Latest News from the Tasmanian Liberals

Will Hodgman, Premier & Minister for Tourism, Hospitality and Events

The 2019 MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival is expected to welcome in excess of 120,000 visitors over four days to what is the largest collection of wooden boats in the southern hemisphere.

The Tasmanian Government is proud to support the Festival, through Events Tasmania, which celebrates our long maritime culture heritage and has become an iconic event on the local, national and international stage.

Peter Gutwein, Minister for Local Government

Local government is incredibly important to Tasmanians, and the Hodgman Liberal Government’s major review of the Local Government Act will ensure it reflects and supports what communities expect from the local councils.

To ensure the views of all Tasmanians are heard during this review period, the Government has been consulting with the public, and to further assist people in having their views heard, public ‘drop-in’ sessions will be run across the State.

Michael Ferguson, Minister for Health

The Hodgman Liberal Government and the Hawthorn Football Club have agreed to promote our Healthy Tasmania initiative by partnering with a focus on keeping even more Tasmanians healthy and well.

We’re excited to launch this Memorandum of Understanding with Hawthorn, which tailors the club’s existing educational programs in schools to better line up with our Healthy Tasmania plan.

Will Hodgman, Premier & Minister for Tourism, Hospitality and Events

Tasmania has a vibrant reputation as a destination which offers premium experiences, world-class produce and an unrivalled natural environment.

Following a $5 million refurbishment, Prospect House, built in 1831, will offer luxury accommodation and an all-inclusive “paddock to plate” experience for visitors looking to explore our State beyond Hobart.

Michael Ferguson, Minister for Health

Again today, Labor’s Sarah Lovell is actively supporting the cancellation of important surgeries as part of ongoing industrial action by the Australian Nurses and Midwifery Union.

Why is Labor so keen to champion the cancellation of surgeries as part of industrial action which will affect Tasmanians in need of care?

The Government has been negotiating in good faith with unions, including the ANMF, for months.

Elise Archer, Liberal Member for Clark

The Hodgman Liberal Government is making the biggest investment in school infrastructure for 20 years and this includes a new $1.4 million kindergarten facility for Bowen Road Primary School.

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Morrison and Breytenback Architects who will design this brand new kindergarten facility with construction expected to start in August.

Leonie Hiscutt, Liberal Member for Montgomery

Labor leader Rebecca White must explain why her Party took money from an organisation with alleged links to Outlaw Criminal Motorcycle Gangs and which has been fined more than $15 million in recent years for breaches of the law.

Ms White and her Labor colleagues have gone into hiding since the $146,425 donation from the Victorian office of the CFMEU, with no Labor member holding any press conferences since it was revealed last week.