By Charles Waterhouse, The Sunday Tasmanian
TASMANIANS could be fined $500 if woodheater smoke is visible for more than 5m from a chimney or flue under new regulations. Environment Minister Paula Wriedt yesterday announced the release of draft air-quality regulations and a regulatory impact statement to control backyard burning and the sale and operation of woodheaters. She said the impact statement provided a detailed explanation of how the regulations would work and their likely impacts. Ms Wriedt said the regulations would provide, for the first time, an objective standard for smoke nuisance from heaters and fireplaces.
But not a mention of …
Tasmanian forest industry Planned Burns 2006
Hagnote: There seems to be a disconnect here … please tell Hag who this mob governs for again. The ordinary folk in their little weatherboards, the hard-working timber-getters and suppliers or …
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Poison smoke
Oh yeah, Paula
