Special Interest

Speeches made during Special Interest time, focusing on specific issues of concern to constituents or state-wide relevance.

The Balfour Correspondent
The Balfour Correspondent

  SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS Tuesday 17 October,02017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – The Balfour Correspondent is a beautiful book that takes us back to a time when Balfour was a…

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Specialist Parkinsons nurse funding a must

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TMEC Blueprint for Mental Health and Well-being initiative

Tasmanian Minerals and Energy Council are committed to the safety and health of their workforce. The Blueprint has been developed to guide industry response to addressing mental health and provides…

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The Unconformity – Queenstown
The Unconformity – Queenstown

SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS   Tuesday 18 October, 2016  Mr President, those who are friends of mine on Facebook would know last Friday to Sunday I attended an outstanding festival –…

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The Unconformity – an outstanding success
The Unconformity – an outstanding success

During 14 – 16 of October, Queenstown was transformed into a vibrant, creative hub. The Unconformity festival celebrated the diversity and beauty of the region and wrapped its audience in…

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Junction Arts Festival. Make it Yours

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The Unconformity. No ordinary place. No ordinary festival.
The Unconformity. No ordinary place. No ordinary festival.

Be sure to visit Queenstown, Tasmania – 14 – 16 October 2016 – The Unconformity [...]Read More... from The Unconformity. No ordinary place. No ordinary festival.

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Twenty young women engaged with Project O
Twenty young women engaged with Project O

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Rosebery Community House Community Keepsake
Rosebery Community House Community Keepsake

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Along the Terrace:  The Owners and Occupiers of Stanley 1843-1922
Along the Terrace: The Owners and Occupiers of Stanley 1843-1922

Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I am sure we all appreciate the need to record history.  A deep passion for this is often needed to undertake the many hours…

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Landscape Art Research Queenstown – Raymond Arnold
Landscape Art Research Queenstown – Raymond Arnold

Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, in recent times we have heard much of the challenges facing the west coast of Tasmania in terms of mining closures and the tragic…

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Ministerial Council on Forestry – Establishment
Ministerial Council on Forestry – Establishment

Ms FORREST (Murchison) – question to Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council, Dr Goodwin. Under the Tasmanian Forests Agreement Act 2013, a special advisory committee was established.  When this…

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