Legislative Council, Thursday 10 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for PRIMARY INDUSTRIES and WATER, Ms PALMER With regard to the announcement by Canadian-owned company Saputo Dairy Australia regarding a so-called ‘strategic review’ of the King Island Dairy facility: (1) Has the minister had any communication with Saputo regarding this review and the likely […]
Legislative Council, Thursday 9 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the staffing of Western District Tasmania Police stations by local government area: 1. What are the numbers of unfilled positions, by rank, in each of the following LGAs;i) Burnieii) Waratah-Wynyardiii) West Coast […]
Legislative Council, Thursday 9 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Regarding ambulance services and paramedic staffing in Smithton, Circular Head, noting there has been a review of ambulance services demand across the State to determine the number of paramedics and nature of services in each […]
Legislative Council, Thursday 9 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the works being undertaken at Somerset to replace the Cam River Bridge, noting the additional traffic congestion and long delays in accessing the bridge at peak times in the morning and afternoon […]
Legislative Council, Thursday 3 November 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I will make a very brief contribution on adjournment tonight. I sent in good faith questions to the Government earlier this week regarding traffic management at the Cam River Bridge. I will read the question. With regards to the works being undertaken at […]
Read More… from Adjournment Speech – Cam River Bridge – Traffic Management
Legislative Council, 1 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the resourcing of SES regional units to ensure these units have appropriate and suitable equipment and vehicles; (1) How is the replacement of redundant vehicles managed; (2) What is the time frame and/or […]
Legislative Council, 1 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT According to communication in September from TasPorts and employees and as reported in the Advocate Newspaper on 5th October 2023 related to a governance review. This include reference to the cancellation of credit cards and an […]
Legislative Council, 1 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the recent termination of the TasPorts Chief Operating Officer and the decision by TasPorts to undertake a review of governance and related matters: 1. What specific matter or matters triggered the decision to […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 October 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT (1) With regard to worker related matters at TasPorts: (a) Over the last six (6) years please provide numbers of staff resignation by employment level/title for each of the years including year to date; (b) […]
Read More… from Question on Notice – Worker related matters at TasPorts
Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 October 2023 Mr President, I rise on adjournment to speak of an urgent and important matter. Mr President – five women in Australia have been killed in the last ten days – this is one every two days in Australia. We know that on average one woman a week is killed […]
Read More… from Adjournment Speech – Family Violence and deaths of women
Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 October 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the ‘COVID buses’ that were utilised as part of the COVID-19 response as mobile vaccination and testing vehicles; 1. Are these vehicles still part of the Government fleet; and if so: a. what […]
ALL state governments are facing sustainability problems. Tasmania is no exception. The instability of the government increases the unwillingness to face reality. Rather than have honest discussions about our plight our political leaders prefer Plan B, create a distraction and pretend it’s part of the solution. You won’t find a better diversion than talk about […]
