MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF SPECIALTY TIMBERS AND FIREWOOD POISED TO GO UP IN SMOKE

Tim Morris MP
Greens Member for Lyons
The Tasmanian Greens today said that tens of thousands of tonnes of easily recoverable of firewood will be wasted if Forestry Tasmania goes ahead with plans to burn timber left behind from recent logging operations in southern Tasmania.
Greens Member for Lyons Tim Morris MP today accompanied forest contractors to logging [...]

March 22, 2013

PRACTICAL HELP NEEDED FOR FORCED ADOPTION LEGACY: NSW Waives Fees For Medical Record Searches

Paul O’Halloran MP
Greens Member for Braddon
The Tasmanian Greens today called for the Children’s Minister Michelle O’Byrne to follow New South Wales by waiving fees to access medical records for parents and adopted children affected by forced adoption practices.
Greens Children’s spokesperson Paul O’Halloran MP said that as Tasmania prepares to make an official apology to people [...]

September 17, 2012

WHERE THERE’S NORSKE SKOG’S SMOKE, THERE’S IRE – AT MAYDENA: Maydena Residents’ Furious At Smoke Pollution

Tim Morris MP
Greens Treasury spokesperson
The Tasmanian Greens today said that residents in and around Maydena deserved better than the intense smoke pollution from commercial forestry burn-offs that they were subjected to this week.
Greens Member for Lyons Tim Morris MP said that Norske Skog was responsible for burning forest waste close to Maydena, and did so [...]

June 15, 2012

LIBERALS ALTERNATIVE FISCAL STRATEGY – NO ALTERNATIVE: Unethical Conduct Reflects Poorly on Will Hodgman

The State Liberals have been caught out plagiarising a draft financial strategy paper written for the Victorian Government last year and passing it off as their own work.
The Liberals’ so-called ‘Fiscal Strategy for the Future’ is more like a rip-off from the past. It’s nothing more than an application to merge with Victoria!
The Liberals’ fiscal [...]

June 9, 2012

LARA MUST BITE THE TAX REFORM BULLET

Tim Morris MP
Member for Lyons
The Tasmanian Greens today said it would be irresponsible of the Treasurer Lara Giddings not to direct Treasury to take up the work of the stalled Tax Reform Panel, which Labor and the Liberals walked away from last year.
Greens Treasury spokesperson Tim Morris MP said that Tasmania’s economic transition provided the [...]

April 17, 2012

GIDDINGS STILL OVERLOOKING REVENUE BOOST FROM TAX REFORM

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April 3, 2012

Tim Morris MP talking about Three Capes Track

Press conference recording
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March 13, 2012

Media Release: Surely the Pulp Mill is Now Dead?

Tim Morris MP
Greens Water Spokesperson
The Tasmanian Greens have obtained further new legal advice which found that Gunns Ltd is now unable to apply for a new water permit, under the conditions set out in the Pulp Mill Assessment Act (2007).
The Greens’ latest opinion states: “…Gunns is not able to apply for a new permit under [...]

September 1, 2011

HAVE THE PULP MILL’S DAM PERMITS ALSO EXPIRED? The minister must clarify the mill’s legal status

Tim Morris
Greens Water spokesperson
The Tasmanian Greens have received legal advice showing that dam permits issued to Gunns Ltd under the Water Management Act (1999) are also due to expire tonight, saying that it looks like this is the final nail in the coffin for the Tamar Valley Pulp Mill.
Greens Water spokesperson [...]

August 30, 2011

GREENS CALL FOR RATEPAYER SURVEY ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORMS: Ratepayers Deserve Meaningful Consultation

Tim Morris
Greens Local Government spokesperson
The Tasmanian Greens today proposed that the Electoral Commission use the upcoming council elections in October as an opportunity to gauge public opinion on the need for reforms to Local Government.
The Greens Local Government spokesman Tim Morris MP today outlined a proposal for the Tasmanian Electoral [...]

August 30, 2011