Latest News from the Tasmanian Liberals

Will Hodgman, Premier

The Tasmanian Liberal Government is strongly committed to promoting and protecting one of Tasmania’s most important assets, our brand.

Brand Tasmania is the first statutory ‘place’ branding authority to be established in Australia, and will ensure we continue to stand out from the crowd and compete in the global market place.

Today, I am delighted to announce that Nick Haddow has been selected as the inaugural Chair of the new Brand Tasmania authority.

Will Hodgman, Premier

The 2019 Japan Trade and Investment Mission was an important opportunity to showcase the best of our state and support Tasmanian businesses in this key export market.

On the Trade Mission a number of key outcomes were advanced, including;

Guy Barnett, Minister for Primary Industries and Water

Supporting innovation and growth in agriculture is a key part of the Hodgman Liberal Government’s long-term plan to grow the value of the State’s agriculture sector to $10 billion by 2050.

I was pleased to attend Sprout Tasmania’s In and Out Day, which celebrates the graduates of the Sprout Producer Program, a one-year accreditation and professional development program for small Tasmanian producers.

Sarah Courtney, Minister for Building and Construction

The Hodgman Liberal Government is committed to supporting Tasmanian businesses to thrive, hire more staff and invest into the Tasmanian economy.

The latest Government procurement statistics for the quarter ending 31 December 2018 show that our Buy Local Policy is working.

A total of 92.19% of contracts were awarded to Tasmanian businesses in the last quarter, with the total value of those contracts sitting at $68.54 million.

Michael Ferguson, Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly

It is completely ridiculous for Mr Broad to claim the Government is abandoning the firearms committee. We have publicly said that all committees will resume when Parliament returns.

Elise Archer, Minister for Racing

The 2019 TAB Summer Racing Carnival has been a boon for Tasmania with 85 per cent ($2.37 million) in feature race stakes won by Tasmanian horses.

And it was only the global might of the Godolphin trained team that prevented Tasmanian trained horses from securing a clean sweep of the 26 feature races held.

This is a fantastic result for local trainers and owners and also for the economy, with prize money staying in Tasmania for owners to reinvest in the State.

Sarah Courtney, Minister for Building and Construction

International Women’s Day is a day where we celebrate women and their contribution to the community, and it is fantastic to see that women in the building and construction sector are receiving recognition and support.

I welcome the commitment made today by my Federal counterpart, the Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP, Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations, for supporting the mentoring and participation of women in the building industry.