Tasmanian Times
Local Government
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1.1KMore Funding for Local Roads
Media release – Catherine King MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, 3 May 2023 More funding for local...
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Council Amalgamations are a Road to Nowhere
Imposing forced amalgamations and the centralisation of services risks everything and solves nothing. The lengthy Future of Local Government Review Interim Report...
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Helen Burnet: Hobart Leading on Climate Change Action
Speech – Acting Lord Mayor Helen Burnet, 21 April 2023 speech to Earth Day – Uniting to Survive, Parliament Lawns, Hobart Acknowledgement of...
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PMAT: No Basis for Proposed Local Government Changes
Media release – Planning Matters Alliance of Tasmania (PMAT), 3 April 2023 No consultative basis for Council amalgamations and stripping planning decisions...
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Hobart Council Set to Hike Salamanca Market Fees
Media release – City of Hobart, 21 March 2023 Future proofing Tasmania’s top tourist attraction The City of Hobart has taken the...
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William Crowther’s Grandson on Aboriginals and his Grandfather
Facebook post – Councillor Zelinda Sherlock, 15 March 2023 — untitled — An archived video of Crowther’s grandson labelling Aboriginal women as:...
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Planning Changes Could Weaken Constraints on Development in Parks
Newsletter item – Tasmanian National Parks Association, 14 March 2023 Planning changes could weaken constraints on development in parks Most media coverage...
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Skylands Proposal Rejected by Clarence Council
by Adam Holmes and Isabella Podwinski, ABC Droughty Point development close to Hobart CBD that could house 2,500 homes knocked back by council A...
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Integrity Commission Report: Ensuring Recruitment at Councils is Merit-based
Media release – Michael Easton, Chief Executive Officer, Tasmanian Integrity Commission, 28 February 2023 Ensuring recruitment at Tasmanian councils is merit-based The Integrity Commission...
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‘Back to the Future’ Report on Heritage
Media release – Madeleine Ogilvie, Minister for Heritage, 24 February 2023 Multi-million dollar investment in world class heritage sector Tasmania’s iconic heritage...
