The Dark Sky Tasmania board attended Destination Southern Tasmania’s ‘Tips and Tipples’ event at Mt Pleasant Observatory on 23 August 2023.

This February, our campaign for Tasmania’s first dark sky sanctuary was renewed thanks to ABC journalist Jordy Gregg’s incredible efforts to promote our cause to the nation.

Some great coverage from ABC News covers what Tasmania’s dark sky movement is about, and why it matters:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-05/push-to-protect-our-dark-starry-skies-from-light-pollution/101926102?fs=e&s=cl

Dark Sky Tasmania attended Nocturna, the Dark Sky Party at Spring Bay Mill as part of the Beaker Street science festival on the 13th of August.

Enjoy a dark sky and nature as much as we do? Help us to make a difference by donating to Dark Sky Tasmania

Australia has an accepted industry standard which place limits on glare, spill light to abutting properties and curfew hours:

In what is believed to be an Australian first, TasPorts have recently endorsed Light Pollution Standards to help mitigate the impact of artificial light from their facilities.

Join us for Earth Hour this coming Saturday at 8 30pm (your local time)!

You can help us reverse the trend of our growing light pollution and see Tasmania become a leader in dark sky conservation.

Trees, the planet's lungs, providing us with shade, food, delight, shelter and inspiration. Perhaps one of the lesser thoughts about effects of light pollution is the effect it has on trees and plants.

Have you marked the weekend of November 14 + 15 in your calendars? Open House Hobart is set to return this year and Dark Sky Tasmania will once again be taking part

Glenorchy City Council were recently mentioned in a national ABC Science article by Genelle Weule.