THE Premier’s recent State of the State address, a rallying cry to Tasmanians seeking to assure us we’re heading in the right direction. The reality is it fails to adequately discuss the underlying problems that continue to face us. That’s not a criticism per se, more a comment on the nature of a small state […]
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Legislative Council, Thursday 10 March 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the cycle pathway along the North West Coast I understand TasRail has standards related to fence heights where they are a common fence with neighbouring properties. I ask the Leader to provide: […]
Condolence Motion – Hillcrest Primary School […]
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Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I acknowledge the very sincere contributions made before me. In speaking to this motion, I express my deep sadness and offer my heartfelt condolences to the families of the six precious children whose lives were lost following the incident that took place at Hillcrest Primary School on 16 December […]
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Energy security, prices and the environmental impact of production all matter to Tasmanians. Much of the wheeling and dealing occurs behind closed doors. The information that enters the public arena is usually heavily redacted with claims of ‘commercial in confidence’ at every opportunity. […]
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AS Dickens may have said, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, it was the age of self-sacrifice, it was the age of greed. The past few years have had all and more. Covid has shown what can […]
Independent Murchison MLC Ruth Forrest says North-West Coasters have been let down by both the state and federal governments when it comes to COVID test result wait times and the availability of rapid antigen tests. Ms Forrest said members of one North-West family isolated for seven days before the family member waiting for the test […]
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INDEPENDENT Murchison MLC Ruth Forrest believes the old UTAS Cradle Coast building would fit the needs of a new Burnie court complex. Ms Forrest said the current complex needed replacing as it “isn’t fit for purpose”. “Wherever it is located, it needs to be accessible to get there, the building needs to be accessible itself […]
Legislative Council, Thursday 25 December 2021 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I have previously spoken in the past in support of the introduction of a container refund scheme. As the member for McIntyre said, the former member for Rowallan, Western Tiers and McIntyre was a strong advocate for this scheme. It is a no-brainer […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 24 November 2021 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, we have not had one controversial piece of legislation, we have had two, or probably three. My challenge with this one and the one coming up next is that the players are this far apart and that makes it really hard for any […]
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