Legislative Council Wednesday 27 November, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT In the case of an individual who requires a carer due to a disability which prevents them from flying, and needs to travel via the Spirit of Tasmania to access services on the mainland; 1) […]
Mandatory Sentencing Laws have been sent to the Upper House for Review […]
Award winning events in Murchison – Tulip Festival, Wonders of Wynyard, The Unconformity […]
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Legislative Council Wednesday 20 November, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT There was a time when paediatric surgeons used to visit the north-west to consult with families of sick children or children requiring surgery prior to – necessarily usually – travelling to Hobart for that surgery, […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 20 November, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Following up on questions I asked in March and August this year with regard to access to televisions for patients in Tasmanian public hospitals: Given that the Merlin Technology’s contract was due to expire on […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 20 November, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT 1) What measures are taken to ensure agricultural and roadside spraying with herbicides in rural areas avoids contact with bees; 2) Has the cause, or causes, of mass bee deaths in Tasmania over recent months […]
The Legislative Council passed an amended motion noting the NSW Coroner’s report and calling on the Government to consider a number of measures promoting patron safety at festivals […]
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Legislative Council Wednesday 16 October 2019 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I commend the Government for taking this stand and this approach. It is evidence-based and a review was done. I will quote a number of sections from that review to back my support for the bill as it stands before us. It is […]
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Live Well Tasmania (LWT) is a not for profit community organisation based in Wynyard, aiming to improve the health and well-being of our community with a focus on disadvantaged youth, using a whole of Community well-being approach. […]
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Is it time for Tasmania to consider a trial of pill testing for the coming festival season […]
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Legislative Council Thursday 31 October, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the section of Waratah Road from the junction with the Murchison Highway into Waratah and further heading toward Savage River: 1. Is the Government aware that this section of road, which has […]
SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS Tuesday 17 September, 2019 Ms FORREST – Mr President, recently I visited Epiroc’s Tasmanian operations in Camdale near Burnie. Epiroc is an international company based in Stockholm, Sweden, with its Australian headquarters in Perth, Western Australia. It is an industrial company created in 2018 when it was split off from Atlas Copco, […]
