Elise Archer, Attorney-General

Today I am pleased to continue one-on-one consultation meetings with Westbury community members regarding the preferred site for the new Northern Regional Prison.

It was important to select a preferred site to be able to consult with the community on.

This is the second day of these important meetings which are part of a broader engagement with the Westbury community. The meetings will continue tomorrow (Monday) in Westbury.

Guy Barnett, Minister for Primary Industries and Water

Tasmania has what the rest of the world wants and the Hodgman majority Liberal Government’s China trade delegation has opened up new market and investment opportunities with our largest trading partner, driving business growth and creating new local jobs.

The trade delegation has delivered significant success across agriculture, energy and forestry sectors, by strengthening ties with our international partners and boosting trade and investment opportunities.

Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Education and Training

I would like to congratulate all those students graduating from the Tasmanian Children’s University, in what is a significant milestone for raising the aspirations of young Tasmanians.

Since its inception, more than 900 students have participated in the Tasmanian Children’s University program, which has been administered in 42 Tasmanian schools.

Sarah Courtney, Minister for Health

In a case of astonishing hypocrisy Labor wants to talk RHH anniversaries, when the fact stands it is the Hodgman majority Liberal Government that will deliver the redeveloped Royal Hobart Hospital.

Paul Lennon said in 2006 “Labor is rebuilding the Royal from the inside out, rather than looking at a new site”, only to change his mind six months later refusing to release advice outlining why.

Labor then spent over $10 million planning a waterfront hospital before concluding the best option was in fact to rebuild on site.

Will Hodgman, Premier
Minister for Tourism, Hospitality and Events

The latest Tasmanian Visitor Survey numbers show our plan to get our visitors seeing more of the state and spending more while they are here is working.

We have reached record expenditure, with tourists spending $2.53 billion, which is up 5 per cent.

Guy Barnett, Minister for Primary Industries and Water

Today I hosted the official launch of the exciting new Tasmanian wool brand, ‘Natural Tasmanian Wool’ in Shanghai to wrap up the Hodgman majority Liberal Government’s latest trade mission to China.

Attended by over 100 guests from leading Chinese wool industry companies including wool scouring, carbonising, weaving and trading businesses, the brand launch was a valuable opportunity for Tasmanian wool growers to engage with Chinese buyers, and promote the quality of our wool in this key export market.

Peter Gutwein, Treasurer

The September Quarterly Report on the 2019-20 Budget has been released and is available on Treasury’s website.

The report shows the budget is on track and the quarterly outcome is similar to previous first quarter results. This is due primarily to cash flow timing regarding expenditure, including grants and subsidies being paid in full in the first quarter, while revenue such as Commonwealth grants and State taxation, is received over the course of the year.