Parliament

General updates and contributions from Ruth’s work in the Tasmanian Parliament.

King Island – Community Cabinet
King Island – Community Cabinet

Legislative Council, Tuesday 25 October 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to facilitating direct community engagement between the Government…

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Murchison Highway – Proposed Upgrades
Murchison Highway – Proposed Upgrades

Legislative Council, Tuesday 25 October 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs Hiscutt With regard to the proposed upgrade to the Murchison Highway…

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King Island – Health and Ambulance Services
King Island – Health and Ambulance Services

Legislative Council, Tuesday 25 October 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to health and ambulance services on King Island:…

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King Island – Refrigerated Freight Service
King Island – Refrigerated Freight Service

Legislative Council, Tuesday 25 October 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the decision of Bass Island Line (BIL)…

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Cam River Bridge Damage
Cam River Bridge Damage

Legislative Council, Tuesday 25 October 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the recent damage to the Cam River…

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MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE  Cam River Bridge – Impact of Damage
MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE Cam River Bridge – Impact of Damage

Legislative Council, Tuesday 25 October 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I move – That the Council be now adjourned for the purpose of discussing a matter of public…

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King Island – Shipping – Grassy Harbour
King Island – Shipping – Grassy Harbour

Legislative Council, Wednesday 19 October 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to futureproofing the Grassy Harbour on King Island…

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Worker Visa Delays
Worker Visa Delays

Legislative Council, Wednesday 19 October 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to Federal immigration and Visa processing delays in areas of workforce shortage…

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Zeehan Power Outage
Zeehan Power Outage

Legislative Council, Wednesday 19 October 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT, Mrs HISCUTT In a recent extended power outage in Zeehan, reportedly due to power lines down…

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CLIMATE CHANGE (STATE ACTION) AMENDMENT BILL 2021
CLIMATE CHANGE (STATE ACTION) AMENDMENT BILL 2021

Legislative Council, Thursday 29 September 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I am very aware of the real challenges we face and the amount of time lost, particularly under…

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The Unconformity Festival – UNTV
The Unconformity Festival – UNTV

Legislative Council, Tuesday 18 October, 2022 Ms. FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I expect you are of an age where you can remember the attraction of going to the drive-in…

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King Island – Shipment of Cattle by JBS
King Island – Shipment of Cattle by JBS

Legislative Council, Tuesday 18 October 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the decision by JBS Australia Pty Ltd to ship cattle from…

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