Coroner & Legal
STATE: The Inquiry is plunging Triabunna back into a state of grief. UPDATE …
Hi Everyone,
Most of you will be aware of the Government Inquiry into the Spring Bay Mill and Government discussion re acquiring the site to continue wood chipping etc. An interim report is to be handed down on Tuesday.
Tom & I have sent in late submissions to the Inquiry as we were dismayed at the negativity in most submissions and the fact the Inquiry is plunging Triabunna back into a state of grief and destroying the sense of optimism Graeme Wood personally has given to the town by the commitment he has already shown to Triabunna.
Much work has already been undertaken at the site and many significant partnerships formed that include MONA, UTAS & the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. With the Glamorgan Spring Bay Council, he initiated the “Triabunna Tomorrow” Project, funded a local school “garden”project and organised a magical musical event in the “Tin Shed” which was a sell out.
As novices in this world of social media we have now have set up a Facebook page in support of the Graeme Wood’s vision!!!
Many of you have already “liked” the page but as I rarely use facebook I am emailing you all to ask you to “like” the page, ask your friends to do the same, write to the press, talk on radio and lobby any politician you think has influence.
This is a critical moment in Tasmania’s history. Are we to move forward embracing change and a developer with vision, or sink back into the past?
If you would like more information on the vision Graeme Wood has for Triabunna & the future of Tasmania, have a look at the following links or get in touch with us personally.
https://www.facebook.com/SpringBayMill?fref=ts http://springbaymill.com/
kind regards
Jane & Tom
Tom & Jane Teniswood
Wind Song Bed & Breakfast,
PO Box 96,
Triabunna,
Tasmania,
Australia. 7190
www.windsongbnb.com.au
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