Kim Peart ~ running as an independent candidate in Prosser
39A Bridge Street Ross 7209 Tasmania
Mobile: 0400 856 523 Twitter: https://twitter.com/PeartForProsser
To be kept informed of Kim Peart’s campaign, ask to receive the ~ Prosser Battlefront
Kim Peart took the battle to fix the housing crisis to the Northern Midlands Council meeting this week, addressing the Councillors.
See ~ page 404 ~
https://www.northernmidlands.tas.gov.au/source-assets/files/2018-Council-Minutes/2018-04-16-Minutes-open-council.pdf
Kim’s photo survey includes one solution to the housing crisis, with the container house, which would also double as a store of emergency accommodation on the island in case of any catastrophe, such as another fire event. ~
https://australianspaceparty.discussion.community/post/in-search-of-a-home-2-apr-2018-9700773?pid=1303751414
A basic converted container with door and window added can be provided for around $5,000, then add insulation and other amenities.
KIM PEART’S PROSSER FLIER >>>>>
Promoting Enterprise in Prosser
Meet Kim Peart at a Community Meeting. ~ I welcome hearing about any matters that concern you.
Ross ~ 6pm Thursday 26 April, Town Hall supper room
Sorell ~ 6pm Saturday 28 April, Sorell Memorial Hall supper room
Bagdad ~ 2pm Sunday 29 April, Bagdad Community Club, 1661 Midlands Hwy
Oatlands ~ 6pm Monday 30 April, Ex-Servicemen’s & Women’s Club, 1 Albert St, Oatlands
Eaglehawk Neck ~ 6pm Tuesday 1 May, Eaglehawk Neck Community Hall
Swansea ~ 6pm Wednesday 2 May, Swansea Town Hall
Or invite me to meet your community as I travel around Prosser.
About Kim Peart ~ As a visual artist I have had my own gallery over the years, and made crafts sold around Tasmania. Since 2006 my focus has been with the space industry, using the virtual worlds as a way to communicate globally, set up displays, and build working models. In collaboration with my wife, Jennifer, we founded Space Pioneers in 2011, which is a registered business name in Australia. If elected to Prosser, I would be able to be more effective in promoting ways for Tasmanian enterprise to connect with the global space industry.
A Vet Clinic Needed ~ There is at present no vet clinic between Richmond and Longford. I am working toward the establishment of a vet clinic in Ross. I am wondering if this could be a country campus for one of the large vet schools on the mainland. When the way is found to make this happen, there could be a branch on the East Coast, to focus on marine veterinary science. Success will see university level studies made available in central Tasmania. The Tasmanian Government will be invited to support this happening. Will you help?
Light Industrial Park ~ For many years the need for a light industrial park for Ross has been raised by many voices, but has never yet happened. If created, this would provide a home base for trades people who help keep the farms working. This can include storage facilities for grains and farm products. If the need exists, exactly where it will be located is a moot point. Trades education could follow. Would you like to help make this happen?
Recycling Service Needed ~ Recycling is essential, but we have been sending our trash to China, and now they are saying, “No!” We need to investigate local recycling.
Space Development ~ Australia now has a space agency. We need to investigate every possibility for connecting with the global space industry. Can we grow food for space, just as the Australian Defence Forces have a facility to produce food for their needs in Scottsdale? Could we develop a space camp in Tasmania, where people going into space can prepare for the experience? Space tourism is about to take off, and if we offer the service, anyone going into space could combine a holiday in Tasmania with a space camp. Could we develop a youth activity with space, seeking the support of the new Australian Space Agency? Activities could include drone racing. A robust space industry in Tasmania will create work, allow youth to find exciting careers, and lead to new enterprises being forged. Space will also inspire youth to engage in the STEAM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics), which will be a boon for future innovation and prosperity.
Australian Convict Trail ~ In 2016 I proposed an Australian Convict Trail, to create paths for walking and cycling between country towns. This would be a new form of tourism in Tasmania, connecting country towns to the cities and airports. A mini coach service would evolve, which country residents would also use to go to the city for work, family, or entertainment, without having to drive long distances at night.
1821 Macquarie Tour ~ In 1821 Governor Lachlan Macquarie travelled through Van Diemen’s Land, with his wife and son, from Hobart to George Town and back again, naming many places including Perth, Campbell Town, Ross, Oatlands, Brighton and Sorell. Should there be a state-wide celebration of this event in 2021? What would you like to see happen?
Fixing the Housing Crisis ~ It surprised me that the housing crisis had arrived in Ross, where there are now no rental properties available. It is shocking to read of an employed father having to set up a tent for his family at the Elwick Showground. How can this be happening in Tasmania? On top of this there are reports of families going without food. We need to fix the housing crisis, which we can, by ending homelessness on this island. I have proposed a few practical low-cost solutions, including for country towns. When there is no place in a town for a worker to rent, where do they live? When workers cannot live in a town, they are not available in that town for work. Lack of available workers undermines the economy of any town and district. Ending homelessness in Tasmania will fix the housing crisis, will draw rents down, and can also be matched with community gardens to grow food. A country solution to housing and food can also be extended to the cities. No citizen or child in Australia should ever go without a home or food. Can we work together to fix these problems?
Heritage Needs ~ At the Ross Bridge Festival this year, Saturday 20 October, we will consider ways to improve heritage planning. In a town like Ross, heritage underpins much of the economy. A heritage plan that works for Ross can work for many heritage towns. There is no heritage plan for Ross at present, and this planning vacuum is allowing many opportunities to fall by the way. Inspired by the unique convict art of the Ross Bridge, there could be a sandstone carving challenge held one day, with prizes, even this year. Is there anyone out there interested in a sandstone carving challenge?
Climate Change Plan ~ The Earth is getting warmer and climates are changing. Tasmania needs a Climate Change Plan. We need to prepare for a population influx into Tasmania, with people from the mainland seeking a cool change. We need to plan for this now, as city traffic jams will become an unbearable nightmare, along with more housing stress. I suggest that Tasmania needs to decentralise the population, with more people being able to live in country towns. My proposal with the Australian Convict Trail could help achieve this, building on our success with tourism to plan for a changing future. We also need to energy and water proof this island, as we now know that Tasmania is not immune to drought and other catastrophes. Would you like to engage in debate about preparing a climate change plan for Tasmania?
AN ARTICLE ABOUT KIM PEART ~
Kim Peart, Tasmanian political candidate, and his dream for humanity’s future in space
Aneeta Bhole, 16 September 2017, ABC News Online
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-16/kim-peart-tasmanian-political-hopefuls-space-dream-for-future/8892938
A COUPLE OF ARTICLE BY KIM PEART ~
Searching for a Home
2 April 2018 ~ photo survey ~ includes an option for an inexpensive home: the container house
https://australianspaceparty.discussion.community/post/in-search-of-a-home-2-apr-2018-9700773?pid=1303751414
Fixing the Housing Crisis …
15 March 2018
http://oldtt.pixelkey.biz/index.php?/article/fixing-the-housing-crisis-/
A Christmas Carol
21 March 2018
http://oldtt.pixelkey.biz/index.php?/article/a-christmas-carol/
PETITION: Ending Homelessness in Australia ASAP
25 March 2018
http://oldtt.pixelkey.biz/index.php?/article/petition-ending-homelessness-in-australia-asap/
A letter to Will Hodgman
27 March 2018
http://oldtt.pixelkey.biz/index.php?/pr-article/a-letter-to-will-hodgman/
See the comment from Kevin Moyland following the letter to the Premier
A Simple Target: Zero Homeless
4 April 2018
http://oldtt.pixelkey.biz/index.php?/article/a-simple-target-zero-homeless/
‘Housing Crisis, or Political Vacuum?’
9 April 2018
http://oldtt.pixelkey.biz/index.php?/article/housing-crisis-or-political-vacuum/
Does Tasmania Need a Climate Change Plan?
19 February 2018
https://australianspaceparty.discussion.community/post/does-tasmania-need-a-climate-change-plan-19-feb-2018-9657920?pid=1303319284
Moreton Bay to Port Arthur
30 April 2016
http://oldtt.pixelkey.biz/index.php?/article/moreton-bay-to-port-arthur/
Campaigning along the Australian Convict Trail
15 February 2018 ~ map and photo survey ~ more images to be added
https://australianspaceparty.discussion.community/post/campaigning-along-the-australian-convict-trail-14-feb-2018-9653441?pid=1303264492
ABOUT Kim Peart ~ Born in 1952, Kim was raised in Howrah when it was farmland, played in the old fort in Bellerive, and rode the old ferries to Hobart to go to movies. Kim plied the life of a visual artist, with a studio in the Salamanca Arts Centre, and then in Murdunna, and later in Bellerive in the old bakery. In 2007 Kim was listed among Tasmania’s top 200 movers and shakers for “An urban bushland conservationist who has worked tirelessly over the years to maintain walking tracks and protect wildlife from the encroachment of bush-front housing developments.” Kim is campaigning for an Australian Convict Trail, with the Tasmanian leg running from the ferry in Devonport to Port Arthur, along with foot and cycle paths by Tasmania’s highways and roads. After being at the launch of an Australian Space Agency last September, Kim is seeking ways to create employment, careers and new enterprise in Tasmania with the global space industry. Kim now lives in Ross, with his wife Jennifer, and a small tribe of alpacas.
Authorised by: Jennifer Bolton, 39A Bridge St, Ross
Kim Peart
