Legislative Council, Thursday 2 September 2021 Ms FORREST – to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Please provide Estimated Outcome figures for all line items in the Tables listed below; • Communities Tasmania – Tables 2.2, 2.10 and 2.12• Finance General – Tables 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5• Health – Tables 5.2, […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 1 September 2021 Ms FORREST – to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT 1. Have there been any further animal welfare concerns raised since 1 June 2021; 2. How many visits, with prior notification and/or no notification listed separately to Van Dairy VDL Farms have been made by animal […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 1 September 2021 Ms FORREST – to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the legal dispute between the government and Basslink P/L in respect of the 2015/16 Basslink interconnector outage: 1. Does the amount of $38.5 million awarded to the government by the agreed arbitrator in […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 1 September 2021 Ms FORREST – to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to COVID-19 vaccination status and employment in Tasmania: 1 What are the government’s policy position and frameworks for:a. A public sector employer requiring staff, who interact with the public, to be vaccinated; b. A […]
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: Ruth Forrest · Triple M Hobart – The Brian Carlton Show […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 August 2021 Ms FORREST – to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the two AFL finals matches played in Tasmania the weekend the 28 and 29 August; (1) how many players and AFL officials and other support staff were permitted entry into the state; […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 August 2021 Ms FORREST to MINISTER for SPORT AND RECREATION, Ms HOWLETT Is it the case there is a $20,000 payment to all able-bodied Olympians who win a gold medal and that our athletes participating in the Paralympics get $0 for participating in and winning a gold medal? If that is […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 August 2021 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I welcome the opportunity to reply to the budget. It is important we address our minds to the overall plan for the future and our financial position. As I do, I have read right through the budget papers and my comments are focused […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 August 2021 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – We hear a lot about placemaking these days, a process centred on the community’s assets, focusing on its people and capitalising on their needs and aspirations with the aim of creating public spaces that promote people’s health, happiness and wellbeing. This process relies on strongly […]
Read More… from SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS – Walking Wynyard Project
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 Mornings with Leon Compton […]
Read More… from ABC Mornings with Leon Compton – Vaccination rates
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 about the Wynyard location, enabling a visual dialogue between the community, artist and viewer. A transcript of this speech can be found at the link below: […]
Legislative Council, Thursday 26 August 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to Ambulance response times in the Circular Head region over the last five years; 1) What is the average response time taken for an ambulance to reach a call out for each year; […]
