tunnels for another 100 years, to make sure people are safe while working in our stations.

15.01.2022 Community notice: Restricted camping at Lake Echo Over the Easter long weekend, patrons will be heading to Lake Echo for 4 days and 4 nights of camping as part of the 2021 Synergy Cultural Arts Festival. This event has sold out and access to the area will be restricted. If you were planning on heading away on a camping trip over Easter, we have some great campsites (some you might not have even heard of!) You can find them all on our website at www.hydro.com.au/findasite/

15.01.2022 Our very own Leah Powell stepped up on behalf of Hydro Tasmania to help Clean Energy Council share with the world on Clean Energy Open Day what it's like to work in renewables and how hydropower works. You can read her article and watch her video here https://bit.ly/3ooyVa9

15.01.2022 Hurry Applications for our 2021 Community Grants Program close this Friday! If you know of a community group doing great things that could use a little support, encourage them to apply for a community grant today at hydro.com.au/community-grants

15.01.2022 National Threatened Species Day is a chance to raise awareness of our flora and fauna at risk of extinction. Our team go to great lengths to protect our threatened fish species in our lakes. The threatened fish monitoring program at yingina / Great Lake conducted by our teams at Hydro Tasmania and Entura has been ongoing for approximately eleven years. From this information we are able to monitor spawning activity, and ensure healthy populations of the Shannon paragalaxias and Great Lake paragalaxias. An improved understanding of fish behaviour and impacts of changing water levels on spawning habitat has provided us with the means to better protect these important species #ThreatenedSpeciesDay https://bit.ly/325CWah

14.01.2022 We think that the mountain range in the south-west looks magical with a dusting of snow. #SnowDays #Strathgordon #Tasmania

14.01.2022 Sunset at Waddamana... No explanation needed!

14.01.2022 Were thrilled that our employee volunteering program is a finalist in the 2020 Volunteering Tasmania Awards. Nearly half of our 800 Tasmanian employees choose to volunteer and can devote their working hours to volunteering. From remote area emergency services to business-wide activity days its great to get involved and great to be recognised

14.01.2022 Routine rainbow inspection by our trainee maintenance assistant Anthony Franklin, at Meadowbank Dam

14.01.2022 This is much better than that LAST tablet I had. That was TERRIBLE!, said Betty, a resident at Melaleuca Home For The Aged. Four iPads purchased from one of our COVID-19 Community Grants are keeping the residents socially connected. To find out more about this initiative and others visit https://bit.ly/3h7yBsf

13.01.2022 Looking for a career where no two days are the same? Want to work with machinery only a select group of people in the world get to work on? Apply for our Trainee Maintenance Assistant program. Find out more here...

12.01.2022 The Country Women's Association (CWA) ladies are some of the most giving among our community, they're also some of the most vulnerable. When CWA members from Whitemark and Altmoor on Flinders Island asked us for a COVID-19 Community Grant to create a safe environment to hold the CWA Open Day, we wanted to help. Travel restrictions and social isolation hit the Bass Strait islands hard, so in early October it was great to see the community come together to fire up the BBQ and hold a market and of course the cake stall You can see all the deserving COVID-19 grant recipients here https://bit.ly/3h7yBsf

12.01.2022 Plans for Recreation Day? Waddamana Power Station Heritage Site will be open Monday 2 November for Recreation Day - and entry is FREE as always! It's the perfect excuse for a drive in the country to learn about our island's hydropower history.

12.01.2022 If youve spent time on our lakes, theres a chance youve seen a galaxiid, a tiny fish no longer than 20cm thats incredibly precious. We have five threatened species of galaxiid in our lakes in Tasmanias central highlands, and four of these occur in Arthurs Lake and yingina / Great Lake. During National Science Week were sharing the work of our environmental scientists who are improving our knowledge of a species of fish thats essential to the ecosystem. #ScienceWeek

12.01.2022 Today we participated in the Tasmanian Youth Climate Leaders conference at the Hobart Grand Chancellor Hotel with Greening Australia. We want young Tasmanians to see opportunities for themselves in the future in our expanding renewable energy industry as the world seeks urgent action on climate change. The event brought youth climate leaders together with experts in the fields of climate science, climate change, renewable energy, STEM, and sustainability. As mentors, we were there to get students excited about a circular economy and renewable energy and the possibilities for change in their schools. By the end of the conference, we could feel the passion in the room. We’re proud to actively support Youth Climate Leaders in Tasmania.

11.01.2022 Picture yourself working at our power stations and outside in Tasmanias natural beauty, inspecting dams and canals? Our Trainee Maintenance Assistant program could be for you! Find out more and apply here

11.01.2022 When Hobarts Sexual Assault Support Service (SASS) needed a couch, we werent sitting down on the job The team at SASS used our COVID-19 community grant funding to buy COVID-safe furniture to help their clients feel safe and comfortable in uncertain times. Important cause with an easy fix. We tried to think of some puns for this post, but no luck sofa [mic drop].

10.01.2022 Have your say to improve the experience at our lakes, campsites, power stations and heritage sites. Take our survey and go into the draw to win a stay at Pedder Wilderness Lodge. Visit www.hydro.com.au/things-to-do Be quick! Survey closes 08 October.

10.01.2022 Were feeling proud Nearly $140,000 is being donated to 29 community groups across the state through our COVID-19 Grant Program. Funds will go towards everything from community sport and mental health programs, to cake stands and lawnmowers! Heres just one example, Launceston Benevolent Society CEO Rodney Spinks and Rotary Club of Tamar Sunrise President Eve Gibbons with homelessness care packs theyve assembled for people hit hardest by the COVID-19 downturn.

09.01.2022 Do you camp, paddle or fish at our recreation sites? Have you taken a tour at one of our power stations or heritage sites? If you answered yes to any of these questions, wed love your feedback. To thank you for your participation, youll go into the draw to win a stay at Pedder Wilderness Lodge! More details on our website www.hydro.com.au/things-to-do Survey closes 08 October 2020.

09.01.2022 Applications are now open for our Trainee Maintenance Assistant program. If you have a trade or previous maintenance experience and are looking for something different, find out more about the position and how to apply here https://bit.ly/2QUuBQF

09.01.2022 The gate is open! Located in the Central Plateau Conservation Area, just west of Liawenee, Lake Augusta is a great little lake with a healthy population of both Brown and Rainbow Trout. If you're heading to the area, please remember to leave no trace just memories

07.01.2022 Its National Science Week! We could start this post off with a science joke, but all the good ones Argon. Were kicking off our Science Week celebrations at yingina / Great Lake, where our aquatic scientists from Entura have been busy undertaking water quality testing and checking the habitat of the native Galaxiids. #ScienceWeek

07.01.2022 Community notice: During November through to mid-December visitors may experience short delays when accessing the Darwin Dam campground and boat ramps, at Lake Burbury, as we start our upgrade works to improve access to the area. Visitors will still have access to our recreational facilities, but may experience delays up to 15 minutes while works occur. For up-to-date information and alerts, visit www.hydro.com.au/alerts

06.01.2022 Using technology is a part of Breandan McKeowns job as a Maintenance Assistant. Watch this video to see how he uses drones to inspect our dams and notifies our civil engineers of any structural issues he finds.

05.01.2022 Northerners you've earned a break! On Recreation Day, Monday 2 November, grab the kids and the dog and head to the lakes! Pitch a tent and stay for the long weekend. To find a campsite near you visit hydro.com.au/findasite/

05.01.2022 Beau and his family are camping at Penstock Lagoon over the Easter break and have woken to find that Easter Bunny has left eggs all over the place! Can you help Beau find all the eggs in time for Easter lunch?

05.01.2022 If youre heading away this weekend for a fishing trip and travelling through the Central Highlands, make sure you leave with enough time to arrive at your destination safely.

04.01.2022 The South West has also been covered in snow this week. It might be cold, but we wouldnt want to work anywhere else in the world

04.01.2022 The Mind Games is an event that promotes mental health in the workplace while raising funds for research to support better prevention and treatment of mental illness. Scheduled to be held in Hobart February 2021, The Mind Games will see teams working together to solve problems stationed at 10 sites. Were proud to be named an official stage sponsor of this event! Interested in participating? Visit The Mind Games website for more information http://themindgames.com.au/

03.01.2022 Weve been working with NRM North as part of their Tamar Estuary and Esk River (TEER) education program Working together for healthy waterways. In this episode, our Principle Environmental Scientist Marie Egerrup answers a few questions about how we use the water flows through the South Esk to power Launceston and beyond, while protecting environmental and social values for future generations.

01.01.2022 Hydropower is a climate-friendly energy source that doesnt contribute to air pollution. This World Clean Air Day, we celebrate our power stations which are fuelled by water, helping us keep Tasmanias air some of the cleanest in the world www.hydropower.org/facts

01.01.2022 Looking for an opportunity to gain hands-on experience and knowledge in the renewable energy industry? Our Trainee Maintenance Assistant program could be for you! Find out more here...

01.01.2022 We like to think every kid is a natural-born scientist. That early curiosity can spark a career later in life, just as it did for our Environmental Scientists. The Climate and Environment teams at Hydro Tasmania and Entura take care of our lakes and keep aquatic ecosystems healthy for the flora, fauna and people that depend on them. They measure every parameter imaginable because even a slight change at our lakes can affect the health of the water systems that extend to our oceans. Its a big responsibility, but the team are up to the task! #ScienceWeek

01.01.2022 Our talented aquatic scientists measure water quality and monitor the health of our aquatic ecosystems. Its just one of many jobs here at Hydro Tasmania and Entura that require skills in subject areas like science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). STEM is vital for anyone who wants to understand the world they live in. We hope to inspire our younger generations to choose STEM subjects as their route into an exciting, challenging and secure future by exposing them to the opportunities and career pathways they could have with us #ScienceWeek https://bit.ly/3250j2s

01.01.2022 After successfully applying for the program two years ago, Anthony Franklin is performing dam safety inspections, flying drones and assisting fitters and electricians. Apply for our Trainee Maintenance Assistant program. Find out more here https://bit.ly/2QUuBQF