Time for Hobart City Council to get serious on Light Rail

If elected to Hobart City Council in this month’s elections, Dean Parry will move a motion at his first Council meeting for Council to support the proposed Hobart Northern Suburbs Passenger Rail Project.

Mr Parry said it was time Hobart City Council got serious and backed a real sustainable transport solution for Hobart and the Northern Suburbs.

“Council’s had a bucket load of expensive reports and studies done all saying that they need to look at ways to address traffic congestion in Hobart.”

“Well the Northern-Suburbs Light Rail project is a real solution that the community supports and is ready to go, but Hobart City Council has never endorsed the project.”

“The proposed rail link from Hobart’s spectacular waterfront to the Northern Suburbs and the MONA Museum is the kind of project that gets people excited about using public transport and will also be a boom for our tourism industry.”

“Glenorchy City Council unanimously endorsed the project two-years ago, Andrew Wilkie supports the project, so it is high time Hobart City Council gets serious about passenger rail and also backs the project.”

“If elected to Council, I will at my first Council meeting move a motion of in-principle support for the Hobart-Northern Suburbs Rail Project and request that Council start lobbying for State and Federal Government support for the project.

“With Hobart joining our neighbouring Council in Glenorchy, and Mr Wilkie, in supporting the project, we can also send a strong, united and powerful to Canberra to back this exciting and visionary project for Southern Tasmania.”

“I’d be interested to know where some of my fellow candidates for Council stand on this project, especially the Green and Labor candidates, considering their state colleagues have recently gone cold on rail.”

Dean Charles Parry
deano4council@gmail.com

And,

HCC candidate for Alderman, Dean Charles Parry has stated his [position on council amalgamations.

Mr Parry said “Clearly 29 councils are too many.

Clearly amalgamations are a must.

However for…ced amalgamations are not going to happen.

We all witnessed how cleverly the then state opposition manipulated forced amalgamations in 1998.

This manipulation clearly contributed to the downfall of a state government.

Clearly it is up to the councils to work together to further the reduction in the number of councils.

Amalgamations are not in many councils interest.

Would many currently sitting members vote for amalgamations?

Would a turkey vote for an early Christmas!

No!”

Dean Charles Parry
deano4council@gmail.com