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King Island beef over 'sub-par' shipping service

Residents of remote King Island in Bass Strait say improvements to their main sea freight service are needed.

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Rain slows fire but risk remains on Bass Strait island

A bushfire which threatened properties on Flinders Island in Bass Strait has been slowed by rain but the threat remains for residents.

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Bass Strait island bushfire puts properties in danger

Homes and properties are under threat from an out-of-control bushfire on Flinders Island in Bass Strait.

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Rugged coastal King Island golf courses are above par

King Island in Bass Strait boasts two of the best golf courses in Australia and they are proving to be major drawcards for domestic and international tourists.

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Eliza Batman, the Irish convict reinvented as 'Melbourne's founding mother', was both colonised and coloniser on two violent frontiers

On June 8 1835, 188 years ago today, pastoralist John Batman crossed the Bass Strait and arrived on the shores of Naarm (now Melbourne city), on Kulin lands. His Irish-born convict wife, Eliza Batman, and their seven daughters arrived at Port Phillip the following year.

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Crowdsource-funded retreat proposed to develop Tasmania's remote Little Dog Island in Bass Strait

A tourism retreat is being proposed for Tasmania's remote Little Dog Island, partly developed by several hundred investors providing as little as $100.

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Cruise ship in Bass Strait rescues pair in dinghy

A man and woman have been picked up by a cruise ship in Bass Strait, after they were forced to abandon their vessel.

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Ferry operator hit with $75k fine over polo pony deaths

The Spirit of Tasmania ferry operator and polo identity Andrew Williams have been fined a total of $90,000 over the deaths of 16 horses.

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Users on edge as plunging production sparks warnings of Victorian gas supply crunch

Gas users in Victoria are bracing for a supply crunch that regulators warn could hit as soon as this winter as production from historic fields in the Bass Strait dramatically tapers off.

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All-female surfboat crew celebrates 320km Bass Strait crossing to Tasmania's north-east

After seven days of "sore backs and sore bums" an all-female surfboat crew is celebrating with hot showers after rowing 320 kilometres across Bass Strait.

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Red Nose MusselRowers attempting to become first all-female crew to cross Bass Strait

A team of rowers are attempting to become the first all-female crew to cross the Bass Strait in an effort to raise money towards curing sudden infant death syndrome.

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Vet report prompts sentence delay in pony deaths case

Sentencing for animal welfare law breaches relating to the death of 16 polo ponies on a Bass Strait ferry crossing has been delayed because of a vet's report.

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$15,000 fine for Bass Strait cattle deaths

The captain of a transport ship has been fined $15,000 for breaching animal welfare laws over a Bass Strait crossing that resulted in the death of 69 cattle.

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Shipmaster fined $15k over cattle deaths resulting from MV Statesman 2016 Bass Strait voyage

A judge says "commercial needs" were given priority over the welfare of cattle who died from injuries they suffered during a storm in the Bass Strait, with the captain fined $15,000.

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Scarlet Runner sets Melbourne-Hobart pace

New boat Scarlet Runner led the field out of Port Phillip in the 50th Melbourne to Hobart and is setting the pace through Bass Strait.

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South Gippsland removed from offshore wind zone after community concerns

South Gippsland residents have welcomed a new zone earmarked for offshore wind energy production in the Bass Strait, which now excludes waters west of Wilsons Promontory.

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Offshore wind farm zone a 'game changer'

Victoria's south coast will become home to turbine projects with the heavy winds of the Bass Strait offering plenty of wild weather to power Australian homes.

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Captain pleads guilty over voyage that saw cattle crushed, dying of hypothermia on the Bass Strait

Dozens of cattle were left waiting for help from vets for more than six hours after a deadly Bass Strait crossing, during which many were crushed, a court hears.

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Interactive map offers a glimpse into how offshore wind turbines will look off Gippsland's Coast

The company behind the biggest offshore wind project in the Bass Strait has released images and videos depicting how the turbines will look from various vantage points.

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The air we breathe: how I have been observing atmospheric change through art and science

Overlooking the Bass Strait on the remote and windy northwest tip of Lutruwita/Tasmania is the Kennaook/Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station.

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Proposed seismic testing in the Bass Strait could emit blasts almost two times louder than a rock concert

If approved, this will be one of the largest seismic exploration projects ever undertaken, with surveys across an area larger than Tasmania.

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Ponies 'suffocated' on Bass Strait sailing

A court has been told 16 polo ponies found dead after a Spirit of Tasmania sailing across Bass Strait "suffocated" inside a trailer without proper ventilation.

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Polo ponies death case delay bid rejected

A bid to delay a court hearing relating to the deaths of 16 polo ponies, found dead after crossing Bass Strait on a ferry, has been rejected.

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The wave power generator experts say 'proves ocean energy can work' is already powering Australian homes

This wave power generator has completed a 12-month trial off King Island in Bass Strait, successfully generating electricity for hundreds of homes — now the company behind it wants to look at what's next.

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Siblings Bill and Beryl were lost to each other for nearly 80 years. The discovery of a WWII shipwreck changed that

When the sunken wreck of a ship torpedoed by the Japanese in WWII was found in Bass Strait, not only did it give Bill Stewart comfort in knowing his dad's final resting place — it would lead to an emotional reunion with his long-lost sister.

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