MEDIA RELEASE
22 January 2025
Lake Rosebery incident
The incident lead in this situation is the Environment Protection Authority, and West Coast Council is working with them and other stakeholders to provide the appropriate support and on-ground assistance as required.
The lake has been declared a Prohibited Area by Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) until at least 12:00 am on Friday 31 January 2025, unless cancelled sooner, and includes all waters of Lake Rosebery.
We are aware that local tourism operators in Tullah have events planned over this time and encourage the community to continue to support them.
A community information drop-in session will be held tomorrow (Thursday 23 January) at the Tullah Community Hall from 4pm to 7pm to provide updates to the community and other concerned members of the public.
Council along with other stakeholders will be in attendance.