North-West Regional Hospital hydrotherapy pool

Legislative Council Tuesday 22 September, 2020 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the North-West Regional Hospital hydrotherapy pool which was closed on 25 March due to COVID-19 and remains closed, I note that in a newspaper article dated 19 August a Tasmanian Health Service […]

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Re-location of Burnie Court

Legislative Council Wednesday 16 September, 2020 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the Burnie Court re-location to a more suitable premises: 1. When, and in what form, will genuine community consultation occur with stakeholders in the vicinity of the proposed UTAS location including neighbouring […]

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NWRH Staffing

Legislative Council Tuesday 15 September, 2020 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard the nursing staffing levels and hours at the North West Regional Hospital: 1. How many double shifts have been worked by nurses, RN’s and EN’s, in the last 3 months in each of […]

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COVID-19 workplace safety arrangements – NWRH

Legislative Council Tuesday 15 September, 2020 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the COVID-19 workplace safety arrangements in place for staff, paramedics and patients utilising the North West Regional Hospital, particularly the DEM waiting room and triage areas what specific measures are in place […]

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Special Interest Matters – Wynyard Showground

The Wynyard Show Society was recently successful in securing Federal funding from the Regional Agricultural Show Development Grants program. These funds in addition to financial support from the State Government and Tasmanian Community Fund have allowed the show society to undertake a substantial makeover of the historic Showground. A transcript of this speech is available here […]

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Paying more than lip-service to gaming aims

The government’s Future Gaming Market policy, which should finally see the light of day this parliamentary session, includes, among others, two aims: to ensure returns from the gaming industry are shared appropriately among the industry, players and the government representing the community; and to continue to minimise harm caused by problem gambling The industry and […]

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COVID-19 DISEASE EMERGENCY (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) AMENDMENT (QUARANTINE DEBT RECOVERY) BILL 2020

Legislative Council Wednesday 26 August, 2020 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I watched with great interest when the National Cabinet was putting this suggestion forward. Many in my electorate struggle financially at the best of times. Unemployment is high, it is getting higher under the impact of COVID-19. It frightens the pants off people […]

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Motion – Impact of Family Violence

Legislative Council Tuesday 25 August, 2020 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I move – That the Legislative Council notes – (1) Family violence is evidenced by any of the following types of conduct committed by a person, directly or indirectly against that person’s spouse or partner: (a) economic abuse;(b) emotional abuse;(c) intimidation; […]

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