takayna tracks referred for Federal Assessment

Hodgman Government continues their relentless push to let 4WDs in to destroy heritage.

16 Oct 2017:

Federal environment Minister says full assessment is required.

So now the state government have to prove that their planned mitigation works does not impact on the national heritage values (or threatened species) of the Western Tasmania Aboriginal Cultural Landscape.

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Media:

Frydenberg seeks review of four-wheel-drive tracks in Tasmania’s Tarkine

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/17/frydenberg-seeks-review-of-four-wheel-drive-tracks-in-tasmanias-tarkine

Federal Environment Department wants more information on Tarkine tracks proposal

http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/4991471/off-track/?cs=5312

Liberal State Government push ahead on plan to reopen Tarkine tracks

http://www.themercury.com.au/news/politics/liberal-state-government-push-ahead-on-plan-to-reopen-tarkine-tracks/news-story/8c634b617cab36bd24d41cffa78066a6

EDO:  Protecting takayna: 4WD tracks in the Western Tasmania Aboriginal Cultural Landscape

http://www.edotas.org.au/about-edo/significant-cases/protecting-takayna-4wd-tracks-in-the-western-tasmania-aboriginal-cultural-landscape/