NEW Bass Liberal candidate Michelle McGinity says she never opposed the construction of an environmentally safe pulp mill.
“I support a pulp mill that meets strict environmental criteria,’ she said.
Labor candidate for Bass Scott McLean dubbed Ms McGinity as anti-pulp mill today after her representations to the Resource Planning and Development Commission.
He called on Liberal Leader Will Hodgman to say what the Liberals position was.
Ms McGinity said the process for approval had damaged Tasmania’s brand.
She said she had talked to “several members of the Liberal Party” about her views on the pulp mill and told Mr Hodgman she had put a submission into the RPDC.
In her submission Ms McGinity said she was concerned about perceptions and damage to the Tasmania brand from negative media, log truck movements and safety on the roads.
“The very unique quality that makes tourists visit, people live here and companies invest,” the submission said.
“This pulp mill threatens to undo years and years of work by this government into the branding of Tasmania.”
“Yet this is a a project which significantly threatens the core of that brand and hinders business opportunities in international markets.”
