ROSEBERY WATER CONCERNS

Paul O’Halloran MP
Greens Health Spokesperson
Greens Health spokesperson and Member for Braddon Paul O’Halloran MP said the Greens would seek further answers this week on the presence of elevated lead levels in the water supply at Rosebery.
“The discovery of elevated levels of lead in Rosebery’s residential water supply is a matter of serious concern for residents, [...]

May 20, 2013

HOBART TO REMAIN ANTARCTIC SCIENCE HUB

Cassy O’Connor MP
Greens Environment Spokesperson
The Tasmanian Greens today said that the Federal Government’s decision to renew funding for Antarctic research in Tasmania was important vote of confidence in Tasmania’s role as the world’s Antarctic gateway.
Greens Environment spokesperson Cassy O’Connor MP said the promise of $25 million over five years would help cement Hobart’s role as [...]

May 13, 2013

FORESTRY TASMANIA CHANGE UNDERWAY

Nick McKim MP
Greens Leader

The Tasmanian Greens today responded to news that the Chief Executive of Forestry Tasmania, Mr Bob Gordon, would be stepping down.
Greens Leader Nick McKim MP said the announcement was a strong indication that the Forestry Tasmania Board was serious about change and the need to meet community expectations for a [...]

May 9, 2013

TASMANIA’S TARKINE IS TOO PRECIOUS TO LOSE

Paul O’Halloran MP
Greens Member for Braddon
The Tasmanian Greens today reiterated their support for a Tarkine National Park, and called on union leader Paul Howes to learn the lessons from past industry mistakes.
Greens Member for Braddon Paul O’Halloran MP said that Paul Howes’ sporadic tours to Tasmania did nothing but promote conflict and he was pushing [...]

May 9, 2013

PLASTIC BAG BAN SET TO BE DELIVERED: Another Boost for Tasmania’s Reputation

Cassy O’Connor MP
Greens Environment Spokesperson
The Tasmanian Greens today hailed the tabling of the Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Bill (2013) as the first formal step towards a plastic bag free Tasmania.
Greens Environment spokesperson Cassy O’Connor MP commended the Environment Minister Brian Wightman for delivering on the tipartite-supported Greens motion to support a ban, which was passed [...]

April 16, 2013

PLASTIC BAG BAN A STEP CLOSER

Cassy O’Connor MP
Greens Environment Spokesperson
The Tasmanian Greens today welcomed confirmation that the Bill to end the use of lightweight, non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags in Tasmania would be tabled this week.
Greens Environment spokesperson Cassy O’Connor MP said the ban delivered on a long-standing Greens policy promise and follows on from a tripartite-supported Greens’ motion in the [...]

April 15, 2013

GREENS PROPOSE FLEXIBLE ‘SLIDING SCALE’ FEED IN TARIFF: And Provide Surety to Customers & Retailers in Transition to FRC

Kim Booth MP
Greens Energy spokesperson
The Tasmanian Greens today detailed an innovative policy to introduce a sliding scale to secure feed-in-tariff and distributed generation incentives in a post Full Retail Competition (FRC) environment.
Greens Energy spokesperson Kim Booth MP said that a strong transitional arrangement for feed-in-tariffs while the electricity reform is achievable, appropriate and necessary, saying [...]

April 11, 2013

STRICTER CONDITIONS NEEDED FOR NEXT ABT RAIL LEASE

Tim Morris MP
Greens Tourism Spokesperson
The Tasmanian Greens today said stricter lease conditions would be needed to ensure that the future commercial operator of the West Coast Wilderness Railway was not able to walk away from the contract without responsibility.
Greens Infrastructure spokesperson Tim Morris MP said the move to transfer employees from Federal Group to the [...]

March 25, 2013

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

VINTAGE TEE DAY PROMOTING CHARITY & ECO-FRIENDLY FASHION

Cassy O’Connor MP
Greens Environment Spokesperson
The Tasmanian Greens today joined the celebration of the Salvation Army’s “Vintage Tee Day”, by donning their favourite vintage threads to celebrate sustainable fashion.
Greens Environment spokesperson Cassy O’Connor MP commended the Salvation Army on their efforts to promote sustainability and recycling, as well as conservation within the community by promoting ‘vintage’ [...]

March 22, 2013