[acropolite (Phil)]

On one single day recently, during the Targa Tasmania rally an event that draws national and international entries and visitors, 27 regeneration fires were lit, needless to say visitors to the state were not impressed.

Every astronomer (and taxpayer) should be aware of what is happening in Forestry, it's fuelled by legalised tax avoidance in the form of Managed Investment Schemes and no one is immune from the consequences. MIS schemes are distorting our ecomony, decimatimg our agricultural sector and causing massive environmental damage and pollution. Tasmania is just a few years ahead of the rest of Australia, but believe me if these schemes continue filthy skies will be the norm in your state in all but the hottest and driest months as is the case here.

If you have google earth here are a couple of KMZ files, take a look at the area used for forestry as well as one of the woodchip piles that are fed by the destruction of native forest. To get an idea of the size of these piles find one of the log trucks in the area.