A popular lake for fishing and water sports in Tasmania's west has been closed to the public after an oil spill impacted up ...

Water is having to be brought in by truck, and the normally bustling tourist town of Tullah on the West Coast is ‘very quiet’ after a popular lake was shut to the public due to an oil spill.

An estimated 5000 litres of oil has spilt into a Tasmanian lake, forcing the EPA to launch ... of shoreline have been affected by the oil spill. EPA Director Wes Ford. Picture: Richard Jupe ...

A clean-up is continuing in Tasmania's north-west after thousands of litres of oil spilled into Lake Rosebery after heavy rainfall on January 12, with swimming and other activities prohibited.

Lake Rosebery will remain off-limits for at least another two weeks as crews continue the extensive cleanup of a significant oil spill. An estimated 4,500 litres of oil leaked from an old storage tank ...