Gladstone Fire Brigade

08/06/2026

The door to the kitchen was closed.

05/06/2026

🌏 This World Environment Day let’s protect what makes Tassie special. Our environment isn’t just beautiful - it’s protected by law.

Illegal dumping and environmental damage aren’t just careless - they’re illegal. This World Environment Day, be part of the solution.

If you know something - say something – anonymously to Crime Stoppers. Let’s keep Tassie beautiful 💚

03/06/2026

29/05/2026

Heads up.

👀 There's an email doing the rounds from someone pretending to be Australian Fire Brigade, claiming to be a fine for failing smoke alarm compliance.

🔴 This is a scam!

❌ Delete the email, and please report to scamwatch.gov.au

ℹ️ For more information about recognising, avoiding and reporting scams visit https://www.accc.gov.au/about-us/publications/the-little-book-of-scams

27/05/2026

AusAlert is a new national warning system that uses the latest technology to send emergency messages to compatible mobile devices.

It will be ready to use in October 2026, but before it launches, we need to test the system in communities across Australia, and Launceston, Tasmania has been chosen as a test location.

Around 11 am on Monday 15 June 2026 if you are in or around Launceston, your mobile devices, such as mobile phones, tablets and smart watches, may receive a test alert.

The AusAlert test in your area is a Priority Alert. It will vibrate and include a loud siren-like sound that lasts about 10 seconds. If receiving the test could disrupt you or cause you or someone you know to feel unsafe, visit the AusAlert website at ausalert.gov.au to find out how to turn a Priority Alert off on your device.

As this is just a test, you don’t need to do anything, but in an actual disaster you should follow the alert instructions to keep yourself and others safe.

To learn what an AusAlert sounds like, visit ausalert.gov.au

22/05/2026

During National Volunteer Week. Tasmania Fire Service would like to recognise and thank our volunteers for their availability and commitment to community safety.

Today volunteers from brigades at Musselroe Bay, Tomahawk, Branxholm, Ringarooma, St Helens, Dilston and Ravenswood supported the Bushfire Risk Unit to conduct a planned fuel reduction burn at Ansons Bay.

Our dedicated volunteers play a valuable role in assisting to protect lives. Together they make a difference supporting and connecting our communities and helping to keep them and our environment safe.

If you're not one of our volunteers but you would like to be - visit our website for details - fire.tas.gov.au/volunteering

This burn is part of the state-wide Fuel Reduction Program which is aimed at reducing the bushfire risk to help protect lives and communities. A map of planned fuel reduction burns is available at - www.fire.tas.gov.au/Show?pageId=colWhatsBurningNow

21/05/2026

🔥ℹ️ Bellingham Conservation Area…

Weather permitting, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service will be conducting a fuel reduction burn:
ℹ️ on Friday, 22 May
ℹ️ at Bellingham - Bellingham Conservation Area
ℹ️ of approximately 210 hectares
ℹ️ which will likely take 2-4 days to complete.

Further information about this burn is available by contacting Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service on 6777 2179.

This burn is part of the state-wide Fuel Reduction Program which is aimed at reducing the bushfire risk to help protect lives and communities.

📌 A map of planned fuel reduction burns is available at - www.fire.tas.gov.au/Show?pageId=colWhatsBurningNow

21/05/2026

🔥ℹ️ Ansons Bay, Break O'Day…

Weather permitting, Tasmania Fire Service will be conducting a fuel reduction burn:
ℹ️ on Friday, 22 May
ℹ️ at Ansons Bay, Break O'Day
ℹ️ of approximately 18 hectares
ℹ️ which will likely take 1-2 days to complete.

Further information about this burn is available by contacting Tasmania Fire Service on phone 1800 000 699 or email [email protected]

This burn is part of the state-wide Fuel Reduction Program which is aimed at reducing the bushfire risk to help protect lives and communities.

📌 A map of planned fuel reduction burns is available at - www.fire.tas.gov.au/Show?pageId=colWhatsBurningNow

18/05/2026

It's National Volunteer Week, and at Wildcare Tasmania we have a lot to celebrate!

This week we’re pausing to say thank you to the volunteers who give their time, energy and dedication to Tasmanian wild places, cultural heritage and native wildlife.

🌟Did you know that in 2025, our volunteers contributed over 49,800 hours of work for Tasmania's wild places and wildlife? That's an extraordinary $2.4 million worth of effort, given freely by people who care.🌟

Across more than 50 active groups, from the far south to the Bass Strait Islands, our members are out there doing important work. They're pulling weeds, monitoring wildlife, restoring habitats, maintaining tracks, writing grants, leading teams and working bees, and doing all the behind-the-scenes tasks that most people never see but that make everything possible.

Our volunteers really are remarkable.

This week, we want to shine a light on just a few of them. Each day we'll be sharing a volunteer spotlight that gives a glimpse into the Wildcare story of someone who gives so generously to this organisation and to Tasmania. We can't feature everyone (we’d need a very long week!) but every post is a celebration of all of you.

To all of our Wildcare volunteers, whether you're out in the field, leading a group, steering governance, or quietly keeping the wheels turning in the background, thank you. What you do is making a powerful impact for Tasmania now and into the future.

Stay tuned, our first volunteer spotlight drops tomorrow!
📷 Friends of Deal Island

18/05/2026

🙌 National Volunteer Week starts today, and we want to give a big shout out to all the volunteers who assist us from many agencies, including Tasmania Fire Service and Tasmania SES.

🤝 Thank you for your dedication and commitment to helping us keep the community safe.

👍 If you see a volunteer this week, say thanks!