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Ruth Forrest was born in Burnie and raised in Riana. A lifelong North West Coaster, she worked as a nurse and midwife before entering the Tasmanian Legislative Council in 2005. She lives in Wynyard and represents the electorate of Murchison, which includes the communities of Circular Head, Waratah-Wynyard, the West Coast, King Island and much of Burnie.
Question Without Notice – Bass Strait Islands Transport Strategy
Legislative Council, Tuesday 1 September 2026 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for INFRASTRUCTURE and TRANSPORT, Mr VINCENT The Public Accounts Committee Interim Report found the Spirit of Tasmania failure stemmed from…
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MOTION –
Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Accounts (No. 18 of 2026) Review of the Tasmanian Fiscal Sustainability Report 2026 Consideration and Noting Legislative Council, Tuesday 1 September 2026…
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Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Accounts (No. 9 of 2026) – Follow-Up of Report of the Auditor-General ICT Strategy, Critical Systems and Investment (No. 4 of 2-220-21)…
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Special Interest Matters – Cr Kevin Hyland
Legislative Council, Tuesday 1 September 2026 Today in Special Interest Matters I spoke about the late Cr Kevin Hyland. You can listen to my speech here: [...]Read More... from Special…
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QUESTION ON NOTICE – Funding operations and practises of FPA
Legislative Council, Tuesday 1 September 2026 Ms FORREST question to the LEADER of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms RATTRAY With regard to the funding, operations and practices of the Forest Practices Authority…
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Question on Notice – Payment in Lieu of Rates Scheme
Legislative Council, Thursday 20 August 2026 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for ENERGY and RENEWABLES, Mr DUIGAN With regard to the Payment in Lieu of Rates (PiLoR) scheme for renewable energy…
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Question on Notice – Hydro Generating Assets
Legislative Council, Thursday 20 August 2026 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for ENERGY and RENEWABLES, Mr DUIGAN [...]Read More... from Question on Notice – Hydro Generating Assets
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Question on Notice – Entura
Legislative Council, Thursday 20 August 2026 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for ENERGY and RENEWABLES, Mr DUIGAN [...]Read More... from Question on Notice – Entura
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QWN – Questions on Notice – Timeline for Answers
Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for ENERGY and RENEWABLES, Mr DUIGAN Last week I asked a question of the minister as to when I was likely to get a response…
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