North-West Community Rapid Response Service (ComRRS)

Legislative Council Wednesday 23 June, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the North-West Community Rapid Response Service (ComRRS) trial due to complete in June/July this year: 1 What outcomes have been measured from this trial to date?2 When will the decision regarding continuation […]

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Van Dairy VDL Farms effluent management

Legislative Council Wednesday 23 June, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT QUESTION: With regard to breaches of environmental regulations predominantly related to management of effluent at the Van Dairy VDL farms owned by Moonlake: What actions have the EPA undertaken to assess the breaches? […]

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Van Dairy VDL Farms Animal Welfare

Legislative Council Wednesday 23 June, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT QUESTION: 1. With regard to the assessment of animal welfare in agricultural operations: a. How many employees/officers are engaged by the Department of Primary Industries to assess and investigate animal welfare concerns;b. What qualifications does […]

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Van Dairy VDL Farms Work Place Safety

Legislative Council Wednesday 23 June, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to workplace health and safely for workers at the Van Dairy VDL Farms owned by Moonlake: 1. Has the Department received any notifications of concerns regarding worker health and safety on the Van […]

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WorkSafe Tasmania

Legislative Council Wednesday 23 June, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to requests for information from WorkSafe Tasmania regarding industrial safety matters I am informed that WorkSafe Tasmania uncovered a “systemic issue that impacted numerous correspondence, across a significant period of time”. […]

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It’s critical that we understand how government grants work

Stoking the fires of parochialism is easy. Anthony Haneveer’s commentary on May 29 (“We love you Hobart, but get over yourselves”) could be seen to perpetuate parochialism. In response to the alleged noisy whingeing from Hobartians via their local newspaper about government largesse bestowed on those in the North and North-West, concluding with “(W)e’re sick […]

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