Latest News from the Tasmanian Liberals

Guy Barnett, Minister for Energy

After days of silence, Cassy O’Connor has today revealed she is against a massive renewable energy project in Tasmania.*

It seems Ms O’Connor would rather sell out Tasmania’s renewable energy future in favour of appeasing former Greens leaders Bob Brown and Christine Milne and supporting their NIMBY, anti-everything agenda.

Elise Archer, Minister for Building and Construction

Labor's Jen Butler has demonstrated a total lack of understanding when it comes to the building insurance and flammable cladding issues.

While Ms Butler and Labor are recklessly fearmongering, I have been working cooperatively at the Building Ministers Forum today with my Commonwealth, state and territory counterparts. All ministers have agreed to a national approach on these issues.

Clearly, Ms Butler is ignorant of the work already done in Tasmania on aluminium cladding.

Mark Shelton, Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management

This week Tasmanians have witnessed the professionalism and dedication of our emergency service personnel who, despite difficult conditions, have worked diligently to keep the community safe and rescue those in trouble.

The rescues of several people from our Parks are a testament to the expertise, training and commitment of our emergency response teams who have used their skills to save lives.

Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Education and Training

Any suggestion the Department of Education is conducting a ‘crackdown’ on out of area enrolments is incorrect.

For many years now every Government primary school has had an intake area, the rules are not changing. There may be a small number of minor alterations to the intake maps which will be subject to further community consultation before any changes are finalised.

Elise Archer, Minister for the Arts

Major crime drama series The Gloaming will have injected more than $7.5 million into the Tasmanian economy when filming wraps up later this month after an 18 week shoot.

This return is more than seven times the $1 million the Hodgman Liberal Government invested into the series through Screen Tasmania’s Screen Innovation Fund.

The Hodgman Liberal Government is the strongest supporter of our dairy industry and we are backing our farmers to grow the industry further, creating more jobs and stimulating investment in our regions.

Guy Barnett, Minister for Primary Industries and Water

The Hodgman Liberal Government and DairyTas have agreed to establish a new $300,000 program over three years to deliver a suite of training for dairy producers that they need to take their businesses to the next level.

Guy Barnett, Minister for Primary Industries and Water

Minister for EnergyThe Hodgman Liberal Government is committed to helping Tasmanian farmers be as competitive as possible and our On-Farm Energy Audit and Capital Grant Program has been an outstanding success.

The $750,000 initiative was launched last year and has already had 80 applications worth $560,000 approved, with an additional 15 applications currently being assessed.