Department of Terrestrial Exploration
Petrified Wood in Tasmania
Living wood is a hard and durable substance…and in rare circumstances it can last for millions of years… →
Giant Trees of Tasmania – Where to See Them and Why They’re Important
Did you know Tasmania has the world’s tallest and largest flowering plants? →
Travels in Tasmania: The West
An introduction to the island – up over the central mountains, down to the West Coats, and to the northwest coast – all in less than 30 minutes! →
Shutterbug kunanyi – Images of Mount Wellington
We may have visited more times than we can count, but there is always something remarkable to study on the Wellington Range. →
Discovering Penguin Jasper
A mineral treasure awaits on the north coast →
The Graveyard of the Giants
The strangest forest you will ever experience. →
The Most Humbling Beauty – the Eastern Arthurs
It’s steep. It’s wild. It’s humbling. →
The Spires
Three Trampers, Ten Arduous Days, Seven Wild Summits →
Mount Geryon
One of the most daunting peaks in Tasmania →
At the Lake of Fire – Abseiling into Marum Volcano Crater
“It looks like all of my wildest dreams in one moment” →