Today I served the Lions Club as a volunteer judge for their annual event Youth of the Year. I’m so glad I did. I was given an incredible opportunity to get a look into the lives of three of our exceptional young people from Northern Tasmania, to talk with them about their achievements and to [...]
Hey Fergie, why go for State Parliament and not Federal ?
Believe me, this has been a tough decision!
What about the Launceston General Hospital ?
The Launceston General Hospital is the second largest hospital in our state of Tasmania and has long been a thorn in the side of any Hobart-centric government. The LGH is a tertiary teaching hospital. In plain English, this means that it is a top-level hospital, providing a comprehensive range of clinical health services as well [...]
Pokies
I don’t much like poker machines. (I’m more of an Xbox 360 fan.) Not for a moment do I think that my own preferences should necessarily dictate what other people do for fun or a flutter. However, most thinking Tasmanians agree that we’re way off track with pokies in casinos, pubs and clubs.
Tasmania and the Global Financial Crisis
The amazing thing about the so-called Global Financial Crisis for us Tasmanians is that many people are saying to me, “what crisis?” Now that a full year of scary predictions has passed, many people who are 1) on welfare payments 2) employed by the public service or 3) wage-earners in relatively stable industries feel that [...]
