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Protecting our Flora and Fauna

Burnie City Council works with environmental protection and conservation groups such as the Burnie Penguin Observation Centre and the Friends of Fernglade (please find links to these groups social media pages below).

Spanish Heath Blitz - Weeds Action Fund

Please join us to rid the north-west from Smithton to Devonport of Spanish heath.

Platypus Spotting in Burnie

Explore the rivers edge trail of Fern Glade Reserve for the platypus in its natural environment.

Visit the Little Penguins

Friends of Burnie Penguins provide a free interpretative guided experience to visitors to the Burnie Little Blue Fairy Penguin colony.

 

Related Information

  • Burnie Penguin Observation Centre - Facebook
  • Friends of Fernglade - Facebook
  • Tree Management
  • Landcare - local groups
  • Healthy Home Environment
  • Natural Resource Management
  • Burnie wildlife guide(PDF, 5MB)
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Burnie City Council
PO Box 973
80 Wilson Street
Burnie, TAS 7320

Phone: (03) 6430 5700
Email: burnie@burnie.tas.gov.au

ABN: 29 846 979 690

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Acknowledgement of Country

Burnie City Council acknowledges that every part of Australia is, always was and always will be, Aboriginal land. Burnie City Council pays respect to the pakana/palawa – original owners and cultural custodians – of all the lands and waters across trouwunna/lutruwita/Tasmania upon which pataway/Burnie is situated and where our Council meets.

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