Legislative Council Tuesday 08 December, 2020 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the referral to the Sentencing Advisory Council regarding consideration of non-fatal strangulation, in Estimates Committee hearings on November 24 in the Legislative Council Committee B hearings you stated: I have requested that […]
Read More… from Sentencing Advisory Council regarding consideration of non-fatal strangulation
Legislative Council Tuesday 17 November, 2020 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, listening to the Premier’s Budget Speech the other day, I was actually having trouble seeing the forest for the trees. The list of spending initiatives was quite bewildering. I will speak about some specific areas, where I am pleased to see additional funding […]
Legislative Council Tuesday 17 November, 2020 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT The Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report 2019 20 notes on page 83, Regarding other liabilities, $620 million in onerous contracts relate to Hydro Tasmania’s onerous contracts. (1) Why are the onerous contracts related to Aurora not […]
I am all for making bold decisions, but there are a lot of unanswered questions in my mind about this Bill, and concerns have also been raised by stakeholders. […]
Chris Symonds is a well-known Wynyard sporting and community identity, who I have spoken about before. Chris has been sailing since he was nine years old and is a successful international para sailing competitor. […]
Read More… from Special Interest Matters – Chris Symonds and Wynyard Yacht Club
Legislative Council Tuesday 10 November, 2020 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT As noted in Hydro Tasmania’s recently released 2019/20 Annual Report a significant write down of generation assets was recorded due to reductions in future expected revenue. Noting that Marinus Link business case is based on […]
Legislative Council Tuesday 10 November, 2020 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT As noted in Hydro Tasmania’s recently released 2019/20 Annual Report a significant write down of generation assets was recorded due to reductions in future expected revenue. Hydro Tasmania’s overall book value declined by $219 million […]
Read More… from Hydro Tasmania Annual Report – Write down of Assets
Step In – Advancing Women in Industry is a pilot program designed to support women who are interested in moving into the mining, manufacturing and energy sectors. […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 28 October, 2020 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the answers to my questions without notice of the week of 14 October regarding the Waratah Reservoir: 1. Please provide: a. Evidence that permits were granted for TasWater to commence works in […]
Stewart McSweyn is a distance runner who has had a meteoric rise in the last couple of years and has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in three events, which is rather unique and demonstrates his broad range of talents. […]
Legislative Council Tuesday 27 October, 2020 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT answered by DEPUTY LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms HOWLETT With regard to the answers to my questions without notice of the week of 14 October regarding the Waratah Reservoir – (1) […]
Legislative Council Thursday 15 October, 2020 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT The Charter of Budget Responsibility Act 2007 provides for the preparation and updating of a fiscal strategy statement. Sections 4 and 5(1) and (2) state: 4. Purpose of fiscal strategy statement The purpose of a […]
