Legislative Council, Thursday 21 November 2024 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the construction of personal bush fire shelters, and the National Construction Code (Volume 2 Section A5G3 (1)) providing, in part, that ‘evidence to support that the use of a material, product, form […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 26 November 2024 Willow Cummins, a student from Wynyard High School, has achieved an incredible milestone by winning the National Legacy Public Speaking Competition recently. You can listen to my Special Interest speech about Willow here: The transcript of this speech can be viewed here: https://ruthforrest.com.au/parliament/speeches/special-interest/1284-willow-cummins-wynyard-high-public-speaking-competition-winner […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 November 2024 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to capital works projects within all departments, offices or entities including Government Business Enterprises and State-Owned Companies: Can the Government — (1) Provide a full list of all capital works projects valued at […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 19 November 2024 Report of the Government Administration Committee A “Short Inquiry Process into the Operations of Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd”: Consideration and noting The broadcast of my speech on this report can be viewed on the Parliament of Tasmania Website under Legislative Council – Chamber Proceedings, or by clicking on […]
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Legislative Council, Tuesday 29 October 2024 MOTION – Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission’s Yearly Report – Consideration and Noting Mr GAFFNEY (Mersey) – Mr President, I move – That the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission’s Yearly Report on the progress of the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 be […]
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I spoke about the closure of the Circular Head Chronicle during Special Interest Matters. You can watch and listen to my speech here: […]
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Legislative Council, Tuesday 19 November 2024 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to Tasmanian State Emergency Services (SES) funding and resources: 1. What is SES’s total budget (a) Please break down the components of the total funding for operating expenses, including: […]
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Legislative Council, Thursday 31 October 2024 Mr PRESIDENT – Just to clarify, because of the motion, the member for Murchison is still on her feet as second reading contributor, so the member for Murchison gets the call and then all other members from then on, in which to make a second reading contribution. Ms FORREST […]
Legislative Council, Thursday 31 October 2024 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for INFRASTRUCTURE, Mr VINCENT I have given the minister a little bit of time to get his feet under the desk. In correspondence in mid June to a constituent of mine who lives in Flowerdale, whose driveway connects with the roadworks that are now […]
Legislative Council, Thursday 31 October 2024 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for PARKS , Mr DUIGAN On a recent visit to Whaleback Ridge, there was evidence that significant fuel reduction burns have been undertaken in that area. Concerns have been expressed with regard to the extent of those burns, both in the area burnt and […]
Legislative Council, Thursday 31 October 2024 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to progress of the ambulance facility on King Island, noting it was part of the Liberal election promises and added to the budget of 2024/25: Recently both the Premier and Minister Ellis assured King […]
Failures of governance are almost always intertwined with poor culture and both tend to have deep roots. Tasmania’s Premier Jeremy Rockliff is, and has been often referred to as, ‘a good bloke’ and at a personal level he is. However, this state needs more than a ‘good bloke’ leading our state and governing for all […]
