LILYDALE COMMUNITY WANTS TO BE CONSULTED ON WATER

Kim Booth MP
Member for Bass
The Tasmanian Greens today expressed disappointment that the Minister would not step in and ensure that the Lilydale community was properly consulted about their water needs.
Greens Member for Bass, Kim Booth MP, said many Lilydale residents were concerned that consultation by Ben Lomond Water was more about telling the community what [...]

March 21, 2013

MINISTER OUT OF TOUCH ON C-CELL CONSULTATION

Tim Morris MP
Greens Member for Lyons
The Tasmanian Greens Member for Lyons, Tim Morris MP, said the Environment Minister Brian Wightman has failed to keep abreast of the critical response needed to deal with the community’s concerns over a proposed C-cell waste facility at Copping.
In State Parliament this morning, Mr Morris asked the Minister for an [...]

March 7, 2013

STAND UP TO THE BEVERAGE BULLIES, MINISTER WIGHTMAN

Cassy O’Connor MP
Greens Environment Spokesperson
The Tasmanian Greens are calling on the Attorney General, Brian Wightman, to take a stand against corporate bullying and seek legal advice on how Tasmania can fend off the food and beverage industry’s attack on container deposit schemes.
Greens Environment spokesperson Cassy O’Connor MP said Tasmania should not be intimidated by the [...]

March 6, 2013

CALL FOR STATE CONTAINER DEPOSIT SCHEME TO BE IMPLEMENTED: By 2014 Clean Up Australia Day

Tim Morris MP
Acting Greens Leader
The Tasmanian Greens are calling on Environment Minister Brian Wightman to act on a state based container deposit scheme, saying that Clean Up Australia Day is the ideal opportunity to commit to its introduction by this time next year.
Greens Acting Leader Tim Morris MP said that each year the report issued by Clean Up [...]

March 3, 2013

PULP MILL SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM TAS INVESTMENT MAP: Cruel Hoax on Investors and Valley Residents

Kim Booth MP
Greens Forestry Spokesperson
The Tasmanian Greens today called on the Minister for Economic Development David O’Byrne MP to remove the Tamar Valley Pulp Mill from the new ‘Invest Tasmania Map’ or risk harming Tasmania’s reputation as an investment destination.
Greens Forestry spokesman Kim Booth MP said the inclusion of the pulp mill was dishonest and [...]

February 15, 2013

ACTION OVERDUE ON WASTE LEVY

Tim Morris MP
Greens Local Government Spokesperson
The Tasmanian Greens today called on the Environment Minister Brian Wightman to commit to introducing legislation for a state waste levy, in light of the Local Government Association of Tasmania’s decision to support the measure.
Greens Local Government spokesperson Tim Morris MP said a price on waste would secure a dedicated [...]

November 15, 2012

GREENS CALL FOR REAL TIME DISCLOSURE OF WATER TESTING: After Town Kept In Dark Over High Lead Levels

Tim Morris MP
Greens Water Spokesperson
The Tasmanian Greens today called on the Minister for Health to require Tasmania’s water corporations to publish the results of drinking water testing immediately after a contamination is detected.
Greens Water spokesperson Tim Morris MP called for the measure, following revelations that the Pioneer township was not informed of elevated lead levels [...]

November 15, 2012

PIONEER COMMUNITY KEPT IN THE DARK OVER LEAD IN WATER SUPPLY

Tim Morris MP
Greens Water Spokesperson
The Tasmanian Greens today called on the Health Minister Michelle O’Byrne to investigate concerns that residents around Pioneer in northern Tasmania were not advised about elevated lead levels in their drinking water supply for at least two years after the initial detection.
Greens Water spokesperson Tim Morris MP has obtained information indicating [...]

November 14, 2012

GREENS MOVE FOR INQUIRY INTO COPPING C-CELL PROCESS

Tim Morris MP
Greens Member for Lyons
The Tasmanian Greens today moved to set up a Parliamentary Inquiry to investigate concerns over the adequacy of the consultation process that ended with Sorell Council’s decision to issue a planning permit for the controversial Copping category C waste cell.
Greens Member for Lyons Tim Morris MP said it was clear [...]

October 16, 2012

PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY NEEDED OVER COPPING C-CELL PROCESS: Greens to Move for Parliamentary Inquiry

The Tasmanian Greens today said they would move in the Parliament this week to refer the controversial Copping category C waste cell to the House of Assembly Environment, Resources and Development Committee to investigate the adequacy of the processes that led to the issuance of a Planning Permit by the Sorell Council.
Greens Member for Lyons, [...]

October 15, 2012