Media

Media appearances and press coverage featuring Ruth Forrest.

Community space in art and nature
Community space in art and nature

PLACEMAKING is a process centred on the community’s assets that focuses on its people, capitalising on their needs and aspirations with the aim of creating public spaces that promote people’s…

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Special Interest Matters – The Unconformity Festival
Special Interest Matters – The Unconformity Festival

The Unconformity is an arts organisation that holds a unique festival every two years in Queenstown on the West Coast of Tasmania.After a break due to Covid in 2020, the…

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TASMANIA TALKS WITH MIKE O’LOUGHLIN – 20 September 2021
TASMANIA TALKS WITH MIKE O’LOUGHLIN – 20 September 2021

Listen to my latest catch up with Mike O’Loughlin here:   [...]Read More... from TASMANIA TALKS WITH MIKE O’LOUGHLIN – 20 September 2021

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Triple M Hobart – The Brian Carlton Show
Triple M Hobart – The Brian Carlton Show

 There is a petition currently before the Legislative Council calling for a review of the planning process. You can listen to my interview with Triple M Hobart’s Brian Carlton here:…

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ABC Mornings with Leon Compton – Vaccination rates
ABC Mornings with Leon Compton – Vaccination rates

Vaccination rates on the West and North-West Coast are almost 10% lower than the state average.  Listen to my discussion about this with Leon here:   Ruth Forrest · ABC…

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SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS – Walking Wynyard
SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS – Walking Wynyard

Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 August 2021 The Waratah-Wynyard Council, through its Public Art Advisory Group, has produced an illustrated map combining walking and art which is intended to communicate information…

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Tasmania Talks with Mike O’Loughlin – 23 August 2021
Tasmania Talks with Mike O’Loughlin – 23 August 2021

Listen to my latest catch up with Mike O’Loughlin here:   [...]Read More... from Tasmania Talks with Mike O’Loughlin – 23 August 2021

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Tasmania Talks with Mike O’Loughlin – 12 July 2021
Tasmania Talks with Mike O’Loughlin – 12 July 2021

Listen to my latest catch up with Mike O’Loughlin here:   [...]Read More... from Tasmania Talks with Mike O’Loughlin – 12 July 2021

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ABC Breakfast with Belinda King – Stanley Community Meeting
ABC Breakfast with Belinda King – Stanley Community Meeting

This morning I spoke to Belinda King about the Community Meeting held on Sunday 11 July in Stanley. You can listen here:   Ruth Forrest · ABC Mornings Belinda King…

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Coast FM – A chat with Dave 2 July 2021
Coast FM – A chat with Dave 2 July 2021

Today I spoke with Dave from Coast FM. You can listen to our chat here:   [...]Read More... from Coast FM – A chat with Dave 2 July 2021

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Coast FM – A chat with Dave
Coast FM – A chat with Dave

Listen to my recent interview Dave at Coast FM radio here:     [...]Read More... from Coast FM – A chat with Dave

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Frank and Fearless podcast – Women in Politics
Frank and Fearless podcast – Women in Politics

It was a wonderful opportunity to sit down with Kym Goodes and my Parliamentary colleague Cassy O’Connor to chat about being frank & fearless! I hope you enjoy listening to…

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